Aspen trench coat (boy)
Aspen is an oversized trench coat with a straight silhouette. The front features a storm flap on the right side and single welt pockets. The back also has a storm flap with an inverted box pleat, held in place with a removable two-button tab. The raglan sleeves feature an epaulet along the top which passes through a belt loop and fastens with a button and buttonhole. The bottom of the sleeves also has a removable button tab held with belt loops. Aspen has a turn-down collar with a stand and a removable tie belt held with back belt loops. The double-breasted trench fastens with buttons and buttonholes and has a fully closed lining. All the small pieces as well as the collar, flaps, front edge, top sleeve seam, and garment and sleeve hems feature decorative topstitching. Aspen is below-the-knee length.
Model Zakhar: Height 133cm (52.36”), Chest 62cm (24 3/8”), Waist 54cm (21 ¼”), Hips 69 (27 1/8”). Zakhar is wearing size 32 in height 134cm (52.75”).
To sew this trench coat, choose woven fabrics with the following properties:
- medium weight, strong, breathable, non-stretch;
- the fabric content can include natural (cotton, wool, silk), blends (PET + polyester, cotton + polyester, PET + polyamide, etc.), and synthetic fibers (polyester, lyocell).
The following fabrics are recommended: blended raincoat fabrics, heavyweight cotton or silk gabardine, heavyweight wool, denim.
For the lining, we recommend lining fabrics made of artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester) and synthetic fibers (polyester, polyester + elastane).
The trench coat in the photo is made of cotton gabardine. This fabric is medium weight and non-stretch. The fiber content is a blend of cotton and polyester. The lining is 100% viscose.
1. Main fabric, 140cm wide, cut in one direction, in meters:
Height, cm/ Size | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
98 | 1.65 | 1.65 | ||||||
104 | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||||||
110 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||||||
116 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||||||
122 | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||||||
128 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | |||||
134 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |||||
140 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||||||
146 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |||||
152 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||||
158 | 2.85 | 2.85 |
Main fabric, 55" wide, cut in one direction, in yards:
Height, in/ Size | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
38.5 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | ||||||
41 | 1 7/8 | 1 7/8 | ||||||
43.25 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
45.5 | 2 1/8 | 2 1/8 | ||||||
48 | 2 1/4 | 2 1/4 | ||||||
50.5 | 2 3/8 | 2 3/8 | 2 3/8 | |||||
52.75 | 2 3/8 | 2 3/8 | 2 3/8 | |||||
55 | 2 1/2 | 2 1/2 | ||||||
57.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
60 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
62.25 | 3 1/8 | 3 1/8 |
2. Lining fabric, 140cm wide, in meters:
Height, cm/ Size | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
98 | 0.85 | 0.85 | ||||||
104 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||
110 | 0.95 | 0.95 | ||||||
116 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
122 | 1.15 | 1.35 | ||||||
128 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |||||
134 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.55 | |||||
140 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.65 | |||||
146 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||
152 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |||||
158 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
Lining fabric, 55” wide, in yards:
Height, in/ Size | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
38.5 | 7/8 | 7/8 | ||||||
41 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
43.25 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
45.5 | 1 1/8 | 1 1/8 | ||||||
48 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 | ||||||
50.5 | 1 1/4 | 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 | |||||
52.75 | 1 5/8 | 1 5/8 | 1 3/4 | |||||
55 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 | |||||
57.5 | 1 7/8 | 1 7/8 | 1 7/8 | |||||
60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
62.25 | 2 | 2 |
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
3. Fusible woven interfacing, 140cm (55”) wide:
Size | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
Meters | 1.3 | 1.35 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.45 | 1.5 | 1.55 | 1.55 |
Yards | 1 3/8 | 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 | 1 1/2 | 1 5/8 | 1 5/8 | 1 3/4 | 1 3/4 |
4. 13 buttons, 2–2.2cm (3/4”–7/8”) in diameter.
5. 13 backing buttons, 1cm (3/8”) in diameter.
6. 1 backing button, 1.5–2cm (5/8”–3/4”) in diameter.
7. Stitched straight-grain fusible stay tape — 4m (4 3/8 yards).
8. Matching thread — 1 spool.
9. Matching topstitching thread (for example, Madeira #35) — 2 spools.
- Sewing machine for construction;
- Buttonhole foot for your sewing machine.
Chest ease | Waistline ease | Hipline ease | Upper arm ease | |
cm | 26–35 | 30–43 | 21–30 | 19.3–22 |
Inches | 10 1/4–13 3/4 | 11 3/4–16 7/8 | 8 1/4–11 3/4 | 7 5/8–8 5/8 |
Height, cm | Center back length, cm | Sleeve length including shoulder width, cm |
98 | 59 | 43.4–43.9 |
104 | 63 | 45.9–46.4 |
110 | 68 | 48.9–49.4 |
116 | 73 | 51.6–52.1 |
122 | 77 | 57.6–58.1 |
128 | 80 | 60–60.7 |
134 | 83 | 62.7–63.3 |
140 | 86 | 65.4–66.1 |
146 | 90 | 68–68.6 |
152 | 94 | 70.7–71.5 |
158 | 98 | 73.6–74 |
Height, in | Center back length, in | Sleeve length including shoulder width, in |
38.5 | 23 1/4 | 17 1/8–17 1/4 |
41 | 24 3/4 | 18 1/8–18 1/4 |
43.25 | 26 3/4 | 19 1/4–19 1/2 |
45.5 | 28 3/4 | 20 3/8–20 1/2 |
48 | 30 3/8 | 22 5/8–22 7/8 |
50.5 | 31 1/2 | 23 5/8–23 7/8 |
52.75 | 32 5/8 | 24 5/8–24 7/8 |
55 | 33 7/8 | 25 3/4–26 |
57.5 | 35 3/8 | 26 3/4–27 |
60 | 37 | 27 7/8–28 1/8 |
62.25 | 38 5/8 | 29–29 1/8 |
Once the order is paid, within 1 minute you will receive an email with the details of the order and a link to your personal account, where the following will be available for download:
1. the pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900mm width. Note that for height categories 3 and 4, the plotter pattern comes on 2 pages.
2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).
If you have any questions, please let us know at info@vikisews.com
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