MAKING A HAPPI COAT ‘The happ coat is on informal short jacket once wor by cll kinds of Jopanese workers ~ firefighters, gardeners, shop ‘ssstonts and crefts peopl. Todey, people wear happi cots festivals or mas Designs vary, but ln incorporate mon bse 9). These simple insructions show how to make your own happi coat. To cutout he fos, you wil need fo redraw the pater pieces using the meosurements given. These measurements have incorporated 2.5cm forall seam allowances. Tis patie is for @ one-size garment. YOU WIL. NEED: 2.4 metres of 90cm width fabric, 9. calico, ightweightcotlon {The collar may be cut in conresting eolour~ in his case, use 2.2m +1.0m for he cll, cing the cllar onthe foe). 186em Collar atl 8 Jacket g cut Von fold 85.5em lem Sleeve tidine |g on? 3 1. With sight sides together, fold fron flops of ack! olong shoulder line ond press, matching botom edges ond Cirle. Pin and sch side 00m vp o cca, Post ‘seoms fr 2. With righ sides together {ald sleeve clong fo ine, Pin ‘and stich sleeve along lang ‘edge. Prats seam ft 3. Inst slove into arm hole igh sides together; match ‘20m of sleeve wih the side seem, pin ond sich, ress seom fot ond clip seom ‘allowonce if necossory, to rake seo ie ft. § place on fold 4. Fin the collar fo the opening ofthe jacket a the way round, king core fo wove the Fabre ino the recline. Sitch al he way rund, Make a diagonal snip (8 far asthe secm line a the comers ofthe neckline, cing through both thicknesses of seom aloweonce 5. Open out the seam cond pes fl. Fold callr ver the sa, turn under « 2.Sem hem on he inside and pi al the way round, Press, making sure the wid of he color is ‘even all the way round, 6 Sieh round the inside edge of the collar, bout 0.5 em fom the edge, etching through oll thicknesses, Hom the sleeves ond botom fhe jacket and pres.