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Donnerstag, 14. August 2014

A Watteau Paletot

Time for outer wear!

For the current HSF Challenge #15 The Great Outdoors I made a Paletot. "What is that?" you may ask now and I didn't know for myself until I looked it up.

A Paletot is a three quarter length and slightly waisted mantle for both Ladies and Gentlemen. From the 18th century on a Paletot was worn in the same style like the garment underneath (Wikipedia).

I chose to use a pattern from Frances Grimble's "Reconstruction Era Fashions" p.197.

This one:
1868 Watteau Paletot





The trimmings are lace and passementerie braid. The belt looks like it is piped and the trimmings on the back of the sleeve look like they have piping as well. The sleeves seem to have an additional lace cap sleeve. There are three single lace ornaments on the pleats on the back. I don't have fitting ornaments, so my pleats will be plain without decorations.
A funny detail is the zig-zag collar which I will alter slightly to be put on a fabric base.








Let's go!!!




The pattern pieces waiting to get used. For the facing I will use the same pattern pieces. The collar is a rectangular piece of fabric.











Mock-up 1                                                                      Mock-up 2
 





Arrgh! My fabric is not wide enough to cut on the fold... The fabric is the same twill I used for my 1740-1760 Stays - only in black. After cutting the fabric the pleats are made on the back and  front. Since the construction is not very different from modern mantles I won't give too many details...






Testing the hem trimming on a scrap piece of fabric
The pleats are sewn inside along the inner fold. I then attached them inside by hand.

 Preparing the piping on the sleeve...                                 ....and the first sleeve finished.
 





Whoop whoop!
It starts to look like something to wear!!!

The facing is attached right sides together, the seam allowance is clipped and ready to turn inside-out.


attaching Lace and Braid on the hem of the Paletot

A first attempt to see the fit with the belt underneath the pleats.

The collar trimming is made from 2,5cm wide satin ribbon









Inside look with collar and facing.
The pointy-edge-satin-ribbon-collar.


 





Lace cap sleeves


 The Challenge facts:

#15 - The Great outdoors
A Watteau Paletot

Fabric:  3m cotton twill, 0,75m polyester lace

Pattern: Frances Grimble's "Reconstruction Era Fashions" Page 197

Year: 1868

Notions: Polyester threat, satin ribbon, satin bias tape, polyester braid

How historically accurate is it? Pattern and trimmings are good, but the materials used are not exactly... 

Hours to complete: ca. 15

Total cost: ca. 45€







Hem detail

Sleeve detail
                     




2 Kommentare:

  1. Wunderschön! Den kann man auch gut im Alltag tragen :)

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    1. Dankeschön! Du hast recht! Man fällt mit so einem Mantel heutzutage ja nicht zu sehr auf:-)

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