The flak vest was a bit of a task to sew. I haven't done any extensive sewing in a long time, but this got me into the swing of things. I cannibalized a large t shirt to use as a starting pattern and eventually traced it onto tissue paper. I used a bottomweight cotton backing against the backside of a satin material (which had less of a sheen to it) to start the vest. I started sewing the vest pieces, eventually attaching a zipper to the back. The zipper needed to be shortened, which I learned how to do for this project. If there are any questions about shortening a separated zipper, I can do my best to help! The "sleeves" of the vest have a layer of batting in the middle to created a padded look.
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I have my current fiberglass armor parts laid out on the vest to see how they fare. I'm worried that the neck opening may be a little too large, but I'll wait until I finish the neck seal and bib for any final judgement there. I may try to turn the entire vest a little gray with dye and then weather it a bit.
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