Rubbed off the pattern
from an existing garment. Because it was essentially two pieces it
was a fairly easy pattern to draft. The construction was a breeze
except for the exposed zipper closure.
I used a different
method from the skirt exposed zipper closure I completed recently.
Although the method for exposed zipper for the top is slightly
trickier but it provides a neater finish in my opinion.
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| Basted the facing onto the top before hand stitching |
I used a facing instead of bias binding and there's nothing more annoying then the facing flipping out as you wear it, so I stitched the facing down with tiny catch stitches.
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| Sleeve band detail |
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| Reduced the seam allowance width to accommodate the curve of the dolman sleeve |
The denim tencel
fabric was lovely to work with. It's soft with a slightly heavy hand. Needed only 1M of 60" width fabric. Fabric is from Spotlight during their recent sales.
