How to remodel an old coat

Clean jacket from contamination. Use the tools that restore the color. If a thing is not amenable to home cleaning, give it to the Laundry. Treat material machine from the pellets or remove education manually.

Change the lining of the jacket. To do this, carefully argue the inner fabric, make a pattern for new lining fabric. If you do not have the necessary skills, please contact the Studio or the familiar dressmaker.

Change the length of the jacket. Old long jacket can be shortened to the hips or even the waist. Let's see how the processed edge of the product, and repeat this procedure on the new line cut.

Tab on the waist belt loops. Sew a band of material of suitable texture. You can choose a contrasting shade cloth or Vice versa, the complementary color of the jacket. The method of fastening zone, select on the basis of casual jacketand you can use a beautiful buckle or just tie it in a knot.

Shorten the sleeves. You can make the length three quarter or cut them to the elbow. Gently treat the slices.

Sew decorative patches of thin skin in the form of ellipse on the elbows. They are relevant to the clothes in casual style for everyday wear.

Sew bright decorative buttons. You can also replace buckles and old faded furniture.

Decorate an old jacket inserts. You can make them out of lace, knitted fabrics, fine leather and suede or link details to the spokes interesting viscous. Arrange them on the lapels, pockets and sleeves, lapels.

Pin to the lapel of an interesting brooch in the shape of a flower. Use a ready-made accessory, or create a unique Bud with their hands. You can sew from fabric, felting wool to make belts.

Use decorative ribbon or soutache for the design of the outline of the lapels and sleeves. Sew it by hand with small stitches.