Resizing and Repairing Grandma’s Coat
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- This project has been on my "want to do" list for so long now, I finally got around to doing it! And what better weather to wear a warm winter coat in, than gloriously cold below freezing winter temperatures?
Despite being a simple project, this did take longer than expected to finish. Largely due to doing my best to respect and adhere to the original craftsmanship. I cannot claim their excellence, but I can at least appreciate and acknowledge it.
The wool yarn I am using is Hillesvåg Sølje, a lovely, soft yarn from the Norwegian longwool (Norsk pelssau), a sheep with wool in natural shades of grey, which gives all the colors beautiful mottled tones. ull.no/produkt... (link is in Norwegian. I recommend you find your own awesome artisans local to you)
Norwegian sheep breeds, in English, if you are so inclined: www.rhonna.net...
PS: There are obviously limits to how much extra width you can add to a single side seam in this way. In total I added less than 10 cm (4 inches), which is already pushing the proportions. If I had to add a lot more, it would have made more sense (but also a lot more work) to add a few cm to each seam.
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This is exactly what people did centuries ago: remaking and reparing old clothes to look and fit better. It's amazing to think about that while watching your video, it somehow makes our ancestors more alive in my head. They could have made a youtube video just like yours - if they had the technology. That makes them feel very real.
That is a very nice way of looking at it. I do know my grandmother approves of reusing her coat in this way. 🥰
I inherited my mother's not-quite-finished linen chemise that she made for her folk dance outfit, complete with handmade pulled-thread lace. I just finished remaking it to fit me. I wish I had Kristine's skill and patience. The coat is so wonderfully redone.
That is amazing! I am sure your project came out well too. The memories will always make it precious to me.
Очень аккуратная и кропотливая работа!!!
За чёрного кота дополнительные 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!!
Beautiful buttonholes and fantastic cuff embroidery
Thank you.
The finished coat has such a beautiful line ! You did a marvelous job!
Aw, thank you so much!! 🥰🥰
Wow! The feather stitching on the cuffs was so pretty amd looked like it was meant to be there. I like the concept of making the changes quite obvious, not trying to hide them.
I was suddenly reminded of an overcoat I had as a child. Mine was a hand-me-down from a family my parents knew. {The relationship was complicated and "friends" is probably not the right word, as my mother ended up threatening to take them to court over money they owed my father. Fortunately Jack Thompson coughed up the money when threatened with court proceedings but Mum would have had no qualms about taking them to court if they hadn't paid.) Anyway, before all that went down, they had this overcoat that their daughter had grown out of and I scored it.
Stylistically my overcoat was very similar to yours, I would guess at it being 1950s. According to what I was told, the tailor was "the same tailor the Royal children have" - no idea whether or not that was true and unfortunately, I don't remember the name on the label. The collar had a dark forest green velvet insert. The dark green of the velvet matched one of the colours that the fabric was woven out of, it was a twill in yellow, green and natural. If I remember correctly, the lining was a light beige. Like your coat, it was gored and had a nicely flared skirt.
I was very sorry to grow out of that overcoat, I really liked it.
The coat turned out wonderful! 💚I myself am in the process of mending and transforming clothes I haven't worn due to them being ill fitting or simply unflattering. It is such a nice feeling when they are given new life and get to be used, instead of being forgotten in the dark corners of the closet .
Lovely cozy video!
Thank you, I am very happy with it! 🥰 and I absolutely agree. Heirlooms are nice, but I would rather they be useable and useful!
Such an inspirational refashion/repair! I love the cuffs so much. Will definitely be taking notes from this, as I have several "to be mended" items that could benefit from the techniques you applied here. ♥
Thank you! I hope to see more lovingly mended and visibly resized pieces! 🥰
Love love love.
Awesome! Really appreciate your philosophy of 'not as if new', but well loved. And the cuffs look amazing :D
Alos, Hi from Denmark ;)
Hiiii! *waves* :D
It could never be new. It has too much of my grandmother in it. So why not embrace it? 🥰
@@KristineVike: "It has too much of my grandmother in it." That's such a lovely thing to say.
Beautiful handwriting
I looove the red cuffs. The coat looks great and it fits you so well now. Wonderful twirl too!
Thank you! And thank you for your kind words on my less-than-graceful twirl. It made me laugh, so I kept it in. 😂
Lovely! Great job on the gores. I love seeing old garments get care to be used again and especially resized larger!
Thank you! I wasn’t sure how people would like the difference in fabric, but I’m very happy that people seem to like it as much as I do! 🥰
Oh, I love the look of contrasting side panels and the featherstitched cuffs :) Gorgeous project :)
Thank you! It has become my favorite winter coat, both for the memories and the incredible warmth it provides. 🥰
I found this a delight and an inspiration to watch. I've been watching lots of your videos today while having a cozy rest day to recover from jet lag from my vacation to Norway! You have such a wonderful country!
The coat is so pretty! And I really adore the look of those cuffs ❤️
Thank you! I want to use this yarn to make All The Things!! 😁
Beautiful! I especially love the feather stitching on the cuffs.
Thank you! They were surprisingly fun to do!
@@KristineVike I bet! It's crazy how warm the coat was. I am always amazed at how people kept warm before synthetic fabrics.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!
Happy to hear it! 😊
@@KristineVike Seriously, you deserve more subscribers. Your content is excellent.
So herlig, og so gøy! Ein blir ein del av historia i slike plagg 😊
Sant! Og den lukter enda bestemor. 🥺
how wonderful, excellent job!! and what a quality fabric the coat has....it might be double weft or somebody taken the trouble to felt 2 fabrics together manually?!😮 what mastery
i wonder if you could add rusty red overall small embroidery on the inserts, it might match the color of the jacket, just an idea....but like this its great as well! love the cuff detail you added
Your grandmother would be very proud of you! The coat turned out beautifully!
Thank you! It is super warm! 🥰
❤
beautifully executed.
Thank you. 😊
@@KristineVike I love everything you do and your calming nature. BRAVO!
hello very nice lady you have a Irish accent sound ?don't you whish you had a electric sewing machine so you could keep both hands on your work wile sewing?
Not really, you get used to working with one hand just like anything else.
Rather than opening the side seams, I'd have just fashioned it into single breasted