Kid’s Coat

March 12, 2008 in Costuming

The coat for the kiddo is done!  I’m going to write a longer, more detailed reflective page about it later, but for now I wanted to give a quick description and some pictures.

Basically what I did was take a standard tunic design, split the front & back panels, and leave the front one open.  There are three long gores – one in back and one in each side.  The front of the coat fastens with three enormous (1/2″) hooks and eyes.  The outer layer is a cotton twill; the lining is polyester fleece.  Color choice was a team affair – Shoshanna picked the lining and I chose the twill that worked best with it (we had this purple and a mustardy brown).

I did a little experiment with the structure of the side gores & gussets.  The gussets are composed of two right triangles, approximately 3″ on their short side and 7″ on their long side (you can do the math on hypotenuse length; I’m too lazy right now).  These were attached along their long edge to the bottom of the sleeve.  The gores then extends up in between the two sides of the gusset.  It’s a method that I definitely want to try out again in the future, but not on a heavy, lined garment – it puts a lot of unnecessary bulk in the armpit area.  For a smock or an unlined fashion layer, though, it would work pretty well.

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Tags: coat, clothing, costuming, SCA