My coat for 12th Night is getting quite close to done. Needs hemming & a short collar. But I will probably go sleeveless at this point. See, I still have this crazy idea to wear it over the 1530s gown as more of a giornéa or perhaps it might be called a cioppa — either are types of loose overgowns worn by Italian women of the 15th-16th centuries, though I think the first one is typically open at the sides as well as the front, while the later is a more generic term. Anyway, it’s sewn, lined, the armcyes are finished off, & I even tacked two pockets into the lining, I also have some trim from The Stash plus toggles bought of eBay for down the center front.
This looks great! Look at your killer pattern matching – go you! 🙂
Thanks! With gorgeous fabric like this (which I’ve been hoarding for years), I really had to make sure it lined up right.
Those frogs are a great color match. I’m impressed you got them from ebay.
I ordered 2 different kinds, the red/burgundy & some gold, hoping one would match. The gold were too shiny, but these ones worked!
Inside pocket – great idea! I’m totally adding one whenever I get around to making one of those for myself!
The pockets are each big enough to hold my iPhone (which I’ll only really need at 12th nite, of course), & they’re on the side seams so they shouldn’t interfere with how the coat hangs.