Coat

[shanmonster]

The coat continues. Here's where I'm at, now.



I've been hand-sewing silk/Merino wool yarn onto the edges as trim. It takes a while, as I'm sure you can guess. I'm attaching clasps. I still need to do the armpit gussets, and then finish the lining along the bottom, and hem the whole thing up. I want to add trim to the sleeves, and I also want to figure out how to get them from hanging funny. valkryor is awesome, and showed me how to line sleeves. These sleeves were fine, but for some reason, they're not hanging neatly anymore. So weird. They were fine at her place. I think I'll have to do some tacking up near the top of the sleeve. I just hope I can find a way that looks ok.

Eventually, I want to sew the yarn as stripes all along the body of the coat, but that's a long-term project.

I hope to have this done in the next day or two, because then I want to finish knightky's coat. So much sewing. So many coats....

Comments

[sageincave.livejournal.com]

I like it with your nifty cowl.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The cowl is the same yarn that I'm using as the edging.

[valkryor.livejournal.com]

Putting in the gussets will also change the hang of the sleeves. I would do that first THEN see what needs to be adjusted. :)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Ok! Will do!

[zydee.livejournal.com]

BEEEEYOOOOTIFUL! Scarf is perfect with it too. I'd wear that coat everywhere RL if I had one.

[forestmaster.livejournal.com]

Looks great... I admire your sewing skills, even if they're being challenged by this project!