Clare Coat Pattern
Fabric and Supplies
SUGGESTED FABRIC
Body: Medium to heavyweight coating fabrics (ie: melton, felt, tweed and boiled wool). Bottomweight fabrics like denim, twill and canvas are also suitable for a lightweight spring or fall jacket.
Lining: Silk, rayon bemberg, flannel backed satin (aka kasha).
Interfacing: fusible weft interfacing. View A also requires 1/4yd (.25m) of horsehair canvas, sturdy muslin, or a heavier-weight interfacing to stabilize the collar.
YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS
FABRIC:
45" / 1.14m: 0-8 = 3 yd/2.75m, 10-14 = 3.75 yd/3.5m, 16-20 = 4 yd/3.75m
58" / 1.5m: 0-8 = 2.25 yd/2m, 10-14 = 2.75 yd/2.5m, 16-20 = 3 yd/2.75m
LINING:
45" / 1.14m: 0-8 = 2.25 yd/2m, 10-20 = 2.5 yd/2.25m
58" / 1.5m: 0-20 = 2 yd/1.85m
INTERFACING:
58" / 1.5m: 0-8 = 1.75 yd/1.6m, 10-20 = 2 yd/1.85m
20" / .5m: 0-20 = 4.5 yd/4.1m
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
- Tailors ham for pressing
- Press cloth
- 2.5 yards (2.25m) 1/4" (6mm) stay tape for stabilizing armholes and collar
- Thread
- Scissors
- Marking tool
- Separating coat zipper for View A (sizes 0-8 = 30" long, sizes 10-14 = 31" long, sizes 16-20 = 32" long) **You can also use a longer zipper and trim it down.
- 6 buttons or sew-in snap closures for View B
- Tailor's clap (optional)
Details
Helpful Resources
Sewalong Posts
- Style Inspiration
- Fabric
- Interfacing & Supplies
- Raglan sleeve fit adjustment
- FBA and adjusting length
- Cutting & Interfacing
- Assembling View A body
- Assembling View B body
- Side seams View A
- Setting in Sleeves
- Attaching the Collars
- Installing Zipper View A
- Sewing Facing & Lining
- Bagging Lining