{"id":5168,"date":"2025-01-30T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:04:27","slug":"making-a-zero-waste-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/?p=5168","title":{"rendered":"Making a Zero Waste Coat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5168\" class=\"elementor elementor-5168\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861806b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"861806b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da7d713\" data-id=\"da7d713\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5bd98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f5bd98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sonykare3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b493bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3b493bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e20e00\" data-id=\"5e20e00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac4204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cac4204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This year I wanted make a zero waste winter coat using natural materials.<\/p><ul><li>The outer layer is cotton canvas fabric that I bought years ago<\/li><li>The lining is an old cotton bedsheet and the batting is from the leftovers of sheep&#8217;s wool that I combed.<\/li><li>The toggle closure is made with handmade quince wood buttons and loops made of leftover cotton yarn pieces from my weaving projects.<\/li><li>The sewing pattern is\u00a0 zero waste in which all the pieces fit in like puzzle parts.The additonal pieces such as the hood,cuffs and so on, are made of square and rectangle pieces which don&#8217;t create waste.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><strong><em>Wool Batting<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p>I always wanted to try to make wool batting but I didn&#8217;t have the courage for it! So finally the time has come. I had some leftover pieces from combing wool and decided to use them for this project.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The leftover pieces were very short,so I carded them and laid them on top of each other.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acf056 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7acf056\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd4b79\" data-id=\"1dd4b79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c24f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40c24f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_151256-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_151256-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_151256-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_151256-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb9bc0\" data-id=\"fbb9bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70976b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70976b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240927_151740-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240927_151740-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240927_151740-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240927_151740-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe7f8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efe7f8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I cut the lining from an old bedsheet that I adore the pattern of, same as the outer piece.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I started laying the carded wool evenly in 2 layers.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>After I finished laying them, I lightly basted them in place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec4f33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ec4f33\" 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src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_110656-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_110656-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_110656-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240928_110656-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4dd0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4dd0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.e-container.e-container--row .elementor-spacer-inner{width:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container.e-container--column .elementor-spacer-inner,.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f6451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41f6451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><em>Making the Lining Detachable<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p>Thinking that when the wool batting will be attached to the outer piece, the coat will be hard to clean\u00a0 (it can only be handwashed mildly, otherwise the wool batting might felt), I decided to make the lining detachable.\u00a0<\/p><p>To do that I\u00a0 cut another layer of the same pattern from plain muslin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f34a15f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f34a15f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c097a6\" data-id=\"5c097a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1600405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1600405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240930_153946-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240930_153946-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240930_153946-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20240930_153946-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">batting laid out and the muslin layer put on top of it (wrong sides together)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89dadde\" data-id=\"89dadde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150d090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"150d090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_143848-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_143848-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_143848-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_143848-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">starting to hand quilt<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed0d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed0d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I laid the muslin layer on top of the batting(wrong sides together) because I decided to finish the seams with binding.<\/p><p>Then I started to hand quilt all the layers. I took my time doing all this. I worked on it an hour or two each day while listening to<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2aYNPF33MRw?feature=shared\"> Elizabeth Cotten<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e4254f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8e4254f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd15fbf\" data-id=\"bd15fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dd794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47dd794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_151648-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_151648-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_151648-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241014_151648-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">hand quilting<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7600bd\" data-id=\"c7600bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcff0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dcff0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241016_101544-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241016_101544-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241016_101544-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241016_101544-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">hand quilting is done<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25de7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25de7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After finishing quilting, I sewed the side seams together and got ready for binding. I cut a continuous bias tape from a scrap piece of cotton fabric,\u00a0 following the instructions from <a href=\"https:\/\/allwellworkshop.com\/journal\/continuous-bias-tape\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-917f3a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"917f3a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06bb893\" data-id=\"06bb893\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f1357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6f1357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241017_144845-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241017_144845-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241017_144845-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241017_144845-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fa9d95\" data-id=\"5fa9d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52017ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52017ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241018_101953-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241018_101953-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241018_101953-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241018_101953-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb3d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb3d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then I sewed the bias tape all around the lining piece, except the cuffs. Because I had another idea for them!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adc1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6adc1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I made ribbed cuffs that fold over the outer piece. This way the sleeves will be kept in place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1cb0e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f1cb0e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11f2027\" data-id=\"11f2027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f04b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8f04b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091608-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091608-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091608-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091608-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ribbed cuffs<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5306de\" data-id=\"a5306de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8eb446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8eb446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091554-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091554-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091554-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241019_091554-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">cuffs fold over the outer piece<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ed187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05ed187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccd6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ccd6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em><strong>Lining Attachment<\/strong><\/em><\/h3><p>I found these beautiful mother of pearl buttons from my mother in law&#8217;s stash.They&#8217;re lightweight and thin so they won&#8217;t be bulky inside the coat and they&#8217;re compostable!<\/p><p>I sewed them on the inner side of the lining.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0be6d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d0be6d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aefd9d1\" data-id=\"aefd9d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0745a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0745a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">buttons sewn on the inner part of the lining<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-427ade4\" data-id=\"427ade4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec66fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec66fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">mother of pearl buttons are lightweight and compostable<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe5dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe5dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then I sewed loops from the leftover binding on the inner side of the outer piece.\u00a0<\/p><p>It works nicely!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7581843 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7581843\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab49dd\" data-id=\"bab49dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dafc6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dafc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">loops from leftover binding sewn in place<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67567d7\" data-id=\"67567d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84b366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/montdugme4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">attaching the lining to the outer piece<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d7fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"50d7fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6e086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6e086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><em>The Closure<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p>I didn&#8217;t want to use zipper or any other closure that cannot be compostable. So I decided on making a toggle closure.\u00a0<\/p><p>First I made a 4 string braid with cotton yarn left from my weaving projects.There&#8217;s a great tutorial for making it <a href=\"https:\/\/backstrapweaving.wordpress.com\/tutorials\/tutorial-4-strand-braid\/\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p>Then my husband made me some buttons from the pruned branches of our quince tree. I threaded the braids through the buttons and pinned them in place.<\/p><p>On the other side I pinned the loops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d6b98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"13d6b98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9fae84\" data-id=\"d9fae84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cf469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8cf469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_132449-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_132449-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_132449-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_132449-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">4 string braid for the loops<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ee9b1\" data-id=\"c1ee9b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87f05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a87f05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_160045-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_160045-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_160045-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20241116_160045-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">loops and buttons pinned in place<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ed3784 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9ed3784\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22bac9c\" data-id=\"22bac9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a9a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a9a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had some scrap leather pieces laying around. I cut them in sqaures, punched holes in them and hand sewed them on top of the loops with waxed cotton thread.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6841714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6841714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-821651b\" data-id=\"821651b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf11a60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bf11a60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-369b031\" data-id=\"369b031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6940854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6940854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce10950\" data-id=\"ce10950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669374b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"669374b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-750x498.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2-1140x758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dty2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e2907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"82e2907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec0459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dec0459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4053e34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4053e34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I&#8217;m very pleased with my winter coat! I tested it in very cold,windy weather and it kept me warm all the time!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c2cdb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1c2cdb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93b4b8f\" data-id=\"93b4b8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175c094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"175c094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/genel1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/genel1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/genel1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a winter coat with zero waste sewing pattern and natural materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crafting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5168"}],"version-history":[{"count":136,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5434,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5168\/revisions\/5434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mandalinarossa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}