Dear readers,
I am currently working on a very easy garment that I have contrived to make complex! The pattern is a cape pattern with four different looks -- I'm making View A with no collar or epaulets, and using frogs as closures. I don't remember what inspired me to buy this pattern -- it is listed on New Look as both 6227 and 0913.
However, even though the directions are simple and do not require any facing (except for the front portions and front openings) -- I made it much more difficult. Hey, I thought -- I'll do a very precise job with a hand-stitched hair canvas interlining, the type of interlining in tailored jackets. So, I hand-stitched the left side of the jacket.
Below are both sides compared:
I actually like the drape of the fabric with no interlining, see below -- much softer.
Below is the side with the hair canvas stitched in -- a bit stiff, below. And, the hair-canvas side feels heavy when it is on.
I really did handstitch all that canvas in -- and it's relatively expensive, so I'm keeping it either way! May be a stash item.
I decided to line with red ambiance lining (I wish I went with another color once I got home my local fabric store only had black, red and white).
And, I found these wonderful frogs at my local fabric store:
Great, so now my cape will be perfect for an Irish Christmas (not the look I was going for necessarily -- darn it -- I should have gone with or waited to buy a different lining.).
I probably should have made this pattern below. And, I think it would look fantastic in a houndstooth. Onward.
So, should I remove the hair canvas? - I'm about to tear it out and merely go with the lining.
XOXO,
Pam
