'Tonic Approved

Good morning. I'd just like to start the day off with a quick thought for a future project. I've recently acquired a large amount of red satin and, have been planning to turn it into some sort of dress coat or jacket like the one pictured to the left. At the moment I'm looking into black lining and probably silver accents. If I'm feeling really invested in the project I am also considering some sort of black and silver embroidery down the front of the jacket as well as around the collar and cuffs. possibly even a back piece. Embroidery however does take a considerable amount of time and effort so this will be something to do over time rather than anything I will be able to show immediate results on. I should be able to create a pattern, in one afternoon, and then put the majority of the piece together in a second.

Embroidery would fill the quite times that I would have in the evenings since it is exclusively hand work, and to be honest the details like this are something that I greatly enjoy. Once I've done as much as I feel the piece requires, it should be a simple matter of sewing up the front seams and the hem - both of which can be quickly top-stitched on my machine.
 Today, I decided to get a better idea of what I would be working with since up to this point it had merely been speculation as to whether I would have quantity that I needed, so I laid everything out to take a good look at things. Cat-a-tonic decided that she needed to be more involved in the creative process and since elected to take a nap on my materials. In the department of creative support I find her invaluable - or in this case, completely without value.
A dress jacket like this is something that I hope will eventually become a key item in my line of Djinn and Tonic attire, since the base pattern should be quite simple, classy, and easy to produce in a variety of sizes (the standard S, M, L, and XL). The embroidery however is probably something that I wouldn't undertake for mass production or sale unless by commission and even at that it would have to be added on to the price of the standard piece at an hourly rate as it can prove to be quite taxing. I hope to have some new images to share with you shortly-if not of this jacket then certainly of the dress that Minnie and I have been working on.
Until then you have my regards
~Djinni