Here are my coat plans:
Pattern: I wanted to try the Hot Patterns Riviera coat but it looks like my pattern order (actually an exchange with another HP pattern) won't arrive on time, so yesterday I ordered an OOP Vogue, 7978. I am going to make the stand-up collar, double-breasted view.
Fabric: A wool boucle that I bought at Paron Fabrics in the city. This is a past season Missoni that I gravitated toward for its multicolored flecks of yarn. As many of you know, I live in jeans and I think this coat has the versatility to go with denim or fancier fabrics. This boucle is a little more tightly woven than most boucles, so hopefully it will wear longer. I purchased fusible weft interfacing to bind the boucle to so it has even a little more stability.
Lining: Black silk charmeuse from Mood Fabrics.
Interlining: Black cotton flannelette from Rosen & Chadick Fabrics
Trim: None purchased yet, but I'm thinking about some kind of black velvet trim. Black looks great with this boucle.
Question for Marji: Will I be treating this coat like a longer version of a Chanel jacket, meaning quilting the lining and omitting the facings? Or do you recommend I make it like a regular coat?
5 comments:
This coat will be so fun and stylish! I can't wait to see the finished product.
LindsayT I'd recommend you construct this like a coat.
The Chanel method of quilting the lining to a boucle results in a very soft garment that is more reminiscent of a cardigan than a jacket, and would be inappropriate for a coat.
I think your fabric beautiful, and you'll be happy with it fused to the weft insertion fusible as underlining then tailoring it as a regular coat.
Oooooh, I love that boucle! I want to make a coat out of it but it scares me too.
Your pattern is a great choice for the beautiful boucle.
Beautiful fabric. It should be a very versatile coat.
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