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Friday Pattern Company
Friday Pattern Company Unisex Ilford Jacket
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(What is Copyshop?)
We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the printed A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day.
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Buy the Unisex Ilford Jacket sewing pattern from Friday Pattern Company. The Ilford Jacket is a versatile style that’s modular design makes for a pattern that is simple, yet impactful. It can be customized a million different ways and really is a “choose your own adventure” type of pattern that incorporates your design sense into the project.
It features drop shoulders and comes with two sleeve options: a placketed sleeve with cuff, and an easy to sew boxy sleeve for a more relaxed vibe. It also includes two lengths as well as a bunch of pocket templates that you can mix and match. The possibilities are endless. You can wear the Ilford as a jacket or shirt depending on the fabric you use. This is a fun, skill building pattern that you will want to make/wear again and again! This pattern is for everyone and looks great on all genders!
This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:
- PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)
- PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?
- PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you'll need to download the digital instructions, as we don't print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?
Suggested fabrics: The Ilford Jacket is designed for wovens and can be made from a wide variety of fabrics. For a boxier look, go for a lightweight canvas, linen, denim, or corduroy. It also looks amazing in a drapey woven. When sewn up in a flannel, it is the perfect fall layering piece.
Fabric requirements: Yardage listed below includes 1/4 yd (0.2 m) for pockets. You may need to purchase extra yardage if your fabric has a heavy nap, is directional, striped, or has an obvious repeat.
Regular length jacket:
Sizes XS - 7X: 45″ (114 cm) wide fabric: 2.25 - 3.5 yd (2.1 - 3.2 m) // 54″ – 60″ (137 – 152 cm) wide fabric: 1.75 - 2.75 yd (1.6 - 2.5 m).
Longer jacket:
Sizes XS - 7X: 45″ (114 cm) wide fabric: 2.75 - 4.6 yd (2.5 - 4.2 m) // 54″ – 60″ (137 – 152 cm) wide fabric: 2.3 - 3.3 yd (2.1 - 3.0 m).
Sizing: XS – 7X (approx. UK 6 – 34, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.
This pattern was drafted using sample measurements for a height of 5'6" (168 cm) and a B-cup bust.
Notions: Matching thread; 5-12 buttons (any size is fine, but the designer recommends 1"-1.5" buttons); 1 yd (0.9 m) of 20" (51 cm) wide light to midweight fusible interfacing.
PDF pattern includes: Instructions; US letter/A4 print-at-home patterns for the body (24 pages for XS-XXL, 30 pages for 1X-7X), placket sleeve (7 pages for XS-XXL, 8 pages for 1X-7X), boxy sleeve (6 pages for XS-XXL, 10 pages for 1X-7X) and pockets (11 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets for XS-XXL, 3 sheets for 1X-7X). This pattern has layers so you can print just the size(s) you need.
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I love this jacket, I’ve made so many I’ve lost count. I’ve made several for myself, but also a couple for my dad and partner.
I’ve made all the lengths, and even lengthened and shortened the pattern to make a cropped version and a duster. It is so versatile and a great base so you can adapt it to make it your own.
The only thing I will say is that if you do make a shorter version the back will flare out, but this can be fixed with a couple of back pleats.
I love all the pocket options, and as always with FPC the instructions are fantastic. There are also a load of blog posts on their website for hacking options so you really get so much bang for your buck!
E
I’ve made this jacket twice, and I like it, but the collar attachment detail isn’t great. It requires you to cut into the body fabric so that you can flip it down into the button band but up into the collar. It’s a weak joint, and an unattractive finish.
You can see on the red one that it leaves a little gap between the placket and the collar. On the green one, it bugged me so much that I made a little binding to cover it up.
I’m not that experienced with jackets, so I don’t know how to do it better, but it seems to me that it’s the job of a pattern company to figure that out for us, so I’ve lost a little confidence in Friday.
P
The Ilford Jacket was my first foray into a jacket or shirt type pattern and it went better than expected!
The material is a cord from Croftmill which is carries the phrase ‘Be Bright, Be Bold!’ I was worried that I’d be perilously close to Mr Tumble territory, however, it’s got enough of a mustard tone to it, for it to be lovely whilst still nice and sunny.
The pattern itself comes together very easily and the instructions are dead easy to follow especially with the YouTube sew along. Even though there is a placket and collar to make, they are well explained and in my view it is absolutely a pattern which a beginner could easily access.
The fit across the chest was fine for me in a medium (38 inch) and I just added a couple of inches to the length and arms as I’m quite tall. The tip in the instructions of measuring the finished garment against something you already own was great and gave me confidence that I wouldn’t be ruining something by adjusting the pattern.
I just added a couple of pockets but there are plenty of options available. The way they are designed you see the edge of the fold, so if I made square pockets I’d just sew the folds the wrong way and invert them which would avoid seeing any edges.
It’s a pattern I’d highly recommend making and I’ll definitely be doing another.
a
October/2021
What a great pattern to sew up! I made 2 jackets … one out of chocolate brown corduroy and the second out of a black cotton drill that sewed up beautifully! My only issue was getting the collars in to my satisfaction … (I just came back to sewing after a 25 year absence … and collars were a bit of a challenge!). Loved the different types of pockets! I plan on making a long black jacket using up scraps of denim, drill and linen! I live in the Pacific Northwest and we are going into our fall/winter. These jackets will get a full work out!
Fun jacket to sew, sizing was a little big on me …but, plenty of room for layers … instructions were clear and precise! This company get bonus points, in my book, for being able to download this pattern numerous times.❤️✅??
A
I'm sure like me you have seen the Shaket (shirt - jacket) trend and I knew that this one couldn't slip me by... and there was only one pattern that I wanted to use for my Shaket. The Ilford jacket. I chose to use a brushed cotton to give a lumberjack vibe, and I love it! This pattern was an absolute dream to sew! The instructions are clear and easy to read. Even the placket cuff came together with little head scratching. It was very satisfying being able to create something that looks so good in a relatively short period of time. I would highly recommend this pattern to beginner sewers as well as more advanced hence the 5 star's
You can read my full blog here www.stitchandspool.com/pattern-reviews/ilford-jacket/
IG: Stitch_and_Spool
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