Starting my homemade linen suit!

To my delight, it's time to make another suit. After my wedding suit project earlier in the year, I've tweaked my pattern – hopefully for the better. And with summer approaching, this time I've picked out a lovely brown linen/cotton blend fabric that I can't wait to sew with! Truly, the allure of DIY tailoring knows no bounds. Anyway, in today's video—the first entry of the Summer suit diaries—I take my time muddling through the initial stages of the jacket, featuring a breast welt pocket and a tutorial for patch hip pockets (these being a first for me). There's plenty of basting and even some pick-stitching too – not to mention the usual quota of snafus. I'm so happy to be back on the tailoring horse... And soon, I'll finally have something to wear to all those race meets and Riviera soirées I'm always getting invited to – or else just something elegant to don around the house... 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 00:41 What's the plan? 01:45 Sewing the darts 02:40 A first attempt at ironworking 04:08 Sewing the breast welt pocket 10:59 Tutorial: how to make patch pockets 25:31 Clocking off for the day Watch next: https://youtu.be/_CbwVC6DjdY?si=DCtf01D1xQ2xerEr Music, in order of appearance: Hara Noda / Cherry / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Peter Sandberg / Got That Feeling / courtesy of www.e