I've decided I would love to make a Winter Coat, but not just any winter coat, Penny Lane's (Kate Hudson) Coat from "Almost Famous". Also a good idea for Halloween.
ScreenCaps from ScreenMusings
Coat Pattern: Butterick Pattern 5255 Chetta B Wrap Coat Belt 16-22 $8
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Dark Tan Alpaca Wool
$11/yard
Avocado Dye
ProChem #707 Wash fast Acid Dye (for animal fibers, including wool)
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$4.50
Faux Lamb Fur
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$25/yard
The coat is 3/4 length. The center back stops right at the bum. There are two flounces after
that and the last flounce ends behind the knees. Long straight sleeves, with a wide fur collar
and big cuffs of fur at the wrists. The fur collar stops at the waist. The fur collar is probably
stitched on top of a wool collar under layer, you can see that the back side of the collar is the
wool fabric, the entire collar is not just made up of fur. The fur cuffs are also stitched on top of
the wool sleeve at the hems, I can see the hem of the wool peeking out under the fur. The
color is an over dyed avocado green.
The fabric is wool, I'd say a wool knit with a rib to it. Almost like a corduroy or a chenille. The
coat is either embossed or embroidered on the back panel, side panels, and sleeves with a tone
on tone color or slightly lighter color of thread used. The design has an ethnic feel to it, Asian
or Indian. My sketch of the embroidery design can be seen here. The pattern pieces are cut so that the design flows from the neck to the hem. Continuations of the design overlap on the flounces. The sleeves have a simplified version or a middle section only of the design. It looks like the repeat on the design is diagonal (?). The coat has a closure to it, a silvery button
hidden under the end of the collar near the waist. The coat is lined with dyed to match cotton
or linen. I've asked around in groups and no one has a definitive answer as to what type of
fabric this is, or how it's made. It's possible that it is one of a kind fabric made for this film,
never to be found anywhere else.
Embroidery Avocado Slight Sheen Thread
LINING
Cream Yellow/Brown Floral Stretch Velvet
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$8/yard
*ALWAYS HAND BASTE VELVET WHEN SEWING WITH IT* Save yourself the headache
and go ahead and get that basting thread and needle out and go to it. Ah, sewing on
velvet--like sewing on a bar of soap!
*Fusing knit backed faux fur to light weight fusible interfacing before cutting out
pieces will equal less edge fur loss. You'll still loose some, but not as much.
Link: How to Sew Fur
http://www.naturallycaron.com/projects/a
Okay, that's all for now :) Thoughts anyone?
