Are you tired of your old classic coat but I’m sorry to throw it away because it is still in good condition? Why not then try to renew it with a touch of originality, making it unique and trendy? Very well, then this guide will teach you how to renovate a classic coat for women, making it perfect for any occasion of your day.
To give a new twist to your old dark coat can begin sewing around the neck and pockets a braid of shades lighter and, if otherwise the coat was clear, you could decorate the neck and sleeves of the same with the dark braids. You can buy the trimmings at any well-stocked haberdashery and choose from a wide variety of classic or original. before applying the braid to the coat must first take a tape measure and measure accurately the length of the profiles you want to create decoration.
Once you have taken the steps you’ll need to add, to the extent the total, at least 20 cm. To create the side edges and corners. Marked with the help of a dressmaker’s chalk and with the tape measure, the general lines on which you want to apply the decoration. At this point, take a needle and thread and started to apply the trimmings on the fabric of his coat. A little foresight, in this step will be to sew the braid with a wire of the same color of the trimmings. Sew all of the points with small size and make sure that they are neither too soft nor too tight and try to sew the whole hiding as much as possible, the thread under the trimmings.
Pay close attention to make the stitching in the corners of the coat, and if there was a need, cut the braids to simplify this operation and make it stick better to the fabric. Once you have finished sewing the points close and pull the excess wire. To further the braid also sewn decoration on the top edge of the pockets. If the result still does not satisfy you also changed the buttons of his coat. Select the buttons to fashion or recycled the old buttons and decorate them with beads or rhinestones. Obviously, these materials will always be bought in a shop. Remember to decorate your coat according to your taste but avoiding to exaggerate in order not to complicate the final appearance of the coat.
