Hi there, I started making a pair of bomber jackets for my son last year . My hands were working a bit better then and I was making use of both machines the industrial and domestic. Over time I realised that I could no longer do hand sewing in a satisfying time frame. It takes me weeks for something that previously could be done in a day.

I have finished 1 jacket so far . With the help of my carer who comes a few days a week to assist me. She does any cutting or hand sewing work for me. My time limit to work on my sewing is about 2 hrs that’s all I can do before my hands pack it in.

This jacket is made from moleskin remnant from the sewing basket and also black denim I had in my stash. The lining is silk from my stash . The elastic I had and buttons as well .

The denim remnant I used in this jacket hadn’t been pre washed unlike the silk and the moleskin. I always prewash natural fibres to be on the safe side. They can shrink . The colour was coming off the black denim onto our hands as we worked with it . So we washed the jacket after it was finished.

The jacket fits well and I think will be worn a lot when the weather cools down.

Happy Sewing,

Sue 🙂