Body Measurements
Finished Garment Measurements
Fabric Yield Recommendations
Recommended Fabric + Supplies
Main Fabric
The Poppy Coat is designed for medium-heavy weight woven fabrics such as wool and wool blends, in coating, melton or boucle styles. The Poppy Coat would also sew up beautifully in medium weight wovens like denim or gabardine. When choosing your fabric, don’t forget to consider what you intend to pair your coat with and how you will clean it when required.
Lining Fabric
The Poppy Coat is fully lined and careful consideration should be made when choosing a lining fabric to ensure that it will not interfere with the drape of your main fabric. The Poppy Coat will work well with acetate, cupro, silk satin or twill, or rayon lining fabrics. Take care to ensure your lining option is not too lightweight as slippage may occur at the seams.
Toiling Fabric
Calico can be purchased for toiling purposes here.
Interfacing
Interfacing is recommended for selected pattern pieces. Choose a woven interfacing in a weight appropriate for the fabric you are using.
Thread
You will need at least two spools of thread for straight stitching your coat outer, and an additional thread to match your lining fabric (if using a different colour).
Buttons
The Poppy Coat requires one 30mm button for the front closure.
Tools
The Poppy Coat can be completed with a regular domestic sewing machine, with a buttonhole function. If your machine does not have a buttonhole function, you can usually get buttonholes done at a garment alterations store. You will also require an iron, tailor’s chalk, a point turner, a ruler, a sharp pair of sewing scissors, a hand sewing needle and pins. A fuse press will be helpful for block fusing your interfacing, if you have access to one. Alternatively, you can use your iron to apply your interfacing and we highly recommend testing this out before you start.