Merchant & Mills – The Miller

A softly structured waistcoat with a boxy fit, two welt pockets and a simple stitched belt at the back. Layer up in the winter or wear on its own in the summer in a tumbled linen.

Skill level Intermediate. (Leaving the welt pockets off would make it an advanced beginner make)

Sizes: 6-18 (UK)

Recommended fabric: 5-8oz linen, 5-10oz denim, light medium weight corduroy, wool, wool blends, cotton canvas or twill. For the lining: lightweight wovens such as calico, cotton lawn, cotton, cotton blends, tencel/linen (when choosing your cloth consider that the lining fabric may be visible).

Notions:Matching thread, 0.65M/ 3/4YD interfacing, 6 x 1.5cm/ 3/4 buttons, 2.5cm /1 buckle slideror two extra buttons (optional).

Fabric Requirements:

Self (front waistcoat only)

	6 – 10	12 – 14	16 – 18
110-150cm/ 43.5-60″ wide (with or without nap)	0.7m/0.75yd	0.7m/0.75yd	0.7m/0.75yd

Self (including back)

	6 – 10	12 – 14	16 – 18
110cm/43.5″ wide (with nap)	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd	1.3m/1.5yd
110cm/ 43.5″ wide (without nap)	1.2m/1.25yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd
120cm/47″ wide (with nap)	1.2m/1.25yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd
120cm/47″ wide (without nap)	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd
140cm/55″ wide (with nap)	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd
140cm/55″ wide (without nap)	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd
150cm/60″ wide (with nap)	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd
150cm/60″ wide (without nap)	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd

Lining (including outer back)

	6 – 10	12 – 14	16 – 18
110cm/43.5″ wide (with or without nap)	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd	1.5m/1.75yd
120cm/47″ wide (with or without nap)	1.2m/1.25yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.3m/1.5yd
140cm/55″ wide (with nap)	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd	1.2m/1.25yd
140cm/55″ wide (without nap)	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd
150cm/60″ wide (with or without nap)	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd	1.2m/1.25yd

Lining (for version with self back)

	6 – 10	12 – 14	16 – 18
110cm/43.5″ wide (with or without nap)	0.7m/0.75yd	0.95m/1yd	0.95m/1yd
120cm/47″ wide (with or without nap)	0.7m/0.75yd	0.7m/0.75yd	0.95m/1yd
140-150cm/55-60″ wide (with or without nap)	0.7m/0.75yd	0.7m/0.75yd	0.7m/0.75yd

Finished Measurements:

	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
Bust	89.5cm/35.25″	93.5cm/36.75″	97.5cm/38.5″	102.5cm/40.25″	107.5cm/42.25″	112.5cm/44.25″	117.5cm/46.25″
Waist (before taken in with ties)	93cm/36.5″	97cm/38″	101cm/39.75″	106cm/41.75″	111cm/43.75″	116cm/45.75″	121cm/47.75″
Length (CB)	50cm/19.5″	50.5cm/19.75″	51cm/20″	51.5cm/20.25″	52cm/20.5″	52.5cm/20.75″	53cm/21″
Front Length (from shoulder)	52.2cm/20.5″	53cm/20.75″	53.5cm/21″	54cm/21.25″	54.5cm/21.5″	55cm/21.75″	55.5cm/22″

UK Sizing

	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
Bust	78cm/30.75″	82cm/32.25″	86cm/33.75″	91cm/35.75″	96cm/37.75″	100cm/39.25″	106cm/41.75″
Waist	61cm/24″	65cm/25.5″	69cm/27″	74cm/29″	79cm/31″	84cm/33″	89cm/35″
Hip	86cm/34″	90cm/35.5″	94cm/37″	99cm/39″	104cm/41″	109cm/43″	114cm/45″