Show WOMAN f S WORLD are you tired of your old coat give it new life by remodeling e salta it malf jj ay TP r YOUVE decided that your 1 spring or tall fail coats have given you just about all the wear they will as coats but that the fabric Is still strong and dura durable ble they can be converted rt d I 1 into in it 0 attractive suits skirts vr ekens or J jackets A As s 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 Is enough material in almost any good coat tor for at least a skirt and very often a short jacket its not even tedious work to do this remodeling if you will space out the work carefully instead of trying to do the whole thing at once the time spent on sewing depends upon your own individual skill 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 material on hand naturally when you are remodeling you will be somewhat but not too much limited limi in what you can do with the material you have it if the coat has no seams in the back the job Is an easy one because this can an be used for the back of the skirt if the coat is gored or pleated sele select c t a pattern you can adapt accordingly Y 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 hate baie an om old coat you will find in many cases that 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 it if youve noticed the styles now being shown see lots of short jackets and lots of figure hugging ones which make them adaptable tor for this type of remodeling once the lining has been removed from the coat there will usually be ample space in hi one of these coats for or this kind ot of jacket WOO woolens lers combine easily with other colors if you find that you just cant make a jacket out ol 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 0 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 especially well with bright green or blue even it if you find that extra material is necessary to make a jacket for the skirt the material materia I 1 you have already used besides the eco economy nomy of home sewing will work such an economy on the outfit that any small outlay of money is well worth the effort convert it into a suit 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 dei deal of ease you can probably use the fabric easily after cleaning how 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 0 course on the darker fabrics or tweeds but blue and green pastel coats may 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 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 idea for this would be to use some fabric from the same material as the skirt as this would tle tie the outfit together take as much care in remodeling as you would with details on a new fabric otherwise its foolish to put your time into the sewing all seams should be pinked or otherwise finished so there is no raveling of the material when you begin sewing and wearing the clothing it if you want to add decorative touches to the coat find and some interesting te buttons or pins you may even have some nice fur that could go to the cofar and cuffs or if you have cave only fluffs of nice fur have the tailor make them into pom or similar decoration lor for you and use them as you would a pin |