The Pink Pied de Poule Jacket
Butterick B6382, Semi-fitted, lined jacket has neckline, pocket, sleeve and length variations.
Sewing level: Easy
Fabrics: Tweed, Gabardine, Boucle and Linen. We used a woolen Pied de Poule for this project.
Notions: Fringes, Braid or Trims, interfacing and lining fabrics.
More shape could be created by using French Darts techniques and adding a few tiny little darts on the front side and the back side.
We used woolen binding; black. Dark blue would be a great contrast for the light pink as well.
The jacket is meant to be easy and casual. Styling with a white blouse underneath makes the jacket look very sophisticated and formal. Wearing the jacket on a roll-neck black shirt makes the jacket look classic but casual as well.
Be carefull to use white threads; it probably shows too much. We prefered a light pink thread as it shows little and looks more sophisticated.
Lining: keep it simple and classic. A uni-color suits the Pied de Poule.
Some details: handsew the lining on the jacket, as you can see on the sleeves: not upper-stitching, but invisible stitching on the inside.
Patch-pockets: handsewing on the woolen Pied de Poule. No top-stitching needed.
Notions: a little eye-hook will be enough if you want to wear the jacket closed on top under a blouse collar.
Sewing level: Easy
Fabrics: Tweed, Gabardine, Boucle and Linen. We used a woolen Pied de Poule for this project.
Notions: Fringes, Braid or Trims, interfacing and lining fabrics.
More shape could be created by using French Darts techniques and adding a few tiny little darts on the front side and the back side.
We used woolen binding; black. Dark blue would be a great contrast for the light pink as well.
The jacket is meant to be easy and casual. Styling with a white blouse underneath makes the jacket look very sophisticated and formal. Wearing the jacket on a roll-neck black shirt makes the jacket look classic but casual as well.
Be carefull to use white threads; it probably shows too much. We prefered a light pink thread as it shows little and looks more sophisticated.
Lining: keep it simple and classic. A uni-color suits the Pied de Poule.
Some details: handsew the lining on the jacket, as you can see on the sleeves: not upper-stitching, but invisible stitching on the inside.
Patch-pockets: handsewing on the woolen Pied de Poule. No top-stitching needed.
Notions: a little eye-hook will be enough if you want to wear the jacket closed on top under a blouse collar.
Pied de Poule - From the French word – pied de poule, means chicken feet as the pattern looks like Chicken feet. In English, it’s called ‘houndstooth’; Houndstooth, hounds tooth check or hound's tooth (and similar spellings), also known as dogstooth, dogtooth, dog's tooth.
The Pattern:
= created from the intersection of the vertical and horizontal threads, usually in black and white.
= a duotone textile pattern characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes, often in black and white, although other colours are used.
It is an absolute elegant and sophisticated pattern; very popular in the 50s. Today, it is mixed with different colors, patterns and all kind of fabrics. From jersey till heavy-weight Tweeds; it remains very recognisable and very chic.
Chanel used the typical Black/White Pied de Poule a lot in her beautiful tweed suits to create a total look of class and sophistication. The pattern is also used in the handbags; usually from heavy tweeds. Sometimes with matching shoes like balerinaś, high heels or boots, but never over-done or over-the-top. The black and white Pied de Poule combined perfectly with the pearls buttons or black/silver buttons. Trims and fringes were kept simple and subtle to ensure the Couture class and distinguished appearance.
The Pattern:
= created from the intersection of the vertical and horizontal threads, usually in black and white.
= a duotone textile pattern characterized by broken checks or abstract four-pointed shapes, often in black and white, although other colours are used.
It is an absolute elegant and sophisticated pattern; very popular in the 50s. Today, it is mixed with different colors, patterns and all kind of fabrics. From jersey till heavy-weight Tweeds; it remains very recognisable and very chic.
Chanel used the typical Black/White Pied de Poule a lot in her beautiful tweed suits to create a total look of class and sophistication. The pattern is also used in the handbags; usually from heavy tweeds. Sometimes with matching shoes like balerinaś, high heels or boots, but never over-done or over-the-top. The black and white Pied de Poule combined perfectly with the pearls buttons or black/silver buttons. Trims and fringes were kept simple and subtle to ensure the Couture class and distinguished appearance.
Pied de Poule fabrics:
