Monday 29 November 2021

Grey Circassian Coat - Hemming

At the lining, only the first front pieces have attached lining at the lower edge, so I could turn the coat inside out and insert the woolen sleeves and then the lining sleeves too.
I sewed these together at the shoulder seam allowance and pressed it inside the sleeve.
I also ironed the lower edge as a preparation for hand sewing.
I found out there was too much material because of the wide skirt, so I took out half a centimeter at each seam. I sewed the lining to the coat at the lower edge, leaving out just one gore which will be sewn on by hand.
I used catchstitch to keep the facing in place.
The last part of the lining was sewn on with an invisible stitch.