Little Red Riding Hood Dog Coat

雨の多いイギリスへの引っ越しを前に、雨の嫌いなユキに雨合羽を作りました。
既成の型紙では合わなかったので、適当に自分で型紙を作ってあとは試作品を作りつつ成り行き任せ。

犬ではない別の生き物みたいです。

 かわうそ？首、結構長いの。

出来上がりは赤ずきんちゃん風。裾と襟には反射テープのパイピングを入れてみました。安全第一ですから。

 

一応首の付け根のところから首輪に紐がつけれるようにしてみた。

 ET?

 フードは雨除けに伸ばしても、半分に折ってもよし。

Now that we are moving from desert southwest to rainy England, I made a raincoat for the Blue Heeler, who does not like rain.

I originally planned to make a coat using Simplicity 1578. However, it was too big and shortening did not work. So I ended up creating a pattern by pseudo draping and by making like 4 mock-ups. The final pattern still needs some tweaking, but I am overall happy with it.

The fabric is a Polartec Power Shield, which is supposedly finished with durable water repellent and blocks 98% of the wind but yet breathable. The outside is a smooth (but matte) nylon and inside is fleece.

The color is more accurate in the flashed photo above

Whopping $28/yard, this fabric was the most expensive fabric I have ever purchased (or as expensive as silk charmeuse). Luckily, one yard was enough to make the coat.

(I really like this fabric. It would be perfect for another Minoru or Jailie 2795...)

I also bought 2 yards of the sort of matching red reflecting tape pictured above, but 2 yards weren't long enough, so I used a package of silver reflective piping tape (I used most of the 2.5 yard package) for the hem and the edge of the hood. Safety first.

There is a small opening at the center back where the hood attaches to the coat where a leash can go through. I added a flap over it. Darts at thigh and near the tail for shaping of the rear end.

Hood is long enough that it can be folded back to be a collar if it's not raining. It is lined with self fabric so it looks good when it's folded over as well.

There is also a belly flap. It is attached to the inside of the coat and keeps the coat in place and the belly warm.

You can't tell from these photos, but I used rayon embroidery thread for top stitching and I really like how it shines a bit over the matte finish of the fabric.

I think it might be a bit tight at the front leg, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. I will probably re-do the piping at the hem because it is flaring out right now and it needs to be re-attached with a slight tension to keep it in shape, but overall, it was a great success!