It is a princess seam coat with center front zip, swoop pockets (anyone know the real name?) pit zips, arm zips, bi-swing back, hood, and when I do the final, a zillion little hidden pockets.
Sorry about the white-on-white. The final will be a dark navy with electric blue lining which will photograph better. Plus, I'll be able to go outside even if it is as rainy and gross as it is today.
This is just vanity - but it doesn't really pull as much as the lines and wrinkles suggest. That is an artifact of having my hands in my pockets rather than letting the coat hang straight. However, its pretty hot and I don't want to hop into this get-up again, so you'll have to trust me.
I've been enjoying going through my gear and figuring out what features I wanted to include. Pit-zips allow you to vent heat without having to open up the whole coat, which can be quite handy on absurdly windy, wet or cold days.
I added the sleeve zippers to give me space to get my braces on and deal with all the layers without everything getting caught. For once I will be able to put on a pair of gloves *after* I put on my coat. This is huge.
I am loving all of the additional features with this coat. The pit vents, sleeve zippers and bi swing back are going to make for a fabulous and sturdy coat!
ReplyDeleteHi there.. I know I'm really late to this party, but would you mind pointing me in the direction of the crescent-shaped bi-swing pattern? Or the forum you found it on? I have the Coffin book but the style I'm looking for is more leather jacket and less 40's army jacket like his version for shirts. I'd really appreciate any help you could give me. Your frankenpatterning is really fun too, I've been enjoying your posts.
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Cae :)
Hi there.. I know I'm really late to this party, but would you mind pointing me in the direction of the crescent-shaped bi-swing pattern? Or the forum you found it on? I have the Coffin book but the style I'm looking for is more leather jacket and less 40's army jacket like his version for shirts. I'd really appreciate any help you could give me. Your frankenpatterning is really fun too, I've been enjoying your posts.
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Cae :)
I'm afraid I don't remember -- I vaguely recall pictures. To make mine, I think I took the curve of the back of the arm and used that to make the crescent. It really was very simple, just think of it as adding a shaped pocket - its more or less the same idea. If you can't get it, we can email or somesuch.
DeleteTurns out the Burda Larissa jacket has all the parts.. I took a look at that and it is as you describe.. something in my head was trying to make it an actual pleat instead of making a three-part section. Derp derp. I drafted the section I wanted into my standard shoulder and tonight I get to test fit that. If it doesn't work I'll try it using the armhole curve as you suggest, thanks!
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