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Lilac felted wool coat
Circus series
Adapted from Burda pattern 8293.
2005.

Wool yardage was machine washed and machine dried several times to felt it as felting allows for the raw edges of the curvy hems. Reflectors are scattered here and there for good walking-the-dog visibility. I wear this coat and the green coat all winter.

 

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 The back features a wild space rocket zooming along with a trail of reflector encrusted wake.
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Buttonholes and pocket details created with techniques from Koos Van Den Akker's book Couture Collage.
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Applique detail, silver center is of reflective sew-on tape.

 

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Paula O'Brien lives in a colorful house in beautiful Gibsons, British Columbia and creates lively colorful paintings, exciting drawings and innovative textile art. She has used her art name Pavelka since 1974.
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