The Ledger.

The mill that weaves our gabardine has stopped taking orders, and the black is out of stock. I've spent close to two years on this cloth. Back on the phone.

Drove to Shipley this morning to collect 50 metres of British wool wadding from Genady at Kofibres. Next stop Harvey Quilting, where Tony and Neil will combine it with the printed lining. Meanwhile, Agnes in Leicester is stitching up the size samples.

Picked up the latest prototype today. The back now tapers in to follow the curve of the lower back, the body is an inch longer and the sleeves are half an inch longer. The bad news: the sew-in interfacing has already come away from the collar and pocket flaps. The hunt is on for an organic fusible.

The finished lining artwork landed in my inbox today, nearly two years after Tom and I first spoke. It's one map of Great Britain through the seasons, 1.5 metres wide and 2.5 metres long, from the Old Man of Storr to Stonehenge. Each jacket takes up to two metres of it, so no two linings will ever be the same.

Tom has had an idea that changes the whole lining. Instead of the illustrations floating on their own, he'll draw the outline of Britain in a bold line, the contours in a finer one, and set everything on the map. More work, but I think it's the right call.

Today I met Tony at Harvey Quilting in Nottingham. He has the machines to combine the printed organic cotton with British wool into one quilted lining, and Neil, who quilts alongside him, has 42 years in the trade. In the UK most factories specialise, so the Lawrence is going to be made by a lot of different hands.

Went through the latest draft of the lining with Tom today. On the list to add: George Brough on one of his bikes, the Eden Project, the Minack Theatre and the little church at Mwnt. Some of the figures are almost faceless, so they need work too.

The pattern is digital and the tech pack is finished. Today I'm with Oscar, a tailor here in Nottingham, to get it into cloth and onto a body.

The Lawrence is getting a quilted lining, insulated with British wool. It means another version, but I'd rather get it right than get it out. The laser-etched Corozo buttons have arrived, and I've found a production partner here in the UK.

There's only so much you can fix over Zoom. So I've driven to Norfolk and booked a hotel for two nights to work with my pattern cutter in person. Tomorrow we go through the toile, line by line.