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About Me
- Oksana Starzhynska
- My blog's main subjects are sewing, the thing in which I am experienced the most, and beadwork, which is, in fact, pushed me into blogging. I am also engaged in knitting and crocheting. All together they are the set of skills which I use to make my wardrobe my whole life. These are not my only interests, I also like the English language (that's one of the reasons that my blog is bilingual), try to travel around my country and abroad (when can afford it), am interested in art (to the degree of a dilettante but nevertheless) and adore the people who can create anything beautiful or useful whatever it is :-) So welcome to a needlecrafter diary!
23 July 2016
Stripy Shirt, or Sightseeing Tour
Смугаста сорочка, або подорож цікавими місцями
The border between available dream and, let's say, unavailable is thin enough. Either it is worthy to define that border or not is person's choice only but for me, not to feel disappointed because of wasted efforts, the aims should be chosen in for an inch, in for a mile if it is possible to say so here. If you are an ordinary person without special chances like me, then let's do gradually from small to big and maybe one day we'll get the great:-)
And as I had some fabric left, I thought if I were so lucky with my vacations having the shorts on, probably if to make a shirt, it would bring me some fortune, too.
I also made the single piece placket instead of the stitched.
So the placket is made exactly like for this blouse. I prefer such plackets because its top stitching gathers the front edge of the detail is much less than its sewing as a separate detail. Besides, the placket stays more flexible because the role of the interfacing is played by an extra layer of the fabric.
Reinforce the pockets in full with interfacing.
Sew the pockets and flaps in this way.
In this way they look in the ready shirt.
I already told in this project how I sew the collar. All the work I made on the sewing machine. After the collar detail is ready at first I sew the inner part of the collar to the wrong side of the item and then roll the seam allowance and sew the outer part of the collar to the right side of the shirt.
The side slits and hem are processed in this way. Firstly when cutting the shirt I added seam allowance for the slit 4 cm (the same as for the hem). So before stitching it is necessary to mark the line and press the first rolling for about 0.5 - 0.7 сm. On the picture you can see it for the slit and for the hem do the same.
Then work the corners in the way they do it for the table cloths.
Turn the corner out. The rest three corners are processed in the same way.
The belt loops are easier to make in this way. Fold the edges of the detail to the centre, press. Then fold in a half, press. Top stitch along the both edges. Cut for three loops.
And my shortened sleeve with a false cuff. As the shirt is meant to be worn in summer and I was short of the fabric, I made the false cuff. Probably this technique is known for experienced tailors and I was taught it by my sewing teacher many years ago. So gladly share it here.
The shirt is very universal and good for combination not only with my favourite shorts but with other things as well and can play a part of a light blazer. For example, it matches red trousers well. To complete the look I added the necklace and the earrings made last year.
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Якщо ти мрієш наодинці — мрія залишається мрією, якщо ти мрієш з іншими — ти створюєш реальність.(С.І.Маркос). Пропоную мріяти разом...
ReplyDeleteДякую. Такі гарні слова. Наче і не чула раніше. Подвоєна позитивна енергія спрямована на досягнення мети... Мабуть і справді діє краще:-) Давай:-)
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