Coat Making

Inverness Cape

Learn to draft and construct an 1860s Inverness Cape, with flapped pockets, a concealed fly-front closure, curved breast pocket, and the roomy, flowing fit characteristic of the period.

30 lessons 5 modules 22 students

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30 lessons across 5 modules.

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Module 01

Inverness Cape

2 lessons

Not completed Materials
Not completed Cape Measurements

Module 02

Drafting the Inverness Cape

7 lessons

Not completed Using Graduated Rulers
Not completed Drafting the Back
Not completed Drafting the Front
Not completed Drafting the Cape
Not completed Drafting the Collar
Not completed Drafting the Lower Pockets
Not completed Drafting the Cape Buttonhole Fly

Module 03

Fitting a Toile for the Inverness Cape

7 lessons

Not completed Front Button Facings
Not completed The Cape Body
Not completed The Collar
Not completed Completed Toile
Not completed Fitting the Neck
Not completed Adjusting the Length
Not completed Estimating Fabric Usage

Module 04

The Cape

13 lessons

Not completed Cutting the Cape
Not completed Mark Stitching
Not completed Piecing
Not completed The Cape Facing
Not completed Top Stitching
Not completed The Fly
Not completed Overcasting the Buttonholes
Not completed Four-Cord for Buttonholes
Not completed The Buttonhole Stitch
Not completed Attaching the Fly
Not completed Installing the Lining
Not completed Felling the Lining
Not completed Securing the Fly

Module 05

The Front Inverness Cape Body

1 lesson

Not completed Cutting the Fronts