Sewing A Historically Inspired Regency Gentleman's Coat (and getting totally carried away by capes)

[@juniper111984]

Capes, irresponsible pattern hacking, and important cat interludes for the win! I love it!

[@Mommamacnz]

The coat was nice enough, but the capes elevate it to a much better level. I'm glad you ignored my vote to make the capes removable.

[@vincentbriggs1780]

Yay capes! I agree, it looks much better with them. And I very much relate to being too opinionated to do polls for projects. Every time I think about doing a poll I end up realizing that I already know how I want to do the thing in question.

[@cherylrosbak4092]

It looks great. That stand-up collar frames your face handsomely.

[@Nessi-dances]

I like the movement the capes give! 💜

[@lynn858]

Thank you for explaining why NOT a removable cape. As soon as you said it, I loved the idea. But yeah... I'd probably be unsatisfied with the result of that too. The "can unpick it w/o damaging the garment" option is a fantastic option for maximum longevity.

[@mxheathcliff]

cat interlude was most definitely crucial! asking questions of instagram I find is more to get an idea of what you really Don't want to do 😅

[@NiobiumThyme]

If I had Instagram, I would have responded.."It's your coat, you have to wear it, who cares what I want in a coat." I learned alot from the pattern drafting. Thank you.

[@joannebrown4073]

The capes make the coat. X

[@margaretkaraba8161]

The only reason I'd say "NO CAPES" is because I loved the movie "The Incredibles". Edna's my hero (and baby Jack). I love capes. I have a full-legth one made from wool. Do ALL the capes! Btw, that cape looks really good. Love the ripples it makes.

[@cloudiefluffs]

Hard agree with your cape opinions!! I literally have a cape WIP in my lap rn. I shall all endeavour to make a coat with capes when I eventually get that far in my sewing skill tree 😊yours is majestic ✨

[@TorchwoodPandP]

Capes are now on my horizon! Thanks! ❤❤

[@stevezytveld6585]

I love the accordion fold trick for laying out a long stretch of fabric. Thank you. That coat is everything. Every excuse, any hint of chill in the air, and on goes that coat. Absolutely brilliant. And? All the capes. All the time... most excellent. The contrasting lining is lovely. At the moment I'm alternating between the balcony kitchen container garden and hand sewing some light wool cobalt-blue crepe into a 1950's dolman sleeve blouse. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@MeadowoodRanch]

Irresponsible pattern hacking… perfection!

[@gigi3242]

Reminds me of Sherlock Holmes. I think the coat is amazing both ways; probably keep you warmer with the capes. Thanks for the video. Have a beautiful week.

[@katwitanruna]

Crucially important cat interlude for the win!

[@anotherdreamgonewest]

Lovely! And as someone who lived through the late 90s with convertible everything, I whole heartedly agree with the choice to not button on the capes- a convertible item just means that the one way you wear it 90% of the time is that much worse to accommodate the concessions for the other way it is worn 10% of the time.

[@coalsparks]

Love the capes! Very Georgette Heyer. :) I feel like they need to come a lot closer to meeting in the front however? The bulk of them looked almost uneven in the reveal, like there was more fullness on one shoulder than the other.

[@susanpilling8849]

I am reminded of all my favourite Georgette Heyer heroes who wore a 'many caped driving coat'. I am here for it. Love it! 🩵🩵🩵

[@julianebonenkamp6317]

Thats what I thought.

[@colegoodwin4010]

Came for the coat, stayed for the cat.😂

[@emilysmith2784]

Wow I am shocked people said no to capes. Add to capes to every coat!!! Love it ❤

[@pippaseaspirit4415]

The capes absolutely make that coat.

[@anzaia2164]

The silk is looking lovely! I think the tiny crinkles add texture, add character.

[@anzaia2164]

Also: Oh, to be a silk lining kind of guy... Viscose has me hooked already, but a man can dream still...

[@debbyclark6587]

The capes actually make the fullness in the lower portion of the coat look more masculine. 👏

[@pennydreadfull]

Love the capes!! Very Barnabas Collins!!

[@haakdraakje]

Forever mr. Darcy (era)! ❤ Love the capes.

[@thecalicoheart7946]

The ‘asking Instagram’ rant was completely hilarious!!!! 🤣 XXX Thank yoooooouuuuu for showing the patterning. I wish more people did that! 😄XXX

[@soniashapiro4827]

I love the woods and stream. Vibes. Style. Yes.

[@shari5982]

I’m glad Team Capes won. Absolutely beautiful garment!

[@bernadmanny]

I have that same coat pattern, good to know that there is lots of ease for when I need to tweak it.

[@Tisiloves]

Insta polls are just there for ideas. It's the more interactive version of rolling a die and seeing how you feel

[@mandylavida]

I would wear that coat on every possible occasion. Stunning.

[@mandylavida]

Ps. I do love your attitude. 'You are all wrong. (Sub text). Now F off.' We would get on so well.

[@BYBabbra]

Brilliant coat, the capes almost make me believe it to be from the Dr Who wardrobe. Now having a wallet that says no to expensive fabric, my wallet tends to just tell me to "ef off" when thinking about nice fabrics.

[@anzaia2164]

Capes are the ultimate androgyniser. They hide your shape, and they don't really read as masc or femme today - just as unusual. And often, unusual *is* what I am going for~

[@AnidHarker]

I mean yeah the capes definitely give the coat a panache, a pizzazz that the plain coat could never have

[@Winter_Boomershine]

That coat is amazing. I quite agree, the cape makes it even better.

[@nanettebromley8843]

Yep the capes make the coat. Reminds me of a coachmans coat.

[@curlyclaire2]

Oooohhh! 5hose capes look good! WANT!

[@Tisiloves]

I laughed about the irresponsible pattern hacking, and then I remembered I like the 17th century and working class, so yeah...

[@lucylongsocks2835]

Capes. Tricorne hat. Pistols.

[@lornaperryman489]

This is the first time I've run across your channel and it's so interesting to see your coat design becoming reality. Your sewing and patterning techniques are very instructive making me want to try my hand at actually sewing a dress instead of just heading off to walmart. The capes drape beautifully. Thank you for sharing.

[@kebhMI]

Beautiful. You weren't kidding about adding capes😬

[@fiberhijinks8279]

Nothing like asking someone their opinion to give you the clearest idea of your own opinion on the matter 😂 My spouse does the same thing -- will waffle over any and all decisions to be made, has no idea what he wants, but the second someone ELSE has an opinion about what he should do -- his mind is made up and you cannot change it. The capes look fantastic!!

[@jeanetterule5420]

🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡Excellent result. The multiple capes were just stunning. Your cat assistant is clearly very bright and helpful. 🧶🐟🧶🐟🧶🐟🧶🐟🧶🐟🧶🐟🧶🐟Very Well done! 👍

[@jodammerungii6134]

That’s a lot of cape. Looks like a lot of fun to wear.

[@orbiscorpus]

The capes are incredible. Seriously inspiring work!

[@VioletToadstool]

You look magnificent! Always say yes to capes!

[@feltaria9177]

The capes are gorgeous ❤❤❤

[@janesouthworth4216]

Capes are good!

[@woodenkat8971]

You look like you joined the 4 horse club! Yay! All the capes!

[@katwitanruna]

I want one! In black.

[@cynthiadugan858]

I’m a huge cape fan😂 I love how yours drape. Much much nicer than I expected with fabric that thick and that many layers. I haven’t seen much with actual wool due to a combination of pricetag and allergies. Possibly my inexperience with the fabric is why I was surprised by how lovely it draped.

[@bellemeri8155]

Actually, they have reprinted "The Cut of Men's Clothes" as an eBook only in 2023. Which is annoying for us who like print books. Love the capes... well done. :)

[@mayalynn]

Years banging around costube, and this is the first time I've found you? Instant subscribe. ❤

[@elizabethchambers7393]

Capes are perfect, and so iconic!

[@ShannonLambert]

Hell yes capes!!

[@nizarahdragon3973]

I like it better with the caps

[@elizabethprzybylski9486]

I love the caped coat!

[@julianebonenkamp6317]

Yes pleace. I'm dreaming of a Regence mens coat ever since I read Gorette Hayer as a teen. In the mid 80tes losts outfits were inspired by the regence and impier men fashon like Prince in Purple Rain.

[@MiffoKarin]

LOVE the capes! They provide a more masculine silhouette while adding some whimsy. They look quite heavy though, so I wouldn't want to wear them myself. 😅

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I discovered the accordion fold thing too, after making a few giant messes by trying to unroll/unfold things in cramped area once too often... I am actually starting to store it like that after I wash it before it goes into the stash. A couple years ago I fixed an oversized neckline due to a pattern drafting oopsie in a house coat I'd made to keep me warm in the house, and then hid the corrections under a capelet, and honestly that made me want to add capelets to everything... capelet the world! (honestly my gross old work jacket I wear to shovel snow might still get one if I can find a water-resistant fabric before next snow shovelling season, it'll help keep my back dry when I have to go out in sloppy wet snow). And I like your "if it's a straight line and I don't need a seam there, why is this two pieces?" concept, my princess seam bodice block could do that if I added a gore in once it went past my hip (I discoverd that I need to drop bulky waistlines so they can pretened to be the hip flare that I don't have). And I did to that to several pieces in my first attempt at a half-corset (think sports-bra?) since after I modified the pattern to fit my shape, a lot of it was rectangles. I have a PDF copy of that men's clothing manual by Nora Waugh and have been looking through it, hoping I know enough basic sewing consruction that I can assemble things if I do manage to scale something up to my or my husband's measurements. The house coat I capeleted was actually based on the Mood Fabrics free pattern that Sewstine made of her Kefta, it has a lot of design elements in common with yours I think. The one I made in boiled wool is too stiff up front to sit in the car without the collar smushing my cheeks up, so I might need to unpick some stuff and remove some interfacing (I made it to withstand a Canadian winter, which it actually does reasonably well), or foigure out how to button down the collar for automotive reasons, but the indoor version I made was definitely some pattern fudging done wrong, but I'm really happy with how the capelet came out, to the point where if I make another outerwear garment from that princess seam pattern (heavily modified because I'm shaped like a soft brick/unenthusiastic cylinder/dad-bod rather than typical curvy female shape) with the other chunk of boiled wool I got, I might try for an intermediate weather one that works better in the car, and has capelet. Or I might just add a capelet to the first one if I have the collar area opened up anyways, I've got some extra fabric left over because I bought the recommended amount and didn't use nearly as much as it thought I should. My biggest regret about this coat and the next one I make is only being able to wear one at a time , they're so much fun and I so rarely get the chance to go out in anything other than my half wrecked work jacket. Thanks for showing historical(ly inspired) menswear, a rare and precious find on this internet thing full of fantastic gowns and fancy dresses I would never make because I'd never wear them. I am far more comfortable in men's workwear than women's fancywear, and there's precious little about women's workwear that I've found, always on the lookout for something I can wear at our medieval fighting events when I'm not in armour...

[@hrani]

Not me opening my preferred historical fabric store in another tab to see if there would be something delectable for a cape lining, but especially in something that it would look really good to toss the cape across one shoulder so the lining shows... Yay capes!

[@rosefox4245]

I LOVE this!! I've been wanting a coat like this for years but haven't quite gotten the courage to go for it yet

[@laurastericker8508]

The drama! Love all the capes :D With any luck I'll be able to take some inspiration from this video for an upcoming cosplay coat project

[@lieslr147]

I love the cape so much, that coat is goals :)

[@vaaarna]

such a cool coat!

[@goddesspa]

Love this style. Also a friend just gave me the same sewing machine. Have a great day and thank you for the content.

[@AshLG]

It’s a proper workhorse machine - mine had a previous life making morris dancer uniforms and then I’ve been using it almost daily for over a decade

[@ZiriO]

Okay the capes look amazing though, why _wouldn't_ people want capes on an overcoat?

[@chrisbenner9243]

You look fabulous.

[@nekogalchan]

A comment for the algorithm gods

[@stevezytveld6585]

Please consider this, oh ultimate interwebs and the Algorithmic Gods - both the old and the AI, my offering. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@KathleenStidham]

LOVE THIS! thank you so much for the joy today.

[@lindaheredia6224]

I love the coat with the capes. I was also thinking of a hood, but they are probably not considered manly.

[@JoannaPiancastelli]

Yes capes.

[@serasilva8214]

I'm shocked people said no to the capes. Capes are always a yes. Why would anyone say no

[@lyssamedana2224]

It would be rude not to do capes if there's an opportunity.

[@kebhMI]

Stitch like capes.

[@Mockthenerd]

Where can I find a pattern for this ti give to my tailor?

[@EmlynBryn]

This channel has absolutely convinced me to get into larp but the only one with any obvious player base near me is empire and that is most definitely out of my range and style. Do you have any tips on finding smaller systems to play for?

[@jamesmulholland6959]

Context: I LARP with Ash. Most of us travel up and down the country for the kind of medium sized (30-50 player) events that have gotten rarer since the pandemic. Taking time out of work and arranging transport is an assumed part of the cost and a big reason LARP is expensive as a hobby. They tend to be advertised on UK LARP Facebook groups, which are searchable. UK LARP is still so reliant on Facebook that it's near impossible to get involved on your own without an account: there just isn't another social media network with all the relevant functionality.

[@TerribleResults]

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