Show WOMANS WORLD are You Tired of your old coat give it new life by remodeling by alla I 1 TF F YOUVE decided that your spring or fall fail coats have given you just about all the wear they will as coats but that the fabric is still strong and durable they can be converted into attractive suits skirts or jackets As long as there is still an apparent scarcity of good woolens you will be well repaid for any effort you spend on the of old coats into useful and even smart clothing practically speaking there la Is enough material in almost any good coat tor for at least a skirt a and nd very often a short jacket its not even tedious work to do this fe remodeling modeling it if you will space out the work carefully instead of trying to do the whole thing at once the time spent on sewing d depends upon your own individual stall it can be completed in an afternoon but the rush take it slowly because your reward will be a brand new outfit that no one would recognize as a made over choose style to fit Irate material rial on hand naturally when you are remodeling you will be somewhat but not too much limited in what you can do with the material you have if the coat has no seams in the back the job Is an easy one because this can be used tor for the back of the skirt if the coat is gored or pleated select a pattern you can adapt accordingly because of the coat opening in front you will want a skirt that has several sections in front at least two you can of course have a center pleat or center seam if you wish 11 you have an old coat you will find in many cases that tha t a jacket can be made simply by re fitting the top and cutting the sleeves down to three quarter length how Is this possible well if youve noticed the styles now being shown see lots of short jackets and lots of figure hugging ones which make them adaptable for this type of remodeling once the lining has been removed from the coat there will usually be ample space in one of these coats tor for this kind of jacket woolens combine easily with other colors if you find that you just cant make a jacket out of your coat in addition to the skirt then select a lovely bright color or dark one to go with it as a jacket some of the lovely combinations you see are black skirts with fuchsia or purple jackets gray with kelly green brown with toast or cinnamon or beige black with beige or green tweeds combine espe especially bially well with bright green or blue even if you find that extra material Is necessary to make a jacket tor for the skirt the material you have already used besides the economy of home sewing will work such an economy on the outfit that any small outlay of money Is well worth the effort convert it i into a uit suit it if you have purchased the coat to go with a skirt they were selling coat and skirt sets some time ago then use the coat for making the jacket As ive said several times woolens wear extremely well and since they take colors with a great deal of ease you can probably use the fabric easily after cleaning how weskit suit 7 1 0 o J 41 A navy wool suit with weskit cut points for the jacket brings to the fore the new mode in suits A white crepe gilet completes the ensemble ever should you discover spots or streaks of fading in the coat turn the fabric to the wrong side and use that fading wont occur of course on the darker fabrics or tweeds but blue and green pastel coats may ma Y show some traces of fading find that the weave on the wrong side though not as smooth as on the side already used Is perfectly usable and serviceable it if you are using an old coat tor for a jacket and find that the edges and buttonholes are worn try a contrasting color for piping the opening and make buttonholes in that A very good id idea ea for this would be to use some fabric from the same material as the skirt as this would tie the outfit together take as much care in remodeling rem odelina as you would with details on a new fabric otherwise its foolish to put your time into the sewing all ali seams should be pinked or otherwise finished so there is no raveling of the material when you begin sewing and wearing the clothing if you want to add decorative touches to the coati coat find some interesting te buttons or pins you may even have some nice fur that could go to the collar and cuffs or if you have only fluffs of nice fur have the tailor make them into porn pom or similar decoration for you and use them as you would a pin |