As a lover of textiles and intricate prints and patterns, I often am seduced by the beautiful Pashmina shawls for sale in midtown Manhattan. Over the years, I have purchased several of them which are beautiful, soft, warm and colorful.
Trouble is, I never wear them. In fact, I rarely ever wear shawls. Recently I was folding and admiring the pashmina shawls I have and an idea popped into my head: why not turn one into a jacket? My shawls are 27 inches wide and 72 inches ( 2 yards) long, excluding fringe.
I got out one of my favorite simple classic jacket patterns, Butterick 6474, and laid it out on a shawl which I folded in half:
If laid out this way, the fringe would be on the cuffs and front edges, but not on the back.I cut out the pieces, and sewed them together using overlock stitch and french seaming when possible, as the weave is a bit loose and the wool is somewhat ravelly and delicate.
A comfortable, warm and light jacket! And Sue makes a great model.
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4 comments:
Wow, Jeri! What a great idea! And what a beautiful jacket, too. You are so creative! Say hi to Sue, and tell her that she is a very beautiful model.
Love to you,
E
OMG is that gorgeous!! I am so impressed. I have never seen a Pashmina in person, but I know I would much rather wear it as a jacket than as a shawl. Too beautiful.
Wonderful creative use of the shawl. Love it.
K
Jeri, that looks great! What a good idea, I should go look in my closet.
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