majorly pimped smock!

[Dreadhead]

finally got round to pimping my swedish snow smock it has taken me several weeks and its all handstitched.

first i dyed it with dylon antique grey with more salt than required so its come out really dark and patchy. then i cut a triangle out the back and stitched it up to cut it down to size a bit. i cut it down the front and added a reindeer leather rim all around it. i cut the cuffs down and added reindeer leather cuffs which are massive for when wearing bulky gloves. i added a strap the retain them when not wearing gloves. i then added 15 antler buttons. heres some pictures (phone quality)

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i think i could stop a bullet with my fingers after all that sewing! this was the first time iv altered clothing so im sure there are a hundred ways better to do things but i done it anyway and it works for me. when stitching up the back i must have pulled it funny because it tapers in so it looks like my bum is munching it but ach well!

there is still alot to do. some stitching needs fixed from where its been cut and iv yet to add some patches with my half-goat sigil and whatnot and it also needs waterproofed. ill have to find something to paint on as with all the leather machine washing isnt ideal.

thanks for looking anyway! ill post these in the pimp my smock thread too

Hamish

 

[bushwacker bob]

Was this one of those white canvas jobbies?

 

[John Fenna]

Nice job - I am amazed that this is your first try!

 

[Dreadhead]

Was this one of those white canvas jobbies?

aye the white swedish snow smock. cost £15

cheers John

 

[Dreadhead]

Before...

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After...

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[blacktimberwolf]

Great work...100 times better than the original smock......I like the worn look too, almost like a waxed jacket.........& that orange leather trim (& button holes) reminds me of waylands rucky..

 

[swotty]

Nice work Hamish.....it's making me even more tempted to get a smock..................

 

[luckylee]

that looks great bud, takes a while doesn't it.
im glad your keeping at it mate.

 

[grey-array]

Looks superb Hamish great job on that Smock, especially if you see where it was coming from.
yours sincerely Ruud

 

[dave53]

nice smock hamish I've just been taking some pictures of foxgloves up the forest by me today, like the ones behind you such a beautiful flower and yet so deadly regards dave

 

[bushwacker bob]

nice smock hamish I've just been taking some pictures of foxgloves up the forest by me today, like the ones behind you such a beautiful flower and yet so deadly regards dave

You dont have to eat them. They do have medicinal uses, the most commonly prescribed heart drug is a derivative. They just slow your heart down..........to stationary if you do eat one

 

[juttle]

That's one hell of a before and after session!

You've turned what was probably an unwearable, oversized, ill-fitting jacket into something that's really going to serve you well. The fit is superb, as is the general appearance.

Very well done!

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the comments guys im chuffed with it and sure it will serve me well but never again!

 

[bushwacker bob]

If ever you reach the beautiful South, I have a sewing machine you can have........ bit late for this time but I am sure you have other stuff planned.

 

[cowboy]

Looks great mate!! Love the dreads too!!!

 

[Dreadhead]

cheers Bob but i think the missus has one and moving down there in a week. either way i still prefer hand stitching its painstaking but its more reliable

and cheers Cowboy

 

[Biker]

That is most impressive! Well done Hamish!

I have a swedish snow smock I bought off of Corso here, it's still in the package wrapping that he sent it in. It's one of those projects I'll undertake one day. Seeing what you've done is an inspiration to spur me on. I also took delivery of a sewing machine when I was in the UK last and had a couple of lessons from my mother and I'm champing at the bit to do something with it.

Anyway well impressive hand work that. Big congrats!

be sure to post some of these pix in the Swedish snow smock thread. It shows many of the fine examples of how people have made these smocks their own.

On a side note, so you're moving down south. Don't forget to bring your sunglasses and sunblock factor 20. Yeah, I'm joking. Get some decent wellies.

 

[Twodogs]

Crackin jacket there mate ,, nice one

Twodogs

 

[treadlightly]

Great work Hamish.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Good stuff, Hamish. Nice mods.