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Counterpoints Jacket Collaged

comments (3) May 2nd, 2009 in garment construction, embellishments, reader's closet     
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Jacket Back
Wraparound Buttonhole Detail
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The Counterpoints Jacket–collaged. I repurposed 4 of my mother's wool sweaters, felted them and using my Gail Patrice Design Counterpoints Jacket pattern and Collage It! Template Set 1, created a treasured heirloom. All seams were butted using a 3-step zigzag stitch and the vintage buttons are from a collection purchased at a Glastonbury Historical Society auction. The on-seam linen side pockets were inserted using a "wraparound" technique. The same technique created the buttonhole. The 2 lower buttons close with elastic loops embellished with a narrow 3-thred serger stitch. The jacket is lined with Bemberg rayon and bias bound with linen.


Pattern or design used: My own design - Gail Patrice Design
posted in: garment construction, embellishments, reader's closet, felted wool, repurposed sweaters, butted-seam construction, fabric collage, vintage buttons, serger embellishment technique
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Comments (3)

adelhid adelhid writes: Wow!
Posted: 7:26 pm on October 28th

Sewista Sewista writes: Gorgeous jacket!
Posted: 7:24 am on July 1st

GingerInk GingerInk writes: Fascinating! I like the two sizes of buttons, which element is echoed in the random repeating circle in the body of the repurposed fabric. Very nice!
Posted: 2:28 pm on June 1st

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