Sewing your own outerwear can be an exciting challenge. The following 10 pattern reviews should help guide you as you decide on a coat style and pattern, and the tutorials by sewing experts included below may be helpful for navigating some of the trickier techniques. The tutorials include step-by-step instructions from sewing experts for drafting a two-piece jacket sleeve, how to use fusible interfacing with an underlining, a method for keeping a coat lining in place, and how to replace a coat lining. Two additional posts are included from Contributing Editor Kenneth D. King, which detail his experiences of creating coats from two unusual and unlikely textiles.

 

Coat tutorials:

Draft a Two-Piece Jacket Sleeve from a One Piece Pattern

Underlining with Fusible Interfacing

Secure a Coat Lining (Insider)

 

Additional coat tutorials:

Replace a coat lining (Insider)

Sew a Velvet Frock Coat

How to Make a Coat from Two Kilim Carpets (Insider)