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jacket_inserts
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Greetings,
Over the past few years, I have developed the concept of zip-in jacket inserts allowing jackets to expand for use during pregnancy or to protect a baby in a front carrier.
The concept is quite simple: a zipper, and when appropriate, storm flaps matching those of the jacket are sewn on either side of a paneled unit made of the same materials as the jacket and shaped to provide the extra volume needed. Where the design differs from other jacket-and-insert systems is in its focus on matching store-bought technical jackets to allow pregnant women and parents with young babies to get out and hike in all the same weather conditions that the jackets are suitable for.
I have posted the instructions and patterns on the web as freely downloadable PDFs. Since technical jacket inserts are not available commercially, I have aimed to make the instructions clear and detailed enough for people with little sewing experience.
Check them out at
http://www.kiddiesgames.com/jacketinserts
I am not a professional and this is strictly a non-commercial initiative. Making and testing insert prototypes and developing the instructions and patterns took quite a while. Now I am keen to reach the largest possible number of potentially interested people with my announcement.
If you feel that jacket inserts are a good idea, please pass the information to those who might be interested. If you think they are a really good idea, why not print the one-page advertisement from the web page and post it on bulletin boards, in maternity, outdoor and fabric stores, etc.?
Thank you.
Good luck, smooth sewing and happy hiking
Stephane Dupont
Over the past few years, I have developed the concept of zip-in jacket inserts allowing jackets to expand for use during pregnancy or to protect a baby in a front carrier.
The concept is quite simple: a zipper, and when appropriate, storm flaps matching those of the jacket are sewn on either side of a paneled unit made of the same materials as the jacket and shaped to provide the extra volume needed. Where the design differs from other jacket-and-insert systems is in its focus on matching store-bought technical jackets to allow pregnant women and parents with young babies to get out and hike in all the same weather conditions that the jackets are suitable for.
I have posted the instructions and patterns on the web as freely downloadable PDFs. Since technical jacket inserts are not available commercially, I have aimed to make the instructions clear and detailed enough for people with little sewing experience.
Check them out at
http://www.kiddiesgames.com/jacketinserts
I am not a professional and this is strictly a non-commercial initiative. Making and testing insert prototypes and developing the instructions and patterns took quite a while. Now I am keen to reach the largest possible number of potentially interested people with my announcement.
If you feel that jacket inserts are a good idea, please pass the information to those who might be interested. If you think they are a really good idea, why not print the one-page advertisement from the web page and post it on bulletin boards, in maternity, outdoor and fabric stores, etc.?
Thank you.
Good luck, smooth sewing and happy hiking
Stephane Dupont
