Sewing Jacket Series on PatternReview.com
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The first step in sewing a designer jacket is fit. Learn how to sew and fit a jacket muslin. You can even post photos of your muslin for personal fitting suggestions! Click here to join me!
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Beginners guide to get started sewing a jacket! (use any pattern) Click here to join me!
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Sew a designer unlined jacket. Learn how to make the inside of an unlined jacket look as good as the outside. Click here to join me!
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Sew the ultimate couture jacket using my favorite technique of all – quilted lining. Click here to join me!
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Get ready for a really fun class, add exposed zippers to any garment. Click here to join me!
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Learn to dye fabrics, just like my many colorful tops and linings. Click here to join me!
LEARN A FEW MORE ALTERATIONS:
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Altering RTW Jackets! Get those expensive Ready To Wear Jackets to fit you! This class has PDF files and a few short videos to focus on altering jackets that you’ve already purchased or sewn. Click here to join me!
- Tapering a lined Jacket
- Learn to alter the back seams, side seams and under bust adjustments for a tapered fit.
- Learn how to adjust a jacket that puckers under the sleeve and into the bust area.
- Learn the proper way to raise the shoulders.
- Learn to taper a 2-pieced sleeve.
- Hem a lined jacket
- Hem the sleeves on a lined jacket.
- Hem with a vent.
- Hem with simple attached lining.
Bonus: Post pictures of your own jacket for personal fitting advice and solutions. Click here to join me!
Finally, an alterations class you’ve been waiting for! Learn to alter your own pants pattern or your favorite RTW pants for a perfect fit! This class has all PDF files, no video. Click here to join me!
The “Saggy Butt” … You will be taught how to alter to resolve the problem of a crotch seam that is too low as well as making adjustments for a flat derriere.
The Gaping Waistband … A gaping waistband is a very common problem when purchasing pants. You can’t go down a size because the hips fit great, what do you do? This lesson will not only teach you how mark your waistband correctly, you will learn a few different options on how to alter you own pants.
Tapering Pant legs … Alteration #1: Do you ever have a problem in the hip area of your pants where there is way too much fabric? I call this “elephant ears”. Just hold the fabric out and you will see the image I am talking about. This fitting issue is common in women with smaller hips or an athletic build. Alteration #2: Learn to taper the legs on your pants in order change the look of your straight leg to a boot leg or skinny bell bottoms. Alteration #3: Want to look 5 pounds skinnier in your pants? See before and after pictures and learn how to make this simple alteration to your pant legs.
Hemming … Learn the proper lengths for a hem as well as a few trick to the trade on sewing a professional hem.
Bow Legs … The alterations is geared to sewing from a pattern, learn a simple alteration that will camouflage bow legs.
Bonus: Upload photos of your muslin for personal fitting advice. Click here to join me!
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Designer Angela Wolf works her magic right before your eyes. In One Pattern, Many Ways with Angela Wolf, this popular sewing instructor shows how to restyle a pattern to create an amazing wardrobe. You will see how quickly and easily a few simple pieces can be versioned to produce fresh new looks you’ll love.
One pattern…4 garments…unlimited possibilities. Angela chose one commercial pattern by Simplicity with four essential pieces – a dress, skirt, pants, and jacket with long and short-sleeve versions – as a starting point. Then her boundless imagination and sense of creativity kick in as she demonstrates the many ways this basic pattern can be manipulated, such as:
- Enhancing the dress
- Altering the neckline
- Adding sleeves
- Adding a collar
- Altering the pants hemline
- Restyling a shorts suit with fabric design
- And more.
Inspiration at every turn! Her daring use of colors, fabrics, detailing, color blocking, embellishments, and other designer tricks show you how one simple pattern can be re-imagined to go far beyond what you might expect.
A sneak peek behind the scenes with Eva, Judy, and Gary …
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Make Your Own Jeans – As Seen on It’s Sew Easy TV
Learn to make your own Jeans with national recognized couture designer Angela Wolf. A compilation of segments from It’s Sew Easy Series 300 showing how to make jeans.
Learn all the steps for creating custom-made jeans including:
topstitching , putting in a waistband, putting in a zipper, hemming, pockets, distressing and updating jeggings. Sew along with the Angela Wolf Pattern Collection Angel Bootcut Jean … Now available in print (including a spiral bound booklet with directions and a pattern printed on quality paper) and downloadable (print the pattern instantly from your home computer).
There is only one reason I have not moved South in order to enjoy beautiful sunny weather all year round … jackets and boots! This is the time of year I rearrange my wardrobe, bringing out all the cute jackets I finished last March and never had a chance to wear (remember in the fashion industry we are always designing a season ahead). Of course while I am pulling out the fall wardrobe, out come the fabulous boots. I LOVE shoes! I sew all my own clothes, I have to find something to shop for besides fabric 🙂
Speaking of sewing all my own clothes, about 15 years ago I set a goal of only wearing clothes I had sewn myself. It was a great idea, but hardly possible. I spent all my time sewing custom garments for clients and I could never find time to sew for myself. You know, like the shoemaker that wears worn-out shoes. Those of you that are in the sewing business know exactly what I am talking about.
Once I started designing a ready-to-wear line and a pattern collection for the home sewer, I found a perfect reason to sew for myself. Someone has to test the fit, right 🙂 Over the last few years I have been adding my label to the closet with jeans, tops, jackets, dresses, skirts, slacks, … In fact last night after admiring my organized closet (now is the time to admire, it never seems to stay that way very long), I realized I finally accomplished my goal! Every garment carried the Angela Wolf label. I could hardly believe it! In fact, once you get going on sewing for yourself, the outfits flow in much faster than you think. Have you ever had the desire to sew all your own clothes? I challenge you to try. I am going to celebrate this accomplishment and try to focus on doing the same for the spring wardrobe swap. I feel a 2014 wardrobe sew along coming on … what do you think?
In the last post, I mentioned how thankful I am to all of you readers and a special thanks to those that voted my blog into the finals for the category sewing – best instructor blog for the 2013 Craftsy Blogging Awards. Voting in the final round is still going on, so make sure to vote for your favorites again (hint, hint). I couldn’t think of a better way to thank you than give away a few online classes, which I will do over the next few weeks.
Not everyone can win, so I asked my friend Deepika – founder of PatternReview.com – to place all my online classes on sale for the rest of the month. In case you haven’t visited the site, PatternReview.com is a great website for learning and connecting with other garment sewer’s. I offer quite a few classes there, including sewing jackets. No, my jacket patterns are not ready to launch yet, so this is the next best thing. The next few giveaways will be for my online classes. The first one is Create a Jacket Muslin on PatternReview. Creating a perfect fitting muslin is the most important part of sewing a jacket. If you would like a chance to join my class on sewing a muslin where I offer fitting tips, solutions, and you can even upload photos of your muslin for personal fitting advice, simply share a comment about your experience in fitting jackets. Never sewn a jacket, even better reason to start with the muslin class (a random winner will be chosen and announced next Friday). Speaking of jackets, have you been watching season 5 on It’s Sew Easy and following along as I sew a jacket? If your PBS doesn’t carry It’s Sew Easy, you can catch a new episode every week on their website.
Good Luck 😉
xoxo
I woke up this morning to an email that made me very happy and I have YOU to thank 🙂 Just so you know, you made my day!!!!! In case you missed it, Craftsy is holding their 2013 blogging awards. Round one of voting is finished and your votes placed my blog into the finals in the category of Sewing – Best Craftsy Instructor Blog. There are only 4 of us and now another round of voting continues until October 29th – Of course I am hoping you will vote again 🙂
First, let me tell you how encouraging this was to hear. Writing a blog and posting video tutorials does take up quite a bit of time, but I personally do so in order to encourage you to sew. Not only sew, but to sew clothes and sew clothes that look like they walked out of a boutique with a high price tag. I have been sewing my own clothes for over 20 years (that just gives me a reason to buy more shoes and handbags LOL) and I love sharing what I have learned with you.
So what happens now? There is a final round of voting that will end on October 29th and Craftsy is offering a free class to one of the lucky voters. For me, I already feel like a winner. As a special thank you for the support you have already shown and encouragement for you to vote again during these final weeks (bribery never hurts right :)) I am going to offer a few giveaways. 
Recently I offered a free Crafty class to my new Sewing Designer Jeans class that will launch later this month and a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the winner Marie C.. Well, the class doesn’t include a pattern. Why? Because maybe you copied your favorite pair in Kenneth D. Kings class or you already have a favorite jean pattern from my friend Jennifer Stern or you like the range of sizes in Jalie … just to name a few of my favorite reasons. During the class, I will be using my Angel Bootcut Jean pattern (my current pattern includes misses sizes 0 – 16 and I am diligently working on the women’s sizes 16W – 24W) and I even show you how to alter the pattern for a higher or lower waist (amongst other fitting issues). So, it only seems appropriate to giveaway one of my jean patterns. How can you win? Pretty simple – let me know why you want to sew my jean pattern and please vote in the final round on Craftsy (remember you can win a free class on Craftsy just for voting). Afraid of sewing jeans – no worries, it’s really easy. Remember back when I showed you videos on how to sew pockets. There are lots more, just scroll through my posts about sewing jeans. I will announce the winner of jeans pattern on Monday and I will announce another “thank you” giveaway tomorrow.
Again, THANK YOU so much for making my day today 🙂 xoxo Angela
A well-made jacket can show off an outfit to its best. Join me on PatternReview for the fundamentals and fine points of creating a contemporary couture jacket (hint: my version of the traditional Chanel jacket).
You’ll love the comfort and style of this jacket… it feels more like a sweater! It’s the perfect topper for jeans or more formal dress. This couture jacket is a must-have for the modern lifestyle!
The class offers 12 videos with 2 hours and 45 minutes of HD video. There is also a 164 page PDF file with photos and close up details of every step.
- Selecting fabric and lining.
- Creating a 3-piece sleeve, laying out the pattern, and cutting the fashion fabric.
- Attaching fusible interfacing, finishing the edges, and cutting the lining.
- Using a couture technique to quilt the lining.
- Sewing a jacket with a plaid.
- Preparing and hand-stitching the lining.
- Sewing the sleeve vent and attaching sleeves.
- Covering shoulder pads.
- Trim ideas, including a tutorial on how to crochet your own trim!
- Closure options including custom covered buttons.
- Pockets with a couture touch.
- And last but not least, adding the prestigious weighted chain.
Join me 🙂
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Thinking you don’t have time for a few hours of hand-stitching a couture jacket? Why not bring the jacket with you! Seriously, I hand-stitched the lining on this jacket while fishing (see the finished jacket below). The lining is hand-dyed (and not with fish blood and guts :)) Fishing and sewing might be an odd combo, but it worked. How about you, any fun sewing stories that can beat fishing? Now be nice 🙂 Cheers xoxo Angela
Click here to enter! One luck winner will be drawn on March 18th!
Click here to Enter! One luck winner will be drawn on March 18th!
Click here for $10 off this class!
Click here for $10 off this class!
