These pictures show a coat a made
in 2008. My desire to create such an item came from having found that coats of this style were not easy to come by, and certainly not on a low budget and long enough for tall people (of which I am one). It is made of turquoise corduroy, which I managed to source for a
in 2008. My desire to create such an item came from having found that coats of this style were not easy to come by, and certainly not on a low budget and long enough for tall people (of which I am one). It is made of turquoise corduroy, which I managed to source for a
bargainous £2 a metre from B & M fabrics in Leeds Market. I had originally hoped to use velvet, but couldn't find it in the striking colour that I found in the corduroy. The colour (and price!) of the corduroy over-ruled any original plans of velvet, for I was very pleased with the multi-tonal effect of the fabric. The pattern was developed from the basic block I made to my measurements at University in first year. 
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