Making a Sherlock Holmes Inverness Coat

SOURCES:
The Keystone Guide to Jacket and Dress Cutting: archive.org/de...
MATERIALS USED:
Wool tartan: Fabrics & Fabrics, NYC (approx 5 yd)
Silesia lining: Bias Bespoke (approx. 3.5 yd) (www.biasbespok...)
Silk cape lining: Bazaar Fabrics, NYC (1 yd)
Silk sleeve lining: Noelle ( / @costuming_drama )
Tailor’s canvas: Steinlauf & Stoller, NYC
Red silk buttonhole twist: Sil Thread, NYC
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