If you want it to be correct for 18th century British army, you have to be
very careful about the shape of the lapels (the turn backs). And the pattern
of
the lacing (the braid) can be quite tricky, too. (I think you'd be working
from the 1740s clothing regs.)
Would recommend contacting
Why, that looks like the coats I made for Last of the Mohicans.
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Subject: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern
Hi there, the 18th century has some truly
and more cut away as the century progresses.
-Original Message-
From: Thomas Hayman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [h-cost] 18th century military jacket pattern
Hi there, the 18th century has some truly nifty clothes and i
Hi there, the 18th century has some truly nifty clothes and i decided
i just have to make something. It's likely that this will take a long
time and end up somewhat crap but i'd like to try anyway :-)
I'm looking for a pattern for a coat like this man is wearing.
It's called a regimental coat and you can find a pattern for it at :
http://www.patternsoftime.com/cat59a.html
If you look thru their pattern listings, you will find just about all the
18th century patterns available. The basic regimental coat was the same
pattern for Yanks as well as Brits.
