Ifyou can b uy wool from one o f the online fabric stores, like Distinctive Fabrics, they often have sales and I have gotten fabulous wool fabric for as little as $5/yd!!!
Yours in costuming, Lisa A On Fri, 4 Nov 2011 10:13:39 -0400 "Paul and Charlene" <asti...@golden.net> writes: > Angelique wrote: > > >Wool coating is fairly expensive, and I am hoping that it would be > possible to alter a sack style coat from a nearby thrift store. Do > you think it's possible? > > > From time to time I check out men's(or even women's) outer wear > coats(it needs to be the long coat style) at my local thrift stores > to see if I think they could be converted to a Victorian frock coat > or a Regency tail coat. I look for a plain cut with little seaming. > Also the wool needs to be farily thin and stiff(as in melton)--not > soft as most of our modern winter coats tend to be. I visualize > what marks might not be avoidable in the "new" jacket such as where > a previous button might have been. What gets me every time is the > sleeve. Modern sleeves are cut rather straight and converting them > to a banana shape for the Victorian sleeve is not possible without > piecing. I have yet to take the plunge but would like to try > sometime just to see if it is doable. > > Charlene Roberts > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
