The Yard Jacket

The outerwear piece inside the Roughcut Workwear System.

A proper workwear jacket sewing pattern built around structure, movement, durability, and everyday use.

The Yard Jacket is Roughcut’s take on a classic yard jacket shape: slightly cropped, boxy, practical, clean, and designed to be worn hard. Built from canvas, denim, drill or twill, it can become anything from a heavy structured work jacket to a softer everyday layer.

It pairs naturally with the Yard Carpenters, but stands confidently as its own outerwear project.

Classic work jacket proportions. Roughcut construction logic. Built for the workshop, the studio, the yard, and daily rotation.

Why This Pattern Exists

The Yard Jacket is the jacket-building step in the Workwear System.

This pattern teaches the foundations of proper outerwear construction: jacket assembly, collar construction, zip installation, facings, lining options, welt pockets, chest pocket construction, hem finishing, sleeve setting, and movement-focused pattern details.

It is designed to feel like a real work jacket, not a decorative fashion project. The shape is calm and functional so the fabric, wear, fading, creasing, repairs, and personal details become the character of the garment over time.

Skill Level

Skill Level: 3 / 5

This pattern is ideal if you are comfortable with basic garment construction and want to move into jacket building without being overwhelmed.

The challenge comes from taking your time, following the construction order, and building each section cleanly. It is a proper jacket project, but it is designed to be approachable with the tutorial support included.

You will learn:

• Workwear jacket construction
• Centre front zip installation
• Welt hand pocket construction
• Zip welt chest pocket construction
• Collar construction
• Facings and hem finishing
• Lining and quilting options
• Sleeve and cuff construction
• Back shoulder opening construction for movement
• Working with canvas, denim, drill and heavier cotton fabrics

Design Features

• Relaxed workwear jacket silhouette
• Slightly cropped, boxy proportion
• Centre front zip closure
• Two welted hand pockets
• Zip welt chest pocket
• Corduroy collar or self-fabric collar option
• Lined, blanket-lined or quilted interior options
• Interior centre-front facings
• Bottom hem facings for clean finishing
• Back shoulder opening construction for easier movement
• Designed to soften, fade, crease, repair and improve with wear

Fabric Guidance Included

The Yard Jacket is designed around durable workwear fabrics that hold shape, take wear, and build character over time.

Inside the pattern resources, you will get fabric recommendations, lining guidance, weight notes, hardware support, and sourcing help so you can choose the right build for your machine and your final garment.

Recommended fabrics include:

• Duck canvas
• Workwear canvas
• Heavy cotton drill
• Cotton twill
• Denim
• Washed canvas for a softer everyday jacket
• Blanket lining or quilted lining options
• Corduroy for collar contrast

Heavier fabrics will create a structured, traditional work jacket. Slightly lighter fabrics will create a softer jacket that is easier to sew on a domestic machine and easier to wear every day.

Tutorial Support Included

The Yard Jacket includes build-along tutorial support to help guide you through the main construction stages.

The tutorial resources cover the important areas of the build, including pocket construction, zip installation, lining options, quilting, collar assembly, facings, hems, sleeve construction, and final finishing.

This makes the pattern much easier to approach if you are building a jacket for the first time.

What Is Included

• Full Yard Jacket sewing pattern
• A0 copy-shop files
• A4 print-at-home files
• US Letter print-at-home files
• Bullseye corner tiling system for easier home printing
• Seam allowances, grainlines and notches included
• Clear piece labelling
• Measurement and sizing charts
• Fabric, lining and hardware recommendations
• Fabric weight guidance and cheat sheets
• QR-linked resources and support pages
• Construction roadmap
• Lifetime updates included

Digital or Printed

Digital Download

Best if you want instant access and are happy to print the pattern yourself. Includes A0, A4 and US Letter files in one download.

Printed & Shipped Pattern

Best if you want to skip printing, trimming and taping. The A0 pattern is printed in-house from the Roughcut studio and shipped directly to you.

Shipping is added at checkout.

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Built to Become Yours

The Yard Jacket is designed to change with use.

The canvas will crease. The collar will soften. The pockets will shape around what you carry. The sleeves will fade where they bend. Repairs, patches, marks and wear will only make it better.

This is the outerwear step in the Workwear System — the project that takes you from sewing garments into building a jacket you can actually live in.