Black Wool Coat

February 20, 2023

343

It is not getting any hotter but in Belgium, so one other coat mission was mandatory for my sanity 🙂

Previously, I made 2 different wool coats, a cashmere coat and a white wool coat. After all one can by no means have sufficient wool coats so I needed to make one additionally in black!

Hold studying for extra particulars 🙂

or

Leap to totally different sections:

Inspiration:

My inspiration was once more from the 50s Balenciaga designs. I wished a fitted silhouette however nonetheless snug in order that I can transfer in it freely.

Sample making:

I used the essential coat basis, and tailored the sample to attain the specified search for this coat. Here’s a video I posted on Instagram displaying the method. I did plenty of alterations and as soon as I used to be assured in regards to the sample, I minimize the primary cloth and continued the stitching course of.

Stitching:

Wool cloth is a well-liked alternative for coats as a result of it’s heat, sturdy, and straightforward to work with. I selected a wool cloth that’s acceptable for the kind of coat I wished to make. It has a heavier weight for the heavy winter we expertise now in Belgium. The material was a designer deadstock cloth that I bought within the gross sales from the material gross sales.

First step of stitching is to chop out your sample items. Lay out your cloth and thoroughly minimize out the sample items, following the grain line indicated on the sample. Make certain to switch any markings, reminiscent of dart factors or buttonhole placement, onto the material.

The subsequent step is to stitch the darts. Darts are used to form the material and create a fitted silhouette. Sew the darts in the back and front items of the coat, following the markings you transferred onto the material.

Then you can begin the meeting of the coat. Begin by stitching the shoulder and aspect seams of the coat. Then, connect the liner to the coat, proper sides collectively, and stitch the liner and coat collectively on the neckline and hem.

Lastly connect the sleeves. Sew the sleeves to the coat, attaching them to the armholes.

End the hem: Hem the underside of the coat by folding the material below and stitching it in place.