I made a muslin of the New Look 6853 in October and it was a total wadder! With the heat here in Florida sometimes making winter clothes is tough. I thought I would try again when the weather got cooler and this time I really liked the outcome.
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| New Look 6853 |
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| New Look 6853 Jacket Muslin |
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| New Look 6853 Jacket Muslin-Back View |
I found a lot of information from Chanel sew-a-longs last year on the internet. I liked how the princess seams from the jacket match almost perfect to the princess seams of the dress. I used an old thrift store sheet for my muslin. The fit was perfect once I added my usual FBA and removed about 1/2" from the shoulder seams. My shoulders are narrow. The length was perfect and the sleeves were a good fit too.
I read that when you use Bouclé type fabric that it will unravel and stretch out of shape when handled. I interfaced all pieces as soon as I cut them out. I also serged the edged of all pieces. It was time consuming but worth the time in the end.
The interfacing made the jacket a little stiff. I used a type of interfacing that I always use, it was ok, but I didn't know until later that they make a texture weft interfacing for this type of fabric. Maybe I'll order a few yards since I still would like to make a few more of these jackets.
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| New Look 6853 Bouclé Chanel Style Jacket |
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| New Look 6853 Bouclé Chanel Style Jacket |
I believe I saw an episode of It's Sew Easy with Angela Wolfe where she used the selvage of the fabric for trim. I didn't have anything that I thought looked nice as trim so I thought I would give it a try. Easy as pie!
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| New Look 6853 Bouclé Chanel Style Jacket-Selvage Trim |
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| New Look 6853 Bouclé Chanel Style Jacket-Selvage Trim |
The jacket is lined with a hot pink polyester fabric. It doesn't match the dress but matches the pink shades in the jacket. It was nice to work with and lining the jacket was easier than I had anticipated.
I am thinking next time to add a little more ease in the bust area & shoulders to accommodate the extra thickness of the fabric. Other than that I am very pleased with my outfit outcome.
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| New Look 6853 Bouclé Chanel Style Jacket |
I can't wait to wear my new Simplicity 7243 dress and New Look 6853 Chanel style jacket to Church soon.
Until next time.....................
Bonnie
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