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PSA: My thrifted wool coat got a second life after I fixed the lining myself
I picked up a 1970s wool coat at a Goodwill in Portland for $12 last winter. The outside was near perfect, but the lining was ripped and sagging badly. After putting it off for months, I finally spent an evening taking out the old lining and using it as a pattern to sew a new one from a $8 yard of polyester satin. The difference is night and day, the coat hangs properly now and feels like a brand new piece. Has anyone else tried replacing linings on thrifted outerwear, or do you just leave them as is?
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karent751mo ago
Idk, I used to think that fixing linings was this huge complicated thing that only really crafty people could do. But honestly, reading this and ivan82's comment kinda changed my mind about it. It sounds like it's way more doable than I thought, especially if you just use the old lining as a pattern like you did. Maybe it's just me being lazy, but I always figured I'd just leave a ripped lining and hope nobody noticed. Now I'm kinda tempted to actually try it on this old jacket I've been ignoring.
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ivan821mo ago
Did the exact same thing with a 1980s blazer I found at a thrift store in Denver. The lining was shredded, and the fabric itself was fine but it just hung weird with the lining all bunched up. Picked up some cheap satin from Joann for like $6 and spent a Sunday on it. Totally worth the effort now it actually drapes right and I get compliments on it all the time.
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