Cidell: Raincoating/Pre-Treating

I posted about this on my blog and Stitcher's Guild, but Marji suggested I post here too on my experience with pre-treating the B*berry raincoating fabric.



Leslie from Loohoo Originals had great results in pre-treating her raincoating from Michael's. I recalled Kathryn testing fabric and it came up softer and easier to ease. So, I took the plunge and washed three pieces (one from Michael's and two from Denver).


Two washed up perfectly. The last piece fell apart in the wash. It separated into two different pieces of fabric. I would NOT recommend washing these at home. I think I just got very lucky with my other two pieces.


The fabric is actually two layers with a waterproof rubberized material sandwiched in between and bonded. Because the two outer layers are cotton, they are more likely to shrink. But, the waterproof stuff inside won't.


So, to be safe, I recommend you just save this one for the dry cleaners.

Cidell's project -- BWOF trench circa 2006

Wow. This is going to be so much fun! I thought I would post my project in the hopes it inspires someone else and we can compare notes along the way. I'm making up this trench from the September 2006 BWOF in the red B*berry fabric. I'm planning on making a wool button out lining so I can get a little more wear from it. That and bound buttonholes are about as fancy as I plan on getting.

Soooo, anyone else considering this pattern?