Making A “Viking” Coat | How to Sew Triangular Gores, Square Gussets, & Fur

[@becomingelduende1604]

I learnt so many tricks in this video.... if only I watched this before I sewed my 25 gores!

[@TheLastBazaar]

25!!! My goodness, that's so many! I'm glad you learned something for next time though!

[@patriciagleve4784]

Lovely! I'd wear it tomorrow.

[@zephiel70]

Omg, shaving down the fur seams is ingenious. In all my years of fur handling, I never thought of it.

[@TheLastBazaar]

It's super useful, and honestly shaving it off is really satisfying too! Glad to help :)

[@adamakaru2683]

WOW lady I don't even have swing machine, but you really know what you are doing and how to!. Thank you, so much I love your presentations and attitude you smart; thank you.

[@TheLastBazaar]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

Wow! Fabulous!

[@TheLastBazaar]

Thank you 😊

[@kieraoona]

the shape looks great and almost timeless in a way.

[@nicolemitchell446]

When marking the lines to sew closed the bottom of the garment after bagging out. If you mark the seam at 4cm and then fold the fabric to meet the line you will have a 2cm seam without obscuring your markings😉 Great video btw!

[@TheLastBazaar]

Absolutely! I mostly didnt here because of how small the hole I left was - it was fiddly as is, but just as fiddly to try to get in that far ☺️

[@ladyjusticesusan]

That’s beautiful!!!! Thank you for posting.

[@asparagussauce]

two prong pins!! omg. genius. I really enjoy getting your more tutorially thoughts, it's excellent to hear your fabric witchery wisdom

[@TheLastBazaar]

Keeva McQuarry thank you 🥰

[@OctoberWolfe]

I am gonna add those to the list of pins I need to get my hands on.

[@TheLastBazaar]

they are so good for thick and/or wiggly fabrics!

[@TheSimpleSack]

loved watching this and learning. thank you

[@TheLastBazaar]

Thank *you* for watching! I'm glad it's helpful!

[@medievalcontent6193]

Great video and love the use of the 100% wool. Looks amazing.

[@TheLastBazaar]

thank you! ☺️

[@stephanieedwards5818]

🤩 so good!

[@Jonsson7]

Do you remember how many Yard/meters you used on the green wool?

[@TheLastBazaar]

About 2.5 metres I believe! I generally buy at least that for coats, more if the fabric is less than about 140cm wide :)

[@Jonsson7]

@@TheLastBazaar Thanks for quick answers. I have a fabric with 360 cm long and 66 cm wide. So I'm trying to figure out how I can make a "viking coat" of it with short sleeves. 😅 Work in progress.

[@TheLastBazaar]

@@Jonsson7 Very carefully I imagine!! Estimating yardage is one of my least favourite parts of sewing, so I always buy more than I think I'll need, but I think you should be able to manage that. It might be helpful to cut every pattern piece out of paper first so you can lay the whole thing out and place every piece, I've had to do that more than once when I've not had quite enough fabric! It's also perfectly acceptable (and historically accurate even!) to piece panels, if you need to cut the triangular gores in two to make them fit, you can do that too. Good luck!

[@jacintaanderson]

What is the tunic pattern you use?

[@TheLastBazaar]

hey! I drafted the pattern myself. It’s largely based on what extant historical tunics were like in the era - look for ‘t tunic’ and ‘medieval tunic’ patterns!