home made smock

[shaggystu]

Very professional piece of work stuart. Never seen myself in a smock, butn looking at this ai could be persuaded...well done...

thanks for the compliment stovie, much appreciated

....I finished a wool bushshirt (he calls it a hoodie ) for my husband last week. It has the gusset at the neck that I tried to describe......

i look forward to seeing the photo's

thanks a lot everyone for your positive comments on this thread :You_Rock_

cheers

stuart

 

[Toddy]

It's been a really dreich day here, and I put off photographing the woollen shirt hoping for a break in the cloud.
No joy, and it was going to rain, so I took some shots quickly.
Hopefully they'll be clear enough

This style of neckline isn't new, it's the one that used to be common place in the ventile pull on tops of 40 or 50 years ago, especially those used in the high climbing and ski-ing clothes.
I've photographed the cuff tab and button arrangement, and the set in the side seam handwarming (keeps a handkerchief ) pocket and the side hem gusset too.
It really doesn't get simpler than this one

cheers,
M

 

[drewdunnrespect]

mary you cant see any of your photos for some reason drew

 

[Toddy]

How about now ?

cheers,
M

 

[warthog1981]

aye your pictures are fine now

cheers Russ

 

[shaggystu]

thanks for that toddy, as they a picture speaks a thousand words.

i like that neckline a lot, i may have to give something similar a try.
hand warmer pockets in the seams might be a possibility too.

cheers

stuart

 

[Kerne]

Toddy;

Well impressed by the cuff design - I might have a go at that next time having had not much luck with a cuff placket. Far too complex for a numpty like me!

 

[Toddy]

Sorry Stuart, I didn't mean to hijack your thread


My husband is of the generation that liked clothes that worked simply, were no hashing around to put on or pull off without needing a hundred hidden drawcords and zips or velcro closures to adjust. Garments that were easily repaired if need be, (you can always make a button, but replacing a zip is a pain ) and layered up comfortably.
The cuff and neckline on this one fits the bill. It doesn't matter if he's wearing a polo shirt or an Aran jumper underneath, they are comfortable, and it's not so thick that he can't easily get his waterproofs on top if the weather's chucking it down or blowing a gale.

From my point of view the best bit was that it took about four hours to make, start to finish The only problem was that the marled wool was a nightmare to see my stitching lines when using the sewing machine
Hides the dirt well though, he seems to share my affinity for mud

cheers,
Mary

 

[shaggystu]

Sorry Stuart, I didn't mean to hijack your thread ......

not a problem toddy, it's good to have your input, you're a smidgeon more knowledgeable on this subject than i am

stuart

 

[Toddy]

Thanks Stuart

Did I say that I really liked the shoulder pattern you've made ? Really practical, no leaks over the shoulder/neck seam since it sits forward of that line, and no seams to rub under a pack

cheers,
M

 

[shaggystu]

....Did I say that I really liked the shoulder pattern you've made ? Really practical, no leaks over the shoulder/neck seam since it sits forward of that line, and no seams to rub under a pack....

you didn't but thankyou! TBH honest the shoulder design was the bit that i copied from someone else! as you say, no seams to leak or rub. i'd been trying to to copy an old fleece of mine which was a similar design but a bit more complicated and i wasn't having a great deal of luck until i happened across a tutorial on bushcraftusa that showed me a simple way of achieving the same result.

i've just given in for the day with the "fabric engineering", i've unpicked, copied, and sewn back together my original smock.
tomorrow i should be cutting out the MK2 and then passing it on to mother for overlocking, with a bit of luck i'll be able to start putting it together by tuesday. i'll get some more photo's up when it's done.

cheers

stuart

 

[Toddy]

Copying a proven design can be a good thing especially when you make it work for you, and in the materials you want

Looking forward to the photos

cheers,
M

 

[topknot]

Missed this one , i like how you put buttons on the neck of the smock instend of velcro .

Topknot.

 

[shaggystu]

Missed this one , i like how you put buttons on the neck of the smock instend of velcro .

Topknot.

thanks for that mate, i can't stand velcro TBH, off the top of my head the only thing i can think of that i own with velcro on it is a buffalo mountain shirt and that only really gets worn for festival camping these days.

stuart

 

[Toddy]

Thread given a bump for three folks who have asked me by pm about making their own bushshirts.

Why not ?

cheers,
M

 

[addo]

Looks like the two garments would go well together, great work folks.
Must make more use of my home-made kit, I love my blanket top but I think I need the company of fellow bushwakers when wearing though, as it turns a few heads at the local co-op!

 

[luckylee]

looks ok to me stu, proper job that mate, you should be proud..

 

[shaggystu]

thanks for yet more positive comments folks.
i'd hoped to get my MK2 smock made before anyone remembered about this thread, i'm shamed into getting myself motivated!

addo - i couldn't agree more mate, that blanket hoody of toddy's is fantastic, really smart looking. my intention all along has been to make at least two layers of this design, one wool and one waterproof shell, the idea being that i can get a layering system that actually works i.e. sleeves where the outer covers the inner, the same pockets on both garments so that after i've put all the time and effort into working out what piece of kit goes in what pocket i don't have to re-think when i remove/add a layer just swap to whichever pocket ends up on the outside etc.

stuart

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

I think you have done this before!

Looks very good...

 

[shaggystu]

I think you have done this before!

Looks very good...

not sure whether that's an accusation or a compliment, so i shall assume the latter and thank you accordingly.

thank you for your compliment,

stuart