army wool blanket anorak/capote


wildschwein

wildschwein

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hey,

as I wrote here: http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1017389&postcount=15 I will try to make a little "making of" from my blanket anorak. Please excuse wrong terms or words... i am not a native english speaker.

As outer material I took an old german army blanket (price: 12 Euro). For the lining I used a cheap and coarse linen cloth (price: 10 Euro). The seams where hemmed with buckskin leather which i had here from former leatherworks. On the collar opening I attached simple eyelets. The buttons from the chest pocket are 18th century style pewter buttons.

Heres the complete blanket, it measures 2,10 m x 2,00 m and is made from wool (2/3) and Rayon (1/3). As ground pattern i used the "Fairbanks Anorak" from "the green pepper" that whas changed a little bit (a bit longer and an other attachment of the pockets)


anor01 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

This is one sleeve, I used the cutted cloth as pattern for the lining:


PA140011 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


anor04 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

the body of the anorak consitsts of 4 parts: front, back and two sleeves. The cut has no shoulder seams:


anor03 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

I sewed together the outer shell, the same I did with the lining:


anor12 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


anor13 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


PA150031 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


PA140023 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

more to come....
 
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ATTENTION! If you want to attach pockets, you have to do it before you sew sleeves and body together! I had the anorak in use for a year without pockets and hood, when the anorak is finished, its quite difficult to attach the pockets!


PA150053 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

marking the front opening:


PA150055 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


anor20 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

behind the opening I attached an additional layer of cloth, then I took small stripes of buckskin leather and eyelets:


PB040044 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

I used a snap fastener from an old backpack for closing the collar:


anor33 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

In the last days I attached two pockets and the hood. On the lower side of the anorak I stitched a simple "cangaroo pocket". For the chest area i have sewn a simple rectangular pocket out of one piece and attached it just on the upper and the lower side. So i can put my hands behind the pocket for warming. The hood I made from to pieces of cloth and attached it on the collar:


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

et voilà: the final result:


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr


Army Blanket Capote 2.0 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr

yesterday I attached our bushcraftportal.net-patch on the chest. The squirrel represents the "wild living" and the knot stands for our community. "miteinander - füreinander" is german and means: "together - for each other"


P2070001 von wildhog9910 auf Flickr
 
Hey Thanks Wildschwein! I think this coat looks great! I will be ordering that pattern soon and borrowing heavily from your modifications as well if you don't mind.
 
excellent work- what machine did you sew it on- Pfaff....?
Any needle and or thread preferences you found worked best?
 
That thing looks great. I have been wanting to do something like that for years. I just having seen or had the motivation. You posting has motivated me to get in gear and make one. Thanks for the design ideals.....
 
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