Third Place Threads Jacket

Thread ripping can be done all around the base. It gets tricky once you get to the riveted on snaps. I ended up cutting around them on the liner layer, leaving the snaps intact on the outside. Once I was done and put the jacket back together, I sewed all the layers together around one of the snaps (the ones I use and that cinch the jacket up.)

I had to hand stitch two of the bottom hem areas on the sides where it was too thick for my Singer 237 machine to handle, but other than that it was done on the 237 except for the letters on the inside patches, done with the Viking Emerald 203's lettering functions.

The factory liner included a light cotton flannel sewn to an insulation layer that makes the whole jacket warm but also bulky and hard to move in. I cut a large section on the back out and replaced it with a different flannel and no insulation (I always sweat on my back and am never cold there.) In the remaining areas except for the sleeves, I cut out each diamond area's insulation to reduce it by probably 50-75% but still retain some insulation and use the factory liner.