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So, I recently discovered 42 Custom Fabrics, and have been drooling over their wonderful fabrics for quite a while. Eventually I caved in and got a metre of their lovely Doctor Who Christmas fabric. And just for a bit of variety, I ordered bamboo Lycra, instead of cotton Lycra.
When it arrived, I was very impressed with the fabric, and also very terrified. It’s slinky! It’s slippery! It’s drapey! It’s all the things I struggle to sew, more or less. So I put it aside and waited for a nice pattern to appear...
Enter the Ellie And Mac Going Home Sweater. Perfect for colour blocking, being a raglan. So I thought I’d make the front and back with the Doctor Who fabric, and then find something to coordinate with it. So I found a plain dark grey bamboo Lycra (I’m *not* using white for clothes for me. Ever. No, nay never!), and got a meter of that.
I made the tunic lenght, long sleeves with cuffs, neckband version (didnt’ have enough fabric for the cowl). Size 3XL.
The fabric was wonderful to work with, despite my initial misgivings about it. It stayed in place, didn’t slither around, and looks amazing when it drapes. The pattern is very easy to follow, and the assembly itself is very simple. I had my usual problems with bands - they take a long time, and never look exactly spread over the neckline / hem, but they look good enough.
Having a serger did speed things up, once I remembered how to use it without it running away from me. I still need more practice with serging bands - mostly because my starts / ends are not very good. But from the outside, the thing looks really good.
Sleeves are a bit long on me, but I love sleeves like that. The body is longer than I was expecting it to be, but that’s not a problem either - I do like long shirts so that my lower back doesn’t get cold.
Photos to come!
When it arrived, I was very impressed with the fabric, and also very terrified. It’s slinky! It’s slippery! It’s drapey! It’s all the things I struggle to sew, more or less. So I put it aside and waited for a nice pattern to appear...
Enter the Ellie And Mac Going Home Sweater. Perfect for colour blocking, being a raglan. So I thought I’d make the front and back with the Doctor Who fabric, and then find something to coordinate with it. So I found a plain dark grey bamboo Lycra (I’m *not* using white for clothes for me. Ever. No, nay never!), and got a meter of that.
I made the tunic lenght, long sleeves with cuffs, neckband version (didnt’ have enough fabric for the cowl). Size 3XL.
The fabric was wonderful to work with, despite my initial misgivings about it. It stayed in place, didn’t slither around, and looks amazing when it drapes. The pattern is very easy to follow, and the assembly itself is very simple. I had my usual problems with bands - they take a long time, and never look exactly spread over the neckline / hem, but they look good enough.
Having a serger did speed things up, once I remembered how to use it without it running away from me. I still need more practice with serging bands - mostly because my starts / ends are not very good. But from the outside, the thing looks really good.
Sleeves are a bit long on me, but I love sleeves like that. The body is longer than I was expecting it to be, but that’s not a problem either - I do like long shirts so that my lower back doesn’t get cold.
Photos to come!