Coat Upcycle: How to Shorten a Coat and Add a Hood!

Join my online sewing community: https://www.skool.com/catherinessewingroom/about Join me as I chop off the bottom of a very long coat and make a detachable hood, turning the unloved coat into a much more practical style. In this video, you'll learn how to: ✂️ trace an existing hood to make a pattern ✂️ cut and sew a hood that buttons onto a coat or jacket ✂️ sew a casing and add a drawstring to your hood ✂️ shorten a coat ✂️ hand-sew a beautiful hem ✂️ use a strip of lining to connect a lining to the coat Don’t forget to subscribe for more sewing tutorials, thrifting tips, and creative inspiration every week! #sewingtips #upcycledfashion #sewingtutorial #howtosew #catherinesews 💖 Affiliate Links & Sewing Tools I Love 🖤 LDH Scissors – My absolute favourite Canadian scissors! Explore their collection here: https://ldhscissors.com/catherinesews 🧷 Thinking of buying a sewing machine or serger? I highly recommend Baby Lock machines. Use my affiliate link https://www.qualitysewing.com/CatherineSews 🧵 My Sewing Machines: – My sewing machine: Baby Lock Sofia 2 https://www.qualitysewing.com/?sca_ref=6711197.FFgCiIYpxi2c – My serger is an old Kenmore but my dream serger is the Baby Lock Victory https://www.qualitysewing.com?sca_ref... ✂️ My Favourite Sewing Tools (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases) Marking & Measuring Erasable Frixion Markers – US: https://amzn.to/3AzigeK Canada: https://amzn.to/4dDXER2 C-Thru Ruler – US: https://amzn.to/3tfqdSS Ca