Felt Jacket 'Details' and Giveaway Winner

The finished coat front...

 

...and back...



...and a close-up of some of the Mawata silk hankies that I used.

(The blue wispy bits near the center of the photo.)

 

The cuffed sleeve.

 

The bit of raw silk at the edge of the hem.

(I'm grateful to my good friend, Kathy, for her masterful 'serging'!)

 

Adding a leather buttonhole and button 'support'...

...shown with coat open...

 

...and closed.

 

The completed jacket.

 

Since I've been home from my workshop...

...I've managed to finish the last few details on my jacket.

My friend, Kathy, machine serged (overlocked) the edges of the raw silk for a more finished look...

...and I added a lovely ceramic button with leather buttonhole and button 'reinforcement'.

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For my blog anniversary giveaway (the 'Sandwich Felt' purse)...

...a random number generator chose Karen.

Congratulations, Karen!!

Seamless Felted Jacket Class- Part 4 of 4

It's still a mite big...

 

...but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

 

Ahhhh...much better...

 

...not long to go, now!

 

After steaming, the felt softens and the colors lighten...

...with more silk showing through the wool.

 

The rear view on a beautiful Fall day in Tennessee...

 

...and now a view of the jacket fronts.

Aren't we just a riot of color?!? :)

 

Happy and relieved feltmakers...

...with our 'fearless leader', Linda Veilleux.

 

This class was an absolute blast...

...and I believe that everyone went home quite content with her jacket.

My classmates were absolutely lovely, too...

...and new friendships blossomed as we joined forces to flip...

 ...or wrestle our large resists into place. :)

It's amazing how different each jacket looks from the next...

...and it certainly gives you a snapshot of just how creative one can be with felt!

Seamless Felt Jacket Class- Part 3 of 4

 All trussed up and ready to roll.

 

As the fulling begins, only the thin plastic piece protecting the godet remains in place.

 

Linda Veilleux's expert instruction and sense of humor kept me motivated...

...even when my energy flagged.



You can see that I still have a little way to go...



...but it is starting to shrink...

 

...and, look, the ruching has begun...

 

...and it's starting to have that lovely 'nuno felt texture'! :)

 

This is a project that would be nearly impossible for me to do on my own...

...so having a group of like-minded feltmakers and a wonderful teacher made all the difference.

Once I got past the layout and the irksome plastic sheeting...

...I actually quite enjoyed the hours of rolling and fulling...

...because you could finally see progress being made!

Next time: the big reveal.