I have finally decided to embark on my NEM Captain's Jacket. I am using Alex's pattern he and his wife make and sell. Alex is a member in good standing of many forums but most notably for me to the 1701st Costuming Club. Alex and his wife have a costuming company they started called Bad Wolf Costumes. They can also be found on Facebook under Bad Wolf Costumes. I am in no way affiliated with Alex's company nor with his products other than as an avid fan and consumer.
I will not go as in depth as my ENT Jumper thread because Alex's uniform pattern kit has all the instructions you could want. I will instead document my project and add my two cents when I feel like it may be warranted.
First the pattern. It looks superb; clean professional lines, well labeled with seam allowances marked. There is little to nothing left to interpretation as far as I can see. The full color step-by-step instructions come with a dissertation on the uniform and it's quirky variants as weell as some helpful tips on making the trousers. The instructions read clearly and simply and are often annotated with plenty of well timed humor. All in all I am very pleased with this (and the other) pattern set I've gotten from Alex and his wife. (BTW - their division shirt pattern form NEM/VOY/ENT just came out.)
Last night I got all the pattern pieces traced out in the size I chose with materials gathered for my first test fit jacket which I am making strait from the pattern with no alterations. I am using some left-over black poly twill I had for the jacket body and I found a poly-something-or-other I had laying around that looks suspiciously good & dark gray for the yoke. I have some other cotton scraps I will be using for the muslin interfacing and the various notions.
Once I get the pattern worked out the final jacket will be made from more appropriate materials.
Here is an image of the night's tracing and gathering of supplies. Sorry for the quality, it was a cell phone pic before packing it in for the night. More to come with a better camera.
I will not go as in depth as my ENT Jumper thread because Alex's uniform pattern kit has all the instructions you could want. I will instead document my project and add my two cents when I feel like it may be warranted.
First the pattern. It looks superb; clean professional lines, well labeled with seam allowances marked. There is little to nothing left to interpretation as far as I can see. The full color step-by-step instructions come with a dissertation on the uniform and it's quirky variants as weell as some helpful tips on making the trousers. The instructions read clearly and simply and are often annotated with plenty of well timed humor. All in all I am very pleased with this (and the other) pattern set I've gotten from Alex and his wife. (BTW - their division shirt pattern form NEM/VOY/ENT just came out.)
Last night I got all the pattern pieces traced out in the size I chose with materials gathered for my first test fit jacket which I am making strait from the pattern with no alterations. I am using some left-over black poly twill I had for the jacket body and I found a poly-something-or-other I had laying around that looks suspiciously good & dark gray for the yoke. I have some other cotton scraps I will be using for the muslin interfacing and the various notions.
Once I get the pattern worked out the final jacket will be made from more appropriate materials.
Here is an image of the night's tracing and gathering of supplies. Sorry for the quality, it was a cell phone pic before packing it in for the night. More to come with a better camera.
