Jean Luc Picard Jacket - Star Trek TNG

Felgacarb

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Since I still had some microsuede left over from previous projects, I decided it was time to attempt a Star Trek: The Next Generation costume. I've never made a TNG outfit before.

Since I love jackets, I chose to start with Picard's, first seen in the 5th season episode "Darmok":

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Of course, that was the only episode that featured that version of the jacket- in all subsequent appearances in the last three seasons we saw this version, that was not leather:

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So that is the one I went for.

Step one, the tee shirt and sharpie pattern method:

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Then on to paper patterns- first for a scrap material mock-up, then the real thing.

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Again, I'm using fusible interfacing on almost all of the microsuede pieces to give it the proper body.

Putting the detail stitching stripes onto the shoulder parts:

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These also got a layer of stuffing to pad them a bit.

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It is not difficult, just very, very tedious.

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Then came the assembly:

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After that I made a lining and installed it. The last steps were the waistband and cuffs- just like the shoulders- extra padding a lots of tedious sewing.

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Attaching these gave me problems. I had hopped to accomplish these final steps on the overlock machine, but with all the padding, it proved too thick for my machine to handle. So I used the regular machine (And I'll have to deal with the inside edges another way.)

So here it what it looks like- I haven't yet made the correct shirt or pants, so I substituted my Scotty pants & shirt for now:

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Thanks for looking!
 
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You know I'm gonna have to try that on next time I see you, right? Haha. Excellent work, and a jacket I wouldn't mind owning myself. Very cool.
 
I can certainly appreciate the time and craftsmanship that went into that piece. I would wear it proudly!

Kurt
 
Looking good as usual!

I always loved that Jacket

I used to sell them made out of Ultra-Suede back when that Episode first aired.

I was talking to Levar and he thought the first one was made out of Buckskin
 
Thanks, Khitomer-

Not very much. Less than a yard of the black, and about 2 & 1/2 of the red microsuede. Then perhaps 3 yards of a lining material, 3 yards of the fusible interfacing, a bit of batting for the shoulders, cuffs & waist. And those tiny hook & eye fasteners that have to be hand stitched on...

I got to wear it to the prop party:
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Sadly, I was out of focus much of the day...
 
Nice job! Hope it's not an imposition, but I'm working on one of these myself and had a question.

I have the Rodd.com patterns from about 15 years ago, and they have the quilting width at one inch. That looks too large to me, 3/4 inch feels better but I was wondering what width you used?

Thanks in advance, and hope you don't mind me asking. :)
 
That's a cool Idea for a motorcycle jacket, same color scheme but all vinyl(or leather if you can afford it lol) with a star fleet badge sewn in, once again great job.
 
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