Tag Archives: cashmere coat

By working nonstop for six hours this morning, I managed to complete the coat muslin with an hour or two to spare: Compare this with the last mockup, which was cut apart and then roughly pinned in place: Aside from a few problems (most notably that I accidentally flipped the collar right to left), it [...]

I took up the muslin to Sharon’s and I did indeed get it right.  However, Sharon thought the overall design was boring (too traditional), and together we tested out some other alternatives – a few of which I liked better. Here is the winner from yesterday afternoon’s sketch-fest: In this case, we still have the [...]

I cut and sewed the coat muslin this morning.  My first attempt failed spectacularly, but the second was spot on! Compare it with the original mockup: I totally win!  Not only did I successfully draft a pattern of my own design (and differing substantially from any “in the book”), but I managed to troubleshoot and [...]

I think I’ve decided what to do: add some buttons to the mix! I like this because it adds some punctuation to the middle and bottom and outlines the diagonal front slightly, without being obtrusive or heavy-handed.  I will make this one into a mockup and take it to Sharon’s, to check the fit and [...]