Coat lining tutorial

Firstly thanks so much for all of your lovely comments on my last couple of coat posts! Reading them really made me stop and think about how far my sewing has come since I made my very first top about five years ago. It was so lovely to look back and think about what me then would have thought about the possibility of me ever sewing something so complex! So thank you for making me realise how much I've improved! A couple of people asked about how I applied the piping between the lining and…

In this tutorial I will be showing how to fully line a wool jacket (or coat) with a combination of flat lining and bag lining […]

Follow along for all the steps to add lining to the Mariana Notched Collar Jacket pattern. Linings can be tricky to figure out, that’s partly what makes them so fun! Pattern Notes All seam allowances 3/8” (~1 cm) I changed a few minor style elements of the jacket — I moved the pocket placement, used...

The guide to drafting linings for unlined jackets and coats, by Sabrina Lee.

Finish your jacket's cuffs and neckline with expert-level detailingA jacket lining makes it easier to slide a jacket on and off over clothing and makes the jacket more comfortable. Not all jacket patterns have instructions for lining, but...

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The guide to drafting linings for unlined jackets and coats, by Sabrina Lee.

Quite some time ago, before his August holiday, PacoPeralta offered to write the directions for pad stitching and shaping the lapel and coll...

Claire Shaeffer explains how to have your tailored jackets hold their shape for decades by creating interfacing inspired by French designer Yves Saint Laurent.