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    Robert Coleman
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    @jbo_c

    I'm looking for a simple DIY wind/rain jacket I can make myself. I've done lots of sewing(just finished a down quilt), but never used a pattern – always just worked out of my head.

    How simple are the patterns from OWF and Quest? Other thoughts? I looked at regular patterns at the fabric store, but none seemed very simple at all.

    What are your recommendations?

    Thanks.

    Jbo

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    Nancy Twilley
    Member

    @goodcaver2

    Locale: STL

    Well, last winter I made a couple of jackets–a windshirt and a gore-tex shell, and made them both as simple as I could to save weight. No hand pockets, pullover style with a zip at the neck, and the gore-tex jacket has a hood. I had never made anything that complex before, but I didn't have a pattern either.

    I just took clothing I already liked and copied it–laid out a shirt which fit me well and traced a pattern on some cotton fabric (adding seam allowances) for the basic lines, added what I wanted, and then put that together as a mock-up. Both jackets worked out pretty well–very functional. I found the most difficult part was getting the right angle for the underarm to get the armpit to go together correctly. Ended up having to add a little patch of fabric on the gore-tex jacket, so now I guess I have gusseted underarms or something!

    All in all, I think you're actually better off with a pattern if you can find one which suits you, but it is possible to make your own if you are so inclined.

    #1668098
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    I found some patterns by Green Pepper that were useful. One was a hooded rain jacket, so I made one out of sil-nylon and another out of some Pertex that I had laying about.

    –B.G.–

    #1668103
    Miguel Arboleda
    BPL Member

    @butuki

    Locale: Kanto Plain, Japan

    Roger Caffin did an article on making a simple rain poncho, which is actually more of a jacket than a poncho (actually it's a short cagoule). It has a pattern you can easily adapt.

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