Pockets, plackets, collars and cuffs! The Illford Jacket is a unisex chore coat, and the two lengths and multiple pocket pieces allow for endless customization. Students should be comfortable sewing independently by machine, maintaining a seam allowance, and have previous experience sewing garments from a pattern. We will cut our patterns and fabric together in class. Heavier fabrics and the placket sleeve are suitable for more experienced students.

Instructor: Erin West

Materials:

Pattern for the Ilford Jacket from Friday Pattern Co

Mid- or Bottom-weight fabric in the yardage for your size and view (Flannel, denim, twill, corduroy, canvas...)

1 yard lightweight woven fusible interfacing (such as Shape Flex 101)

Five - ten 7/8” - 1 1/4” buttons, depending on view (needed for last class)

All-purpose thread

Fresh machine needles suited to your weight of fabric

Your working sewing machine (or rent one of ours) with manual and buttonhole attachment

You may want to bring your own basic sewing kit (fabric shears, clear ruler, tape measure, straight pins, seam gauge, seam ripper) but we do have shared tools available for use in the classroom