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The Celtic Braid Cape

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 9, 2013

My Celtic Braid Cape, inspired by a year spent working in an unheated garage! I wanted a luscious, yummy fabric to keep me warm on cold winter days. (Published in Handwoven, Jan/Feb 2013.)

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Presenting the Celtic Braid Coat!

By Tien Chiu | Published: September 3, 2012

We did the photo shoot today.  Here are the photos! (with thanks to Zane Artistry (makeup) and Joe Decker/Rockslide Photography.  All images copyright 2012 Joe Decker, used with permission.) And that wraps it up!  On to the next project!

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Almost done!

By Tien Chiu | Published: September 2, 2012

After two days of obsessively working on it, the Celtic Braid Coat is just about done.  I need to remove the basting stitches, tack down one seam, and sew in two snaps to hold the collar closed.  And that…is…IT!! Which is a good thing, too, because my photo shoot is tomorrow!  (Makeup starts at 2pm…the [...]

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Buttons

By Tien Chiu | Published: August 24, 2012

I’ve made considerable progress on the Celtic Braid Coat, having reworked the lining, assembled the collar, and basted the cape to the vest.  Now I’m considering what button to put on the collar.  I have three possibilities: At the moment I am inclined towards the dotted button (second photo).  The first button, while beautiful, calls [...]

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Pieced panels

By Tien Chiu | Published: August 9, 2012

After  four or five hours of work, I finally have the side panels pieced and cut.  And they look pretty good!  Here they are: The piecing is regular and the pattern clearly suggests a braid. Now I need to sew up the body of the jacket, recut and re-sew two lining pieces, and make a [...]

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