• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

the Beatrice Blog

Empowering people to make clothes they love to wear

  • BeatriceForms.com
  • Our shop
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Archives for January 2023

Garment deep dive: Grandma’s cashmere coat

January 28, 2023 By Alison

When I’m sewing a garment style that is brand new to me or something a bit more complicated, I like to put my hands and eyeballs on the finished product first. As it turns out, there are loads of sewing knowhow and construction details just waiting to be discovered in your own closet right now!

We’re sewing coats right now in the Collective, so I got curious about what I could learn from my closet. Luckily, I found a great reference to share: my grandmother’s well-loved cashmere coat that I recently inherited from my mom. Let’s dive in! 

[Read more…] about Garment deep dive: Grandma’s cashmere coat

Primary Sidebar

Join the Beatrice Newsletter

Recent Posts

  • How Beatrice came to be
  • Garment deep dive: Grandma’s cashmere coat
  • Fitting the Sienna Maker Jacket (look ma, no muslin!)
  • Exploring zero waste fashion with the Daydream Top
  • Top 5 tips for fitting and making JUMPSUITS!

Copyright © 2025 · Monochrome Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in