Friday July 8

And on...
Today I put in a little lining pocket, it is in the lining of the left hand tail, somewhere for my Naval Captain to keep his compass!

Bit of stab stitching at the top of the back split and whip stitching to hold the seam allowance together on the inside of the pleats.

Lots of fiddling about then to get the linings nice and flat and even in the tails and attaching the facing to the lining of the body.  Then the lapels were prepared and stitched, so they fold over in the right place when the coat is being worn.

  Finally for today everything needed a good pressing to get all the bulky seams to lie nice and flat.
Just before leaving pinned the shoulder seams and took a couple of pictures for a preview of how it will look - hopefully soon!  Only the collar, shoulder seams and sleeves to do - oh and all those buttonholes of course!