{"id":2612,"date":"2011-10-19T06:12:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T10:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2015-07-04T22:22:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T02:22:36","slug":"woyww-bound-buttonholes-on-a-trench-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/19\/woyww-bound-buttonholes-on-a-trench-coat\/","title":{"rendered":"WOYWW – Bound Buttonholes On a Trench Coat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s\u00a0Woyww finds me working on this trenchcoat:\u00a0 (It’s Simplicity 4084, which is now out of print. If you’re interested in it there are a few for sale in various places online.) \u00a0\"simplicity-4084\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve had the pattern in my stash for ages and only remembered it when I saw some rainwear fabric on sale.\u00a0 I’ve never owned a trenchcoat, never felt the need for one, but decided to\u00a0go for it for some reason. (Maybe cuz I’m always a sucker for a challenge?)<\/p>\n

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I’m making view A, the one on the far right, it’s double breasted with piped trim.\u00a0 You know what the hardest thing was to find for this coat?\u00a0 The belt buckle!\u00a0 There isn’t much to choose from in the fabric stores, and what is there is boring.<\/p>\n

So today I stopped in at my local Salvation Army and got a way ugly belt attached to this very cool buckle (center of above photo)… for 99\u00a2.\u00a0 Oh, yeah.\u00a0 While I was there I also got two nice suit jackets (one is wool and both are\u00a0lovely shades of purple) for $3.50 and $3.\u00a0 Woot!<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I’ve cut out all the pattern pieces (there are 28!), interfaced and marked them, and made the piping and a carrier strip.\u00a0 On Pattern Review someone who made this pattern mentioned that they’d done bound buttonholes in theirs.\u00a0 I’ve never done bound buttonholes so thought it would be a nice touch as well as a challenge.<\/p>\n

I whipped out my copy of Vogue Sewing<\/a>\"\", found the section on bound buttonholes and commenced.<\/p>\n

Now, for your amusement, I will show you my attempts at making bound buttonholes.<\/p>\n

First try:<\/p>\n

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Ummmmmm, NO.<\/p>\n

Second try:<\/p>\n

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A tad better, still wonky.<\/p>\n

Third try:<\/p>\n

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Almost there!\u00a0 Just have to make sure to pull that little corner all the way to the wrong side.\u00a0 (That little bit you see to the right.)<\/p>\n

Do I dare make my fourth on the actual coat?\u00a0 Yikes.\u00a0 Since I rarely wear coats buttoned, these have to be good.\u00a0 Oh, the pressure…<\/p>\n

The moral of the story, make sure you practice new things on scrap fabric.\u00a0 Imagine if I’d done that first nasty buttonhole on my nice coat.\u00a0 ::::::shudder::::::<\/p>\n

Even though they have the best and clearest directions I’ve found, it wouldn’t be ethical to reprint Vogue’s directions here.\u00a0 If you\u00a0own the book or\u00a0are thinking about buying this excellent sewing reference,\u00a0you’ll find the directions on pages 266-270, (I used the one-piece folded method.)
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