Chanel Inspired Workshops

I regularly hold weekend workshops in Brisbane. You are taught all the required techniques to create your very own masterpiece. Next workshop will be held on the weekend of 2/3 March. Please visit www.ricamafabrics.com.au for further details

This workshop requires good dressmaking skills and is designed for experienced sewers only!

 

Chanel Inspired Jacket - Day 6

Make buttonholes by hand  and sew on buttons.

Hand sew weight chain to hem of jacket.

Set in sleeve, take care not to catch the lining. Fold up lining, pin and tack in place. Make small pleats at sleeve head to accommodate excess lining. Hand sew in place.

Chanel Inspired Jacket - Day 5

Join under sleeve seams and attach gros-grain to right side of Tweed.

Carefully attach lining to underflap of sleeve.

Cut and interface pocket pieces according to pattern instructions. Hand sew lining to the back and attach pocket to jacket fronts.

Attach gros-grain tape to neck and front and edge stitch in place.

Hem neck and fronts and hand sew lining close to jacket edge.

Latest Tweeds just arrived!

The latest Tweeds have just arrived and are available at alla moda fabric collection in Brisbane. Please visit www.allamoda.com.au for further details.

Chanel Inspired Jacket - Day 4

Qulting
Quilt lining to shell fabric

Join side back seams
Match, tack and stitch side back seams; press open with steam.

Hand sew lining seams in place.

Join centre front piece with side piece, matching pattern carefully.

Sleeve details
Join lining seams and tack into sleeve.

Quilt lining to shell fabric as shown.

Hand sew lining to sleeve opening.

Chanel Inspired Jacket - Day 3

Join lining pieces
Join pieces and tack to shell fabric

Joining sleeve seams
Join undersleeve seamd matching fabric pattern perfectly

 Add muslin to sleeve
Cut interlining from muslin on the bias and tack to bottom of sleeve.

Stitch gros-grain tape to sleeve
Tack gros-grain tape to bottom edge of sleeve with mitred corrners and carefully machine stitch in place.

Add braid to gros-grain
Tack and hand sew gros-grain on top of grosgrain tape.

Chanel Inspired Jacket - Day 3

Stitching on stay tape
Tack stay tape to both front pieces and carefully handstitch in place.

Joining front pieces
Join front and side front pieces matching Tweed pattern perfectly.