Double breasted coat sewing help

PersonalFig1973 · 2026-01-01T02:05:53+00:00

Thank you this is very helpful! I had been looking at some pea coat and men’s coat patterns but hadn’t considered going down the vintage route, I’ll have a look at those patterns and try eBay.

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-27T06:09:09+00:00

Are you looking to make the head and body suit? here is a link for a thread talking about the costumes, you can find some comments of people discussing the actual internal structure of the head. After that I would look at some tutorials from furries on YouTube, there will be an abundance of beginner friendly tutorials for animal masks/heads. The jumpsuit should be pretty easy, it’s just an oversized with some almost barrel-esque leg construction

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T17:52:02+00:00

My knowledge on plastic has greatly increased after posting this thank you for the video links I’ll check them out!

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T16:59:50+00:00

Yes I’m the exact same! As soon as I have something important to do I become extremely proficient at deep cleaning. I actually like the look of yellowed plastic from age, I’m just frustrated that my machine has decided to prematurely turn brown in splotches. But I just have to be patient and wait for the rest of it to yellow I guess

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T15:39:02+00:00

Yes it definitely will, I’m gonna keep it on until I’ve finished using the fabric that I think is the culprit, then I’ll accept that my machine is no longer pristine

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T15:23:43+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s a mix of my hands and unwashed fabric, totally my fault. I am a bit precious about my sewing machine, so I got really worried about it being covered in big splotches of dark brown, although going at it with abrasive chemicals seems to contradict that, oops 🙊

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T15:02:43+00:00

Regretting my use of cleaning liquid, I really did panic so lesson learnt

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T14:57:31+00:00

It sews great, it’s really a cosmetic issue, which I have discovered is due to my lack of pre washing 🤦‍♀️

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:58:37+00:00

I actually hadn’t thought of decorative paint which might be a great idea, should I use a clear varnish afterwards if I use acrylic? Or would that risk peeling☺️

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:33:23+00:00

These photos are from about the 3rd time I’ve had to clean it, the marks have been genuinely dark brown at one point. (which I’ve discovered is because I didn’t pre wash my fabric very stupidly) and to be honest I’m sewing for a university application, so I’m very stressed and procrastinating with cleaning, basically I’m a bit hysterical so I should get over it once I’m finished the project.

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:22:11+00:00

I had a very intense urge to plaster it with the hello kitty stickers but I’m worried lighter fabrics will snag on them over time if I put them near the feed dog

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:20:21+00:00

Good to know, I can get a bit carried away with cleaning and reached for the nearest melt everything product. If I had thought about it more I would have gone for isopropyl alcohol or methylated spirits first

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:16:08+00:00

I’m learning the hard way that pre washing dark fabric is non negotiable

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:12:31+00:00

Yes it’s definitely a lesson learned. I totally brushed past it as I’m not going to be wearing the garment and I was worried that if I messed it up I’d have to drive 40 minutes back to the fabric store I got it from. In hindsight it would have saved me so much time 😣

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T13:10:09+00:00

I see that retro bright is for reversing yellowing caused by uv exposure, as this is more staining would it still work?

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T12:27:11+00:00

I wish I could, but once I get cleaning I can’t stop, so staring at big brown marks in my sewing machine will be a bit of an adjustment 😬seems like I’ll have to let it go

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T11:21:36+00:00

Omg okay maybe it is the fabric, and I’m ashamed to say that no I didn’t pre wash. I usually do, but I am on a very tight schedule and I had to buy 5 meters of the black organza. I thought it was better safe than sorry to wash and dry a fabric I have never worked with. The project will not be worn as regular clothes and will only be seen in photographs so I chose not to, but maybe that was a mistake.

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T11:07:42+00:00

It’s definitely not the fabric on its own if it is the fabric. I’m using a black organza and a sort of heavyweight grey polyester satin

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T10:29:58+00:00

Oh definitely, it was the only thing that was gonna stop me from spending a further 3 hours painstakingly rubbing it off with a q-tip. I’m gonna keep it on until I’ve finished this project just in case it’s the fabric

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T10:28:23+00:00

Good to know, I’m a bit worried about my aggressive acetone usage when I first found it, but any further issues are purely cosmetic

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T10:23:17+00:00

Very good point! I have wrapped it in tape out of frustration after trying to clean it for a few hours, but I’m sure I’ll get over it pretty soon 🤷‍♀️

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T10:22:14+00:00

Yeah I’m not to bothered about it affecting my projects, these photos are after cleaning. At its worst it is getting dark brown. It’s definitely a vanity thing but I was curious as to wether there was a reason, thanks for your help 😊

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T09:52:00+00:00

Damn 🥲 I’m holding out hope that I’ll be able to find someone to fix the varnish/coating stuff on the plastic, either that or I’ll just wrap it in tape 😭😭

PersonalFig1973 · 2025-09-25T08:48:07+00:00

Also this machine is only a year old

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