Thursday, June 5, 2008

Mardel's Coat


I have known which fabric I was going to use for this coat since I signed up. Since I also knew that I had the lining and collar fabrics, I was in no rush to pull it off the shelf, but I finally pulled it out last night.

The "fabric" is made from yarn that has been looped and fused or felted together. The basic plan is to make a long, relatively straight coat with set-in or modified set-in sleeves, and a long shawl collar that runs the entire length of the coat. The collar will be made out of the gray flannel at the bottom right of the photo. The matching gray charmeuse will be the lining. I will have to combine two patterns (at least) to get the look I want. However, as I have been looking at this, other ideas have occurred to me. I am planning to muslin my original plan, and perhaps one or two other ideas (there are other coats in my future so I am not worried). More details can be seen on my blog.

7 comments:

Marji said...

Mardel, that's gorgeous! I've seen that fabric - figures you'd have it in stash ;)
Are you thinking a coat along the lines of the Parisienne coat from Decades of Style?

Melissa Fehr Trade said...

Wow that fabric is so cool! I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before! It sounds like a good plan to make the construction quite simple and let the fabric do the work here...

Mardel said...

Gee Marji, I didn't think of the Decades of Style pattern. I have that in my stash too, so will pull it out. Yes it will be long, mostly read as straight, and have a long shawl collar so there might be details in the Parisienne coat, perhaps without the peplum at the bottom, that will work.

Ann Made Studio said...

Very nice fabric. Your coat will be a one-of-a-kind.

Nancy K said...

Gorgeous fabric.

Liana said...

Beautiful fabric, and it looks so you!

BCN - UNIQUE designer patterns said...

That much original fabric, is truly incredible. had never seen anything like it, looks like something artistic. congratulations on your election. greetings. Paco