A basted fitting for my summer suit jacket

With my linen suit jacket fronts (almost) fully canvassed, but with little time to play with today, I decided to do a basted fitting, and see if I can fix my sewing pattern once and for all. Is the fit around the chest and waist correct? Does the armhole need to be let out? Have I finally got rid of the shoulder creases that have long plagued my suit jacket projects? Let's baste it together and see! A basted fitting at this stage of the suit jacket construction is definitely a good idea. Even if you have made a toile and checked the fit that way, you never know if the jacket fabric will behave differently – especially once it's been reinforced with the canvas. What's more, it's fun anyway! You get to do tons of basting, play with your collar linen, and best of all have a sneak preview of how the jacket will look. What's not to like? Side note, you can find me here ➫ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostitchunpicked/ ➫ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nostitchunpicked ➫ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nostitchunpicked 00:00 Intro 00:32 My personal need for a basted fitting 02:00 What are mark-stitches (and inlay) for? 03:41 Today's agenda 04:34 Basting the back panels 05:12 Securing the front edge seam allowances 05:48 The general need for basted fittings 07:11 Basting the shoulder seams 08:54 Basting the collar 10:32 Basting the shoulder pads 11:51 The fitting 14:02 A corrected armhole 14:36 Thoughts? Watch next: https://youtu.be/_CbwVC6DjdY?si=DCtf01D1xQ2xerEr ht