I don't know if this is a general habit for others, but often if I am working on a long/boring/difficult project I start to plan a nice/interesting project in my head and this project becomes the treat that I can look forward to. So while I was plodding away with the Irish dance costume, wondering … Continue reading embroidered wool coat
Category: coat upcycle
red coat remake
Probably one of the more exciting things that happened this week was whenever I got to change flavours in cough sweets. I have been rather bogged down by a sore throat/lost voice all week, so sounding like Kathleen Turner (how cool) but punctuated by hacking cough (how not cool) and feeling a bit peeved by … Continue reading red coat remake
green car coat to ‘racing green’ coat with a hood
...........so ............this is the jacket that started it all and now that I have finally started working on it one year later, I am wondering how I picked up such an odd one! It was 2euro, the colour of my old school uniform and it's like wearing 1983 - you may not be able to … Continue reading green car coat to ‘racing green’ coat with a hood
blue coat remake to blue tunic
The best part on drawing, is not at the beginning or the end but something is often right in the middle, and the same goes for sewing! This little project had its own moments, good and bad, but there was a point just after the sleeves set in, that I knew it was going to … Continue reading blue coat remake to blue tunic
McCalls 7520 – pauline trigere coat – remake a coat to a coat
When I saw this coat - I was so pleased as there is a lot of fabric, so I probably overlooked both the fabric quality and a few stains (the trims of leather in it seemed to have put the original owner of cleaning it!) The original coat very much of its time, with lapels … Continue reading McCalls 7520 – pauline trigere coat – remake a coat to a coat
McCalls 7530 – Pauline Trigere Jacket, coat to jacket
About 6 months ago, I was in a charity shop and spotted a coat for 2euro. now this particular coat was - a dated cut(huge shoulders), dated colour (green), and dated buttons (they were everywhere), but it was also wool cashmere and that started me on thinking about the challenge of refashioning these coats - … Continue reading McCalls 7530 – Pauline Trigere Jacket, coat to jacket
Butterick 2704 – green cloak to green coat
When I saw this green cloak in the charity shop - I truly could not resist it.. It reminded me of the original Irish Air Hostess uniform. Its a full-on kelly-green woven wool cloak with hood. My feeling is that it was probably made for either a primary school play or float about St Patrick, and also … Continue reading Butterick 2704 – green cloak to green coat
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