Sewing my wedding suit pt. 11: a FINISHED jacket

The wedding suit jacket is done! That's right, DONE! Nobody is more surprised than I am. The trousers loom, but for now let's keep our heads in the game. All that's left are a few adorable finishing steps like buttonholes, buttons, and some semi-decorative hand-stitching. So why don't you join me for my so-called victory lap – which may or may not turn out to be the longest lap of all... 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 00:23 Cuff buttonholes 10:02 Jacket front buttonholes 13:50 Lapel buttonhole 14:51 How I fixed my sleeve 16:33 Closing the lining 18:28 Hip pocket finishing 21:16 Welt pocket finishing 22:42 Prick-stitching the jacket edge 26:16 A sentimental aside 28:35 Unpicking the basting thread 29:36 Pressing the jacket (sort of) 32:20 Sewing on the buttons 36:13 How does it look? Watch next: https://youtu.be/frd2OXaSOJI?si=qdzjtXU76Hut8rmQ Music: Daniel Fridell / The Light / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Megan Wofford / Nevermore / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Peter Sandberg / Got That Feeling / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Hara Noda / Cherry / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Hara Noda / Field Manual / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Wendy Marcini / Every Time You Go Away / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Megan Wofford / Dream Again / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com Martin