Tonbi Coat

Garment

  • Pocket

  • Armhole Sleeve Binding

  • Collar

Design

This coat is designed after a popular coat from the Taisho era, the Tonbi Coat. I made a few changes like adding extended welt pockets, and the quilted saddle on the back.

Fabrication

For the back saddle I hand quilted in the kame sashiko pattern some beige gabardine wool to several layers of wool filling.

Patternmaking

With the pattern, I started with the free Tonbi coat pattern from Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). I had to clean up the pattern as lot of the seams did not match up. I also added extended welt pockets and removed the inside ticket pocket. I also added the back saddle.

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