Embroidered Levi Denim Jacket

I think I've finished the Levi jacket.  Its hard to finish, even though working on denim is challenging and requires larger needles and larger thread.   Now I need a new project....

Full back shot

Snake in the grass 

Twining vines

Center panel.  At the top right I did the
Scorpio sign floating in a swirl
of variegated blue thread...
doodling...the round gold thingies
are vintage 1920s brass sequins
The eye uses glass seed beads, the
tears are mother of pearl beads

New Jacket

I've finished another jacket.  This one is made from a pha sin from Laos, very old silk supplementary weft, quite thick.  I had to add some linen cotton open weave fabric at the top shoulders, and I used a wide skirt border of silk from Laos, also an old piece.  It came out beautifully and looked much nicer than I thought it would when I started, quite a handsome piece with an elegant simplicity.  A simple design shows off the complex hand woven fabric best.  It is unlined, and the collar piece is also the linen cotton fabric I found at JoAnn Fabrics.  I've used this fabric for other jackets including the Khamu jackets I made when I brought the original back from Laos a few years ago.

Finished jacket

Close up of front

Back showing full skirt panel

Sleeve from unusually wide Laos skirt border

Back close up

Full shot