we’ve been having such a wonderful summer this year in Finland that i’ve just been taking walks whenever i can (read: whenever i am not working) just to enjoy the weather and views. this is of course not a reason for me to not write or sew, but it happened.
another fake (but true) reason is that whenever i feel like an inspiration is coming for me to sew, the fabrics i want to sew are the ones still in the fabric store and i really should first use my own fabrics before buying new ones! the dilemmas of a fabric addict, right? π
but one day i just had to sew something, and thankfully i found the right fabric from my own closet.
this spring i bought a super cheap top from Zara that i wore for my photo shoot here (shown on first picture). my secret motive was so that i could copy it and make many more similar tops! (insert devilish laugh here.)
after months of pondering about it in my head, i finally felt ready. the fabric i used was one i got for free from my co-worker J last winter. it’s a synthetic knit fabric which was about 1,5 m wide and long.
remember how i said i felt ready? well, i was wrong, LOL. i cut the fabric first for the front part… and struggled to make the twist just right. in short, i failed. so i cut another piece for the front part, for the second time. this time i just put it on top of my dummy and worked from there. this seemed to do the trick, so now i know that whenever i can’t figure out some cut/pattern, all i have to do is trust my dummy! π
but since i already cut the fabric the first time for the front part, i was left with too small scraps to get a full back part. so to save my sewing project, i had to improvise… as per usual. in the end, i think i managed to save it. π
if you ask me how to do that twist, i can answer truthfully that i don’t know, hahaha…. i put some detail pics above just to remind my future self of how it looks like from the inside, but i know i also won’t understand it just from the pictures. my brain just can’t think in 3D, so my best advice is to invest on a dummy.
originally, i wanted to make this top have long sleeves, so i could wear it for winter. but again, since there wasn’t enough fabric left, i had to change that plan too. so ‘short super wide and pleated sleeves’ it is!
as you can imagine, i am super proud to have accomplished this top! π
so come on everybody, let’s do the twist!
Yes, it’s right to be super proud of your accomplishment! For the improvisation and the final result ! And the Bali bag really suits the total look! β€ β€
Hihihi, penampilan perdana. ππ thanks, i probably will make more of similar tops in the future (if i could just remember how to do it, LOL). π
Love it β€ It's adorable. Twist and all π
Thank you! Always appreciate your support! π
I love you how just go for it and improvise! The top looks great! I know what you mean about the stash dilemma, and about buying RTW with the intent to copy it lol
Hahaha, thank you for your sweet comment and understanding the dilemma! π and if i canβt afford buying the RTW item taking millions of pictures of it at the store helps too, LOL. Thanks again for visiting!
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