Flower Gasket Rain Jacket

Step 8 Sew Together / Finish

Once all of the E.V.A patterns are cut, lay on top of their corresponding PVC Vinyl parts and sew together. Where you have allowed more space on the outside edges of the PVC Vinyl in Step 6, sew together the adjacent seams.

I was assisted with the sewing by a tailor/upholsterer who had the proper equipment (heavy duty machine) to sew the pieces together - you must be careful because the rigidity and thickness of the "fabrics" makes it very difficult to sew, and the machine can often backfire if you do not know what you are doing. Choosing to sew the jacket is at your own discretion :)

The image shown displays the front view of the jacket. It keeps out the rain completely (like a good seal, or gasket should!) and is definitely an interesting conversation piece.

Comments

[Startrelle]

Love it! Very unique and original.

[LottaTroublemaker]

This jacket is just awesome, love the pattern and use of gaskets to create it! I would love to hear how the material AND the pattern fit though, how comfortable it is to wear. One thing I'm thinking of, is the unusual sleeve pattern as well as wearing something made from both vinyl sheets and foam sheets, which is quite thick and with a very different drape than ordinary fabrics meant for garments. It is real cool though to explore new ways of using modern man-made materials! I wouldn't be able to make this (or it would be very expensive/difficult), do not have local sources for materials and machinery, but I really enjoyed your instructable and seeing the result of your work! It really should be exhibited somewhere for more people to see, very inspiring! :)

[pocketwatch]

Your jacket is beautiful-does it feel comfortable?

[jsethedwards]

awesome!

[cenorman]

who thought ecological design and technology had to be oxymorons! i love it. i wonder what a snow or pollution one could look like!

[cgtrudell]

it's beautiful. i like the use of a mechanical form (the gasket) to create a floral pattern. i will try to make one, but perhaps it will be a spring jacket which just leaves the holes open (w/o vinyl). great instructions.

[mito25]

This flower gasket rain jacket, demonstrates the creative potential of the laser cutter. No longer relegated to industrial applications, laser cutting can now be applied to the most demanding of creative projects. Projects like this are successful, since the precision of the ideas matches the precision of the instrument used to realize them.