Bog jacket

This project inspiration has come from the simple construction of a sewing project I stumbled across. Link #1 | Link #2 | I started this project by adding my highest slot count cylinder to my Chambord AccuKnitter CSM - this is a 120 needle count cylinder (you certainly could use any

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a program on the Bog Coat to the wearables group of the Kingwood Area Quilt Guild. This was inspired by my experience with making this coat: Below are my notes on making a bog coat including references that include a set of instructions from the 2003 Bog Coat challenge done by the Houston Quilt Guild wearables group . THE BOG COAT A bog coat is a garment constructed out of a rectangle of fabric with the only waste being the opening for your neck…

cindy on Instagram: "My friend gave me this thrifted sleeping bag and I made a hooded #mybogjacket! The sleeping bag is double sided so this can totally be reversible. I plan to make matching bottoms of some kind with the left overs. The original bog jacket doesn’t have a hood so I would love to make this an expansion pack to the sewing pattern. #sewingpattern #fashion #fashiondesign #upcycle #thrifting #sewingreels #fashiondesign"

Blue Velvet Bog Coat: My mom is a weaver. I found this coat concept in one of her weaving books and was compelled to try it. It is based on an ancient design dug up from the peat bogs in Scandinavia. Thus, bog coat. It is currently a popular desig…

An exhibition of zero waste fashion showing the garments from the book Zero Waste Sewing. Enjoy a virtual walk-through and slide show.