Orwell Coat

« Back to Overview

Add A Note!

View All

Print Page

Description

Black and white coat made from the designer Orwell pattern in the 9.2006 issue of Burda (pattern only available through mail order from the German edition). Totally uncreative on my part- except for sizing it down and eliminating the epaulet-type seams on the sleeves, I made it exactly as shown in the picture, because I loved it so much!

New skills learned in this project: making buttonholes, making sleeves

Tips for others: Nearly all of the seams on this garment are raw-edged. I found it difficult to cut the thick wool fabric using scissors so that the edges were perfectly smooth and straight. If I were to make something like this again, I would invest in a cutting wheel and surface for a more professional finish.

Materials

Black and winter white walkloden (don't know what that fabric is called in English, but it's a felted knit wool with a nubby surface, a little like boucle). The white is not piping, but rather raw-edged strips of fabric. Topstitching was done with winter white cotton embroidery floss.

COMMENTS (22)

ADD COMMENT | VIEW ALL

lauriana Ï Posted 30 July 2007 at 1:48 AM
way too busy for loads of sewing

Wow! It looks great! You made it all look so professional with the topstitching e.t.c. and by getting a great fit (sometimes, I consider it harder to get a bought pattern to fit than to make my own)
Mirela Ï Posted 1 August 2007 at 10:00 AM
http://mirela.etsy.com

Very nice designer coat! Beautiful sewing!
MarmotaB Ï Posted 3 August 2007 at 7:42 AM
working on Steffi

Looks really very professional and well-fitted! I think everybody must look after you when you walk in the streets in this coat. :-)
majnets3s Ï Posted 3 August 2007 at 7:51 AM
Pregnant and veery happy

Great coat!
LindaL Ï Posted 5 August 2007 at 3:31 PM

Excellent job. Very fashionable.
elainemay Ï Posted 6 August 2007 at 3:09 AM

Thanks for the compliments, ladies! I guess eventually it will get cold enough to wear it :) In the meantime, I'm working on another coat- it's almost done and I'll post it soon!
Stepanka Ï Posted 6 August 2007 at 10:14 AM

This is the most awesome coat!! What a hard work, you are very good.
Weidenkätzchen Ï Posted 9 August 2007 at 10:13 AM

Wow, you did a fantastic job on that one! Looks like it was store-bought.
ParaNoire Ï Posted 12 August 2007 at 6:28 PM
being creative :P

I LOVE this coat! I still regret that i didn't order the pattern when I had the chance. awwwr, lovely! The black and white contrast looks great!
Elphaba Ï Posted 12 August 2007 at 11:07 PM

this coat looks amazing! did you make the pattern yourself?
elainemay Ï Posted 13 August 2007 at 4:15 AM

Hi Elphaba-- Thanks for the compliment. I didn't make the pattern myself- unfortunately, I'm not that creative! It was a mail-order designer pattern that was available in the 9.2006 issue of Burda (German edition only).
volleyball Ï Posted 22 August 2007 at 11:44 PM

HEY I LOVE THAT SO MUCH! WOW
sewfresh_sewclean Ï Posted 22 August 2007 at 11:49 PM

georgeous!
Lilo Ï Posted 26 August 2007 at 3:46 PM

I really love this coat! I'll look for something similar that I can alter to look like this, very classy.
EmilyKate Ï Posted 26 August 2007 at 9:02 PM
stoked about flickr up for swap!

I LOVE IT! I have a real 'thing' for coats, I'd love to make this but it sounds like that pattern would be pretty hard to come by. You did a super job!