Anorak

[bilmo-p5]

Recently completed Ventile anorak, featuring no-loss bellows breast pockets, kangaroo pocket, 3-piece hood with wired peak option and internal waist drawstring adjustment.

Quite a bit of new ground to cover in this one, but after a lot of thought and messing with scraps of cloth, I'm happy with the result.

 

[Shewie]

Great job Ian, that looks great

 

[Toddy]

Oh very good
I take my hat off to you; not only patterning that, but sewing it in ventile !

atb,
M

 

[Pignut]

Wooo really nice!


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[Teepee]

I'd be proud of that, very nice work

 

[Dannytsg]

Nice work there Ian

 

[treadlightly]

That looks great.

 

[John Fenna]

Very nice indeed!

 

[mountainm]

that's fantastic. How long did it take?

 

[Tiley]

That is superb! And just when I thought I didn't need anything else... Have you done it in single Ventile?

 

[Chiseller]

You Sir, have surpassed yer Sen, great work :thumbup: which pockets that fancy camo wallet in

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[mereside]

very nice indeed, atb wayne

 

[ReamviThantos]

Congratulations on your fantastic achievment. Looks like a lovely piece of work.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Thank you for your generous comments, they are very much appreciated.

Have you done it in single Ventile?

Yes, it is an unlined single layer of Ventile L24 in shade 'Earth'.

How long did it take?

Hard to say, really. I started with a handful of photos and a few measurements and a fortnight later I had what you see above, but I had a few days off in that fortnight, had another big sewing job on the go at the same time, plus a couple of minor ones, lost a couple of days waiting for stuff to arrive. In and amongst, I made the thing itself; made a pattern, made a rough mock-up & tried it for fit, adjusted pattern as requisite, laid it out , cut it & sewed it up.

 

[toilet digger]

that is bloomin tremendous mate, :You_Rock_

 

[Silverclaws]

I had a ventile coat, the double ventile survival aids arctic ranger that was until my mum decided it was too grubby and threw it out, but you can't beat the old anorak, the likes of which seem scarce these days, but maybe there is a way, make it yourself, and so Excellent on what you have done, it does give some inspiration as I have a couple of sewing machines I need to learn how to use.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Thats a lovely anorak Ian
must of been a swine sewing Ventile

 

[Hugo]

Credit where credit is due Ian mate, fantastic bit of work I'd say.

 

[topknot]

That looks very good.

Topknot

 

[lou1661]

It fits well to, a real cracker and a pleasure to deal with. Thanks Ian