Make a Hooded Princess Coat (Gertie's World Exclusive, Ep. 1)
You've asked for it, and here it is! Add a hood to your Charm Patterns Princess Coat with this tutorial. Make it in a weatherproof fabric like my blue Gore Tex or a snuggly wool for a warm winter coat.
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Sew the Hooded Princess Raincoat (February 2020 - exclusive to Charm's Patreon members) (YouTube)
Comments (58)
When attaching the front to the back of the bodice i noticed there is almost an inch of extra fabric on the front panel. I’m confident i cut the correct size. Why would this happen?
I ordered soft shell online once I receive my fabric I’ll be looking for buttons and lining since I wanna see the color in person since it may be darker or lighter in person
I’m sewing the Princess Coat, but I have one pattern piece left when I’m done with the mock-up - where should I put the shoulder reinforcement? How from the edge? Which way should it be oriented? Thanks in advance for the help :-)
I made bound buttonholes on lined vest years ago. Followed Singer Tailoring book for method. Make buttonholes on outer fabric. Finish lining. Slit facing fold edge under and hand sew to edge of buttonhole binding.
Hi everyone, I'm making this coat with bound buttonholes. I have put the bodice together without the skirt and I have the lining together without the front inside facing. What is the best way to do the inside of the bound buttonhole please? I am thinking that I need to complete the buttonholes on the inside before attaching the lining? I can't get my head round what I need to do! Or do I complete the coat as in the video then finish the inside buttonholes by hand Instead of the organza window method////
I need the video and it will not load
Sorry! Here's an updated link: https://vimeo.com/388074556/b52b687faa
where can I find the Video 😭
I can't get this video to play?
Me either
It is sooo beautiful. I still have a long way to go to master such a thing, but I am looking for doing this already. Just an idea though, in a case of turning this into a winter coat, I would love to attach fur hemming around the hood... just a thought :-)
oooooooo faux fur i hope but that would be lush!! :)
Has anyone made this coat with different sleeves? I am thinking of something less poofy?
The Princess Coat Pattern includes tailored sleeves as well :)
Okay I know this is going to sound uber stupid but I have to ask. I downloaded all the pieces but I do not see pieces for the skirt to the coat. What am I over looking?
This is an expansion on the Charm Patterns Princess Coat so you’ll need that pattern. It’s all explained in the instructions!
Question. Can your PDFs be downloaded so I can take them to a printer to be printed on a plotter?
Yes, there are instructions and files for both large format and letter size printing.
The original would make a glamorous house robe too. Maybe in a silk? Yumm....
Do i need to purchase the charm pattern for the coat separately?
Yes
To add the hood to the coat, do I need to use raincoat material? I like the hood and I want to add it to my coat but I want to use a more tradition coat fabric like a wool or something like that.
At the roughly 11:03 mark of the video she mentions making the coat using more traditional fabrics like wool, so I'd say you'd be fine to do that
So I started on the coat and then I realized that the front substituted bodice for the coat with the hood's Shoulder piece is much wider that the coat's back bodice piece, they don't match up, what should I do?
Hi there! I just double checked this, and it looks to me like the front is just a smidge wider than the back, like 1/8" on each side--make sure you're matching at the 5/8" seam line rather than the cut edge when looking for discrepancies. Since it's such a small amount, just match and pin on each end and distribute the excess between the pins.
I’m going to make the dress with the hood!
Okay, I wasn't going to make the Princess Coat, but I think you sold me. How did you handle interfacing in this version of the project? I didn't see any special notes about it in the written instructions and don't remember hearing you mention it in the video -- I have a hard time imagining how fusible interfacings will stick to rainwear fabric!
I interfaced the facings only. Fusible weft worked perfectly with my fabric!
Hey Gertie! I live in a really cold area in canada and so I bought Melton wool for my coat, will I still be able to make a nice princess coat with Melton wool? I read a book about fabrics that said you shouldn’t use Melton wool for firm fitting coats, of course I read this after I bought the fabric 😱
Melton wool will be fine! The pink coat I made is very similar to Melton. Just be warned that it gets really REALLY heavy as you're sewing it. I would recommend keeping the skirt and bodice detached from each other for as long as possible--there's a note about this on page 42 of the instruction booklet. Good luck!
Love the raincoat, but also popped in to say I’m kind of obsessed with the grey skirt too! Will keep my eyes out for that in future!
Amazing - thank you! I spy giant pockets and can't wait :)
Sorry - off-topic but I super love your grey skirt here - is it one of your patterns please? Thank you x
It’s an upcoming Charm Pattern! We’re going to be making some fun content around it for April, so stay tuned!
Thank you so much for this amazing expansion of the pattern! Your work is truly inspiring and your accomplisments since I started following your blog a couple of years ago are just incredible!!! Congratulations on all you have achieved! I am thinking of making this pattern with Oilcloth, although I am not sure how it will look. The felt skirt that you are wearing in the video is an absolute beauty by the way!!
Aw thank you so much! I think as long as you use an oilcloth that has some drape to it, it could work! Maybe test it out first by draping it like a skirt. We're going to have some fun felt skirt content coming up!
Gertie, on the Gertie's World video for the cropped princess coat jacket, you recommend fashionsewingsupply.com but nothing came up when I searched for that. Did I get the address wrong? I wanted to pick up some weft interfacing!
That's the exact address so I'm not sure why you wouldn't see it! https://www.fashionsewingsupply.com
With the hood, it reminds me of Princess Cirilla's coat in the Witcher show. I'm looking forward to making this up.
Hi Gertie! On the end page of this video there is a spelling error, the T in the more from Gertie was forgotten. I wanted to give you a heads up so it wasn't left unattended for too long. I am so go and finding fabric to make a cute winter coat with a hood.
Oh weird! That must be a typo in Vimeo. Let me see if I can fix that. Thanks for the heads up! :)
Hello Gertie! Happy to be a patreon and very excited but I am a bit confused about something! In the instructions for the princess coat it mentions a princess coat booklet, where could I find the princess coat booklet?
Hi Sabrina! This pattern is a supplement to the Princess Coat pattern, which you can buy separately on the Charm Patterns site: https://charmpatterns.bygertie.com/shop/preorder-princess-coat/
I have a rain jacket where the seams are sealed on the inside with something like Goretex Repair tape. It's super waterproof. Love this princess coat!
Interesting! I’m sure Threads must have some resources out there on making something super waterproof.
Hi Gertie, I am so glad to be a part of this journey! I am wondering, will you be making the pencil skirt pattern with the inset pockets that you have on with the cropped brown lantern sleeve jacket any time soon? I am dying to make the suit! Thanks 🥰
Hi! That skirt is coming out from Charm Patterns in the next couple months!
Does the top stitching have any effect on the waterproof fabric? More water coming in the seams?
I don’t think top stitching would affect the waterproofness of the seams since it just creates another line of stitching over doubled up fabric. I used a small mictrotex needle so I don’t think water coming through those holes is a concern. In any case, I wasn’t planning on this being a coat meant for prolonged periods exposed to heavy rain, it’s more of a cute “quick walk to get inside” with an umbrella type of garment.
This is super helpful, since I live in rainy Switzerland!!! Love it!
Florida gal here! I agree, I’m excited about a raincoat for all those torrential downpours here!
I am so excited with this expansion!! Living in Georgia, I feel I will get a lot of use out of a raincoat, maybe more so than a winter weight coat! I am wondering if I could potentially make it out of a clear PUL/TPU type fabric to create a clear raincoat! Any chance we might get some tips on how to sew with these types of “plasticy” fabrics? Thanks Gertie!!
Sure! Definitely get a Teflon foot! And maybe look into binding your edges rather than facings. Please share if you do it!
This pattern is gorgeous!
When I “worked” at the bridal shop, we used to put gussets in a lot of dresses that fit well everywhere else except the underarms/arms.
Gertie, you are fabulous! I’m totally thrilled with this extension!
Not weird! Underarm gussets are typically used on kimono sleeves for a wider range of movement. I actually have an old YouTube video on how to sew one!
Maybe this is a weird ask. I'd love to know how to do a gusset on a sleeve. I attended a Dior exhibition in my city this year and I'm obsessed. I know it'll help jackets and coats sit better on my broad shoulders. I SPECIFICALLY bought the pattern to make a rain jacket and I was going to fumble through figuring out a hood, so I'm excited. But when I looked at the suiting options, there WILL be a peplum jacket for the office in my future.