Sew In Love: Fall Tapestry Takeover (Jacket)

By B.Nova - Friday, November 20, 2015

So without further ado, here is the tapestry jacket I'd been working on. This particular project has been a year in the making. Sometimes I make patterns from scratch, but this time I decided to find a pattern close enough for me to manipulate to my liking. For me, I was specifically on the hunt for a pattern that complimented an over sized hood. It's not that I'm a lazy sewer, but practical. It's one thing to make a pattern from scratch, it's another to have to also create facings, linings, and a hood. I knew when I saw this pattern, I immediately saw this jacket.

So here's the pattern I used:

McCall's Pattern 6800 - Here I used style "C", but I went ahead and incorporated the detachable hood from style "D".

I wasn't sure that I wanted to do one of the longer styles, but I didn't want it to be too long. This was the first time I'd ever worked with tapestry fabric, and it was a challenge to deal with such a heavyweight fabric. This fabric is normally used in home decor and furniture so it's very thick, although incredibly warm. I couldn't use the normal thread and ended up using an upholstery weight thread. Since the tapestry fabric is very busy, I split it up with some vegan pleather (faux leather). The lining is standard black lining, nothing special there. I wanted a fairly straight-cut pattern because I wanted to draw attention to the hood. And because of the fabric thickness, I ended up making a mock closure using buttons on the outside and large snaps to secure the front.

This was also the first time I had the opportunity to work with a friend, and fellow photographer, Dawn Ronco. All of these amazing pictures are her doing. Thank you Dawn, I look forward to more photo sessions with you!