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