Issue 31 Ormond apron + Coats Skills Kit

DESCRIPTION: The Ormond apron. Featuring a range of techniques and skills that you often only see on unlined jackets and coats.

The Sewing Coats Skills Kit is a resource that can stand on its own. From the tools you need, tips for working with heavyweight fabrics and techniques for getting that professional finish, this resource covers everything you need to know and nothing you don’t, and breaks it down into manageable chunks at the same time.

By working through the Skills Kit you will gain confidence preparing and working with heavyweight fabrics, and sewing:

• Sewing a facing
• Flat felled seams on curved and straight seams
• Bias binding
• Welt pocket with French seams
• Vent openings
• Handstitching (eg. Slip stitch and hand basting)
• Block fusing + piece fusing
• Grading
• Clipping
• Understitching

SIZE: All

FABRICS: The Ormond coat is compatible with mid to heavy weight outerwear fabrics such as: cotton canvas, waxed canvas/oil cloth, cotton moleskin, rigid denim, corduroy and heavyweight cotton drill.

Wool coating and boiled wool can also be used, but please keep in mind that the coat is unlined. For some, this may be uncomfortable, or make it tricker to slide the coat on and off. Sleeves can be underlined with a smooth fabric to help with this.

Fabric requirements and finished garment measurements can be found here.

NOTIONS: Coordinating thread