Surcote progress

The wool surcote made with the double-sided wool is coming along nicely! I've managed to get a lot of it finished, though I still might add an extra gore in the front. I have enough fabric and many of the extant ones do. Sewing the edges of the gore. I have discovered over the years the sewing the edges first of thicker wool is easier, but absolutely not stronger than a good old-fashioned stab stitch. I still sew the pieces together first if it's a really thin wool.

I've checked the back gore before sewing the edges and pinning it in. This will be a bit tailored around the body and have high armholes to keep me warm. I've learned that when sewing large wool pieces, it works well to sew each piece then stitch together after. It's not as strong as sewing the pieces together first, but on over-garments, it works fine.

Here's the back gore placed and ready to stitch in!

I'm very happy with how this is progressing!