A poll on jacket details

[MacLowlife]

I poked around and examined about 10 jackets before trying to post once and erasing that by voting. IMHO, the ridges are the result of wanting some trim similar to the braid on uniforms, only done in a "self" colored, low key style. The first thing that comes to mind is that certain fabrics might lend themselves to the making and applying of cording or casing trim sewed on like the braid is. Of course, plenty would not. Similarly, the fullness of the self-trim ridges is directly influenced by the thickness of the fabric.

Having said all of that, I believe Tim's flattened fatties must go all of the way to the edge, or else bizarre puckering would ensue. I suspect you'd have to be careful with buttonhole stitching or any other type of embroidery, though there must be dozens of techniques for surface embellishment using thread only, thread and fabric, or thread and ribbon ( or some other braid or trim). A veritable Pandora's Box of choices awaits the sewer who would consider them. Better, probably to stick to the choices offered in the poll.

I sense your fabric is a hearty doeskin, beefy enough to support those tunnels of texture Tim has transponded. Don't settle for anything less.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I poked around and examined about 10 jackets before trying to post once and erasing that by voting. IMHO, the ridges are the result of wanting some trim similar to the braid on uniforms, only done in a "self" colored, low key style.

MacLowlife is, as is often the case, 101% correct.