[harrisinaus]

I had some great trouble in joining the front lining to the front facing. I have done it, I think it is wrong. I did it twice actually. I I set the arms in ok though. But now I have gone to join the lining to the coat, I can’t get the pieces to match up. So when I sew the lining to the facing, the top then (where it joins to the back lining at the shoulder seams) has about half lining and half facing. Have I done that right? I just couldn’t figure it out from the illustration. If so, how the heck does it join to the coat as it doesn’t fit across the neck. I then unpicked one side and it still doesn’t look right.

Please help, I can see the end of the tunnel, but it just isn’t fitting.

[Maggie]

Yep, the shoulder seams sound right. The front seam is about half facing and half lining. You can see pictures of the inside in the Flickr stream. I’ll try to find a good example.

[Maggie]

Can you see in this one?

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/37843905@N05/5928954759/in/search_QM_q_IS_school+days+coat_AND_prefs_photos_IS_1_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all

[harrisinaus]

Thanks Maggie. I will try again to join the lining on. My issue, is that if I pin it from the neckline down, the facing is a few inches shorter than the front placket?

I love the loop you inserted at the hood, I did the same.

[Nicole]

Do you mean the bottom of the facing? At the hem?

It is so long since I have made this jacket but I think (from memory) the hem folds up and encloses it.

I will email a friend who has just made them and see if she can shed some light for you.

~Nicole~

[meleliza]

Yes, the facing is shorter than the hem. The hem will fold up to cover most of the facing, but there is a tiny part that will be exposed. Somewhere, the instructions state this and advise you to finish that bit. I’m sure I just zig safes it. It was wool, and didn’t get worn or washed too often. It worked just fine.

[harrisinaus]

Thanks. This is several inches shorter though, not just a little bit. Is there any chance I could have sewn the left lining to the right facing? My armholes work though.

[harrisinaus]

Ladies,

I unpicked my lovely finished lining piece.. I pinned it all together to the coat, and the answer is yes; I sewed the font left lining to the right facing and vice versa. I managed to resew it all without taking out the arms and it all fits much better now! Thanks for the help,. I will post a finished picture when I am done. Of course now all my seams don’t match as i had trimmed the seams, but I am making it fit.

[sayiamyou]

Is this helpful? I didn’t leave the exposed piece on either coat I’ve made for my daughter. During my hand sewing I closed it up. And since I felt like there was enough give and movement, I didn’t hand sew my lining higher. I’ll try to remember to get a picture of the coat I made for her last year too.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sayiamyou/5394414858/in/set-72157625309793409/

[harrisinaus]

Thanks Ladies.

I got it all finished. Here it is:

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/94753976@N02/8650547696/