Wool poncho

[PEARL DRUMS]

My sister is a wiz bang seamstress. I gave her a Korean war era wool blanket and she made me a fantastic pull over with a shearling lined, tall collar and hand warmer pocket, both of which are not visible in my pic. I'm an up and coming seamstress . My wife bought me a nice Singer heavy duty machine last January for my birthday. I've made some beanie hats, neck gaiters, side bags and a few custom fit rifle sleeves. Last Saturday I decided to take my skills a step farther. I bought another surplus blanket and made a poncho to go over my pull over, no pattern. It came out much better than I ever expected. I'm very excited for the really crappy weather to hit us. It's my absolute favorite time to hunt the north woods of Michigan.

Next on my to-sew list is a pair of wool bibs from another surplus blanket. Still have more to learn before I tackle that.

 

[Rancocas]

Good job.
Once upon a time I bought a pattern and spent a couple of weeks hand sewing a colonial era hunting shirt. I thought it came out okay. First time I ran it through the washing machine my stitching came undone and the whole thing fell apart.
My mother was a good seamstress. My wife does some casual sewing. One of my cousins is good at knitting. But I am a terrible tailor.

 

[BillinOregon]

Wow, your own heavy duty Singer!

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

I let her borrow it here and there

 

[smoothshooter]

My sister is a wiz bang seamstress. I gave her a Korean war era wool blanket and she made me a fantastic pull over with a shearling lined, tall collar and hand warmer pocket, both of which are not visible in my pic. I'm an up and coming seamstress . My wife bought me a nice Singer heavy duty machine last January for my birthday. I've made some beanie hats, neck gaiters, side bags and a few custom fit rifle sleeves. Last Saturday I decided to take my skills a step farther. I bought another surplus blanket and made a poncho to go over my pull over, no pattern. It came out much better than I ever expected. I'm very excited for the really crappy weather to hit us. It's my absolute favorite time to hunt the north woods of Michigan.

Next on my to-sew list is a pair of wool bibs from another surplus blanket. Still have more to learn before I tackle that.

I really like wool clothing but unless it is a vest, wool does not work for me in the brush and woods of most of the SW Missouri Ozarks.
Too many briars and burrs get snagged or attached to the fabric. I never liked spending 45 minutes picking burrs off my clothing after being out in some places.