chanel jacket

3 min read 2023-01-10 09:42:26

More Custom Trim

What better way to start 2023 than with a Chanel style jacket! This version used fabric from Linton Tweed and features trim created from coordinating

6 min read 2022-10-20 03:49:57

Finding trim for your French jacket is easier when you are working with a multi color fabric, especially one with black, white or another neutral

5 min read 2022-07-28 06:27:26

Finding trim is easier if you’re looking for black, white or common color. This fuschia jacket made from a wonderful soft Mendel Goldberg boucle

6 min read 2022-04-25 19:22:06

Registration is open for classes in Palm Beach Gardens. Join the 7 day French jacket class from Monday, November 7 through Sunday November 13, 2022.

3 min read 2022-02-13 02:47:05

To expand my variations of custom trim, I’ve been experimenting with tubular yarns as well as crocheting with narrow strips of fabric. Many boucles

1 min read 2021-10-01 04:23:26

I’ve been working on additional trim ideas to customize and embellish your custom French jacket. Alice, of Mendel Goldberg Fabrics in NYC, sent me

1 min read 2021-03-10 19:10:48

I’ve been writing this blog since 2014 and am thrilled to learn the tutorials presented are helpful to other sewists. Joyce posted photos of her

6 min read 2021-03-10 19:10:48

I’ve been writing this blog since 2014 and am thrilled to learn the tutorials presented are helpful to other sewists. Joyce posted photos of her

1 min read 2021-02-14 02:21:04

Here’s the step by step method I used to create this custom trim for a fabric from Linton Tweeds. I used a sport weight black yarn which had a

10 min read 2021-02-14 02:21:04

Here’s the step by step method I used to create this custom trim for a fabric from Linton Tweeds. I used a sport weight black yarn which had a

11 min read 2021-02-14 02:21:04

Here’s the step by step method I used to create this custom trim for a fabric from Linton Tweeds. I used a sport weight black yarn which had a

5 min read 2020-05-02 01:30:00

Coco Chanel Paris, 1962, by Douglas Kirkland In Switzerland, Coco Chanel chafed at her post–World War II exile. It was not just that her income

1 min read 2016-09-28 05:31:44

Anyone who has constructed their version of the classic Chanel quilted jacket is aware that there is no provision in the design for shoulder padding.