S.E.H Kelly

[Sinthome]

Away from the world of water-repellency (though now I think about it, not half bad in that respect) here is the SB jacket in sheep-flavour tropical worsted. We've made this jacket once before, and on reflection I'm not sure why we haven't made it more often since, because it is so far up my street it might as well be sat in my kitchen making itself a cuppa.

Wonderful cloth.

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We will be making trousers in the same cloth in a few weeks.

We'll also be making the SB jacket in linen, as well as with matching trousers, once spring gets underway.

Welp, the medium went out of stock fast. Early bird and so on, I suppose.

I guess I'll need to convince myself that a single breasted linen jacket is a necessity, whilst living in the damp wintry forests of Scandinavia. I can always make myself a negroni to go along with it.

 

[Spinster Jones]

I've actually managed to wear down the balmacaan. Right beneath the belt-line. I thought it was indestructible, but here we are, man won over coat. Just three years of winter wear.

Tailor it? Darn it? Reknit it myself? Any tips?

 

[sehkelly]

Welp, the medium went out of stock fast. Early bird and so on, I suppose.

I guess I'll need to convince myself that a single breasted linen jacket is a necessity, whilst living in the damp wintry forests of Scandinavia. I can always make myself a negroni to go along with it.

We do have one in stock: another customer purchased two by mistake, so one has just gone back into stock.

 

[sehkelly]

I've actually managed to wear down the balmacaan. Right beneath the belt-line. I thought it was indestructible, but here we are, man won over coat. Just three years of winter wear.

Tailor it? Darn it? Reknit it myself? Any tips?

Ack!

Not an easy one to repair, that. If you are prepared to invest in the repair, one option is "invisible mending" which would give the best result in terms of appearance. It is effectively reweaving that part of the cloth in situ.

Otherwise, there is darning, patching, or felting.

You could show it to a tailor to see if they have any creative ideas to hide the hole, but I can't think of any unless you are prepared to shorten the body.

 

[sehkelly]

Interested in the fishing jacket but can't decide between olive and black...

All things being equal, I always ask, which is least likely to acquire lint and dust?

Answer in this case: olive.

 

[Csus2]

seems the xs of the rain coat in sand sold out almost immediately, which is a drag. I’ve kinda been hankering for a rain coat that didn’t quite announce itself quite as much as the trench (which, tbc, I do love).

 

[sehkelly]

seems the xs of the rain coat in sand sold out almost immediately, which is a drag. I’ve kinda been hankering for a rain coat that didn’t quite announce itself quite as much as the trench (which, tbc, I do love).

It will come around again, likely in the same colour of a darker shade, within the next 6-9 months, all being well.

 

[booroo]

I've actually managed to wear down the balmacaan. Right beneath the belt-line. I thought it was indestructible, but here we are, man won over coat. Just three years of winter wear.

Tailor it? Darn it? Reknit it myself? Any tips?

How does this even happen in such a spot? "Below the belt line" - does this mean it's from friction when tightening the belt?

I'm sorry to see that. I hope you manage to get it suitably repaired somehow.

 

[exsence]

How large is the hood on the fishing jacket? Will it support gents with larger noggins?

 

[sehkelly]

How large is the hood on the fishing jacket? Will it support gents with larger noggins?

I have an XL noggin and it fits well. (There's an adjuster at the back for smaller noggins.)

 

[exsence]

Thanks for the clarification! One more question -- is the fishing jacket more of a thin shell kind of jacket (I read it uses 6 oz, so seems to be on the lightweight side) or does it have multiple layers of cloth at any given point on the jacket that gives it a thicker feel?

 

[sehkelly]

It's a very robust jacket as far as cotton jackets go. Like all our jackets it has a full front facing of the outer cloth, so that's two layers all across the front and at least half the flank.

Then you have the pockets which span all the way around the abdomen, adding another layer.

There are also two additional layers at the shoulders for rain protection.

And then it is also fully lined.

I've grown used to our jackets over the years, but at a glance compared to how most cotton jackets of this ilk are made and structured, it is substantial.

 

[Spinster Jones]

How does this even happen in such a spot? "Below the belt line" - does this mean it's from friction when tightening the belt?

I'm sorry to see that. I hope you manage to get it suitably repaired somehow.

Rubbing against the rear end?

The rest of the coat is perfectly fine, and still looks like a tight duff. It's the thinner bottom layer that succumbed to the cheeks.

 

[booroo]

Rubbing against the rear end?

The rest of the coat is perfectly fine, and still looks like a tight duff. It's the thinner bottom layer that succumbed to the cheeks.

"Succumbed to the cheeks"

You must be pretty, er, gifted in that department then.

 

[Jmoinen]

Are there any linen shirts in the pipeline for this spring/summer?