I was hoping for some help.
In the beginning of my sewing sickness, I made my bf a vest with some rather expensive material, I used Butterick 4828.
Now he wants the vest to have lapels.
Is it possible to add lapels to this design or am I better off just taking it apart and remaking it??
(http://images.buyitsellit.com/379491_290.jpg)
Given the shape of the neckline, I think you would do better to take it apart and add a collar and lapels. You'd need to add them as a facing and add on the bit behind the facing... It's a bit hard to explain. I'll see if I can find the pix of the jacket I did with an added underside. It might give you an idea...
Here you go:
Under lapel laid on jacket:
(http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/KateXXXXXX/Space%20age%20tailoring/space1.jpg)
Lapel facing laid on lining, canvas side showing:
(http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/KateXXXXXX/Space%20age%20tailoring/lapelcanvas.jpg)
Lining and outer pinned together:
(http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/KateXXXXXX/Space%20age%20tailoring/applylapel.jpg)
Sewing the two together:
(http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/KateXXXXXX/Space%20age%20tailoring/lapelstitching.jpg)
The red was then trimmed back to the same width all round. Finished lapel:
(http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac78/KateXXXXXX/Space%20age%20tailoring/suitsidecomplete.jpg) (http://assets.burdastyle.com/project_images/assets/000/011/255/d7ef0fb69201765c6cd34200411d59e890ee2fa1_large.jpg?1243061155)
Excellent advice as usual, Kate!!!
What also helps is working with the original pattern shape about the neck and down the front to draft an additional pattrn piece for lapels. I have done that in the past when I worked at the costume shop years ago.
Good luck Auryn.