Pattern cutting · Coat
Made-to-measure coat pattern
To get a made-to-measure coat pattern, start from a photo of the coat you like: the studio reads its length, its collar and its button fastening, then drafts a pattern fitted to your body measurements, ready to print at 1:1 scale with its sewing instructions.
Made to measure, piece by piece
Why a coat pattern to your measurements changes everything
A coat is a substantial piece: long, structured, often lined, made to go over other clothes. The ease must therefore allow for this layering, and the shoulder line must stay clean despite the weight of the fabric. We start from your shoulder length, your bust and your back length for a coat that hangs straight and covers well.
The studio covers the classic long coat, the pea coat, the overcoat and the trench-style coat, single- or double-breasted with a notched collar depending on the design; the instructions say what differs from the photo. The length can be adjusted in the studio on the designs that allow it.
For a woman's body, the tailored coat is drafted on a women's block, with a bust dart and a side panel: the front takes the room the bust needs, without pulling at the buttons. Lining, interfacing, welt pockets: it's a piece for experienced sewists, more comfortable after a jacket or a shirt.
You receive a pattern to print at home, seam allowances included, markings and grainline shown, with step-by-step sewing instructions, for an experienced sewist. Remember the generous fabric requirements a coat needs. Depending on the design drafted, the studio offers free adjustments, or none: your project page will tell you.
What the studio covers
Possible cuts
- Classic long
- Trench or pea coat style
- Single- or double-breasted
- Notched collar
From photo to pattern
How to get your pattern for coat
- Step 1
Share your inspiration
A photo of the garment you like: a shop, social media, your wardrobe. That's your starting point.
- Step 2
Enter your measurements
A standard size or your real body measurements, entered once and reused for all your patterns.
- Step 3
Receive pattern and instructions
A pattern drafted to your measurements, to print at 1:1 scale, with its step-by-step sewing instructions, checked before they're sent.
- Step 4
Adjust it in the studio
On the designs that allow it, adjustments in the studio (ease, length…) are free, as many times as needed.
Further reading
Read in the journal
Questions we're often asked
Questions about the pattern for coat
Can I get a coat pattern from a photo?
Yes, with your body measurements: the length, the collar, the button fastening and the pockets can be read from a front-view photo, and a back view helps with the panel seams. Your measurements then draft the pattern.
What measurements do I need for a made-to-measure coat?
The eleven body measurements we ask for: height, bust, waist, high hip, front length, back length, neck, shoulder length, arm length, upper arm and wrist.
Which fabric should I choose for a coat?
A woven fabric with body: wool broadcloth or a woollen for a winter coat, cotton gabardine for a trench-style coat; for a first coat, avoid very thick or long-pile woollens. A coat's fabric requirements are generous: the instructions give them according to fabric width, and our fabric requirements guide helps you plan.
Should I make a toile?
Yes, a toile is recommended: cut it from an inexpensive fabric with a similar body to your good fabric, or from a knit with similar stretch for a knit garment. On a coat, try it on over a jumper or a jacket: it checks the shoulder, the width across the back, the length and the layering ease before you cut into an expensive fabric.
Get started
Your coat pattern, cut for you
Start from the piece you love, give us your measurements, and let the studio turn it into a pattern for your figure. No subscription, with free adjustments on the designs that allow it.
Create my pattern for coatPay-as-you-go credits, no subscription · Free adjustments depending on the design