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Coat of Vines

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The original idea for this coat was spawned waiting late at night for a train in Denver, with my more traditional coat that stopped at the waist.

Coat pattern by me. There are duplicates of the exterior pockets on the inside.  The cuffs fold down to cover my hands, I loose/forget gloves a lot. Huge hood, because I like huge hoods. Double layer of fleece. embroidery is closed fishbone leaves, stem stitche vines, over a dozen different shades of cotten embroidery floss done freehand.  The first 100 hours or so of embroidery I enjoyed, the next 50-70 (I stopped keeping track) were an endurance trial.  

Things I would do differently if I did it again, more pattern pieces, I think it would shape nicer with more there.  Longer skirting, and I would ditch the higher in front than in back option.  Waist lower in the pattern.  Larger pockets. And I would just make the exterior out of a patterned fabric, or use a ribbon or trim around the edges, this was WAY too much embroidery. I debated doing some quilt batting in between the layers, and rejected the idea, I may regret that.  I think I might want the extra layer.

The detail shot of embroidery used for the background is from the sleeve, the buttons are button 3 and 4 down from the top and were purchased at www. treasurecast.com 

My husband says I need my bow and quiver to go with this.

Edited 11/7/13: I took a few more front shots of the coat, I did not want to do another photo session with this coat, as I had already had 3, but I did not have a great shot of the front, the one I had, which was OK of the coat, had me making a stupid face.  So replaced the front shot with a new one.

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Image size
1644x1394px 465.59 KB
Make
NIKON
Model
COOLPIX S3000
Shutter Speed
10/600 second
Aperture
F/5.9
Focal Length
14 mm
ISO Speed
500
Date Taken
Oct 16, 2013, 9:22:21 AM
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Peter-pools's avatar
That is spectacular