Category Archives: Coats/Capes/Wraps

Folkwear Wearable Blanket

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Noile

It’s winter, it’s Covid, it’s time to huddle, and wearable blankets, otherwise known as “ponchos”, are everywhere, and mostly meh and so large as to be unmanageable. Like a lot of people now, I, too, want to hibernate until it’s … Continue reading →

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Copy Caftan

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Noile

In a mis-guided attempt to lean into the leisure-at-home that characterizes this Covid year, I decided to make a caftan. I dreamt of gliding gracefully through the day — or at least an evening — wrapped in a flowing cloud.  … Continue reading →

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Papercut Sapporo Coat

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Noile

First of all, this is a review of the old pattern, and the corrections to it made by Papercut, not the re-issued new version. Secondly, the coat is wonderful; the pattern (and “correction”) is a hot mess. Let me count … Continue reading →

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Simplicity 1775: Cape

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Noile

This is one of those patterns with two numbers.  Here’s 1775, with a cluttered, uninteresting envelope graphic and here’s 0311, with the trendy buffalo plaid, and the silly accessories marginalized I made my cape out of PUL, the laminate that … Continue reading →

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Decades of Style 5006: 1950s Stole

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Noile

For a long time, I’ve wanted something stole-like that I could wear to spruce up basic travel outfits, and which would work as a personal wrap on a plane.  When I saw Decades of Style’s 1950s stole, I knew I … Continue reading →

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Burda 6992 — Asymmetrical Cape with Bat-Wing Sleeve

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Noile

This is one of those garments I really should have drafted on my own.  It looks simple, and it is. But Burda offered a few details I really coveted, and wasn’t sure I could get right without a lot of … Continue reading →

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Guest Garment

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Noile

I’ve been a bad blogger; I’ve been sewing, and there are items in my queue going back to April, but life has interfered, and computer glitches mean that I’ve also lost access to a lot of images. Sigh. One day, … Continue reading →

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My Minoru Jacket

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Noile

It’s finished!  I wore it out today, and I loooove this garment!  It’s everything I hoped it would be, and next year I plan to make an actual parka from the pattern.  Here’s the front view, with the hood inside … Continue reading →

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Vogue 1277 – Koos Lite

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Noile

My version of this coat (?) jacket (?)  is “Koos lite” because I changed a bunch of things to make the construction and planning simpler. For me, at least.  Your mileage may vary. My duct tape dummy lists a little … Continue reading →

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Vogue 8675

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Noile

As many bloggers have already noted, the illustration for this pattern evokes a big “ho hum”;  it looks like just another boring Vogue basic: Then, a lot of us saw this photo, and took a second look: Much better, isn’t … Continue reading →

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