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eris in modest_style

Summer undershirts?

Jun 01, 2010 18:32

For those of you that sew, could you tell me where to find a sewing pattern that is similar to DivineModestee's daily T?

And also, what's the best fabric to make it out of for summer. A lightweight cotton?

shirts and blouses, finding patterns, sewing

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eris June 2 2010, 02:20:42 UTC

Ooh, that's nice. Thanks!
I can alter patterns pretty easily, so changing sleeve length isn't an issue.

I don't know why a basic long sleeved t-shirt was being such a difficult pattern to find, I looked through books in the store and spent too many hours on the simplicity website last night.

karalianne June 2 2010, 04:52:21 UTC

Kwik Sew patterns are awesome, anyway. If I remember my second-last sewing splurge (I go through spurts), I made a dress and a pair of pants using Kwik Sew patterns, and they are completely adjustable where you need them - they show where to cut to make legs longer, where to cut to add length to a skirt or a waist (I need all of that), etc. And the instructions tell you how to do it, too. I have to order them online now (can't find them in-store locally), and I will be in a couple of months (after my wedding).

alexandralynch June 2 2010, 03:12:37 UTC

If your summers are seriously steamy, do it in linen. I have been covered save for face and hands in linen, in a lovely Indiana summer that was 91 degrees with 100 percent humidity, and I was hot, but not dying. Long linen underdress, long-sleeved linen overdress, linen headwrap. I was sweating....the area under my chest was soaked when I took it off...but I wasn't unbearably sweltering, so I call it a win.

squirrels_owl June 2 2010, 10:50:34 UTC

Second the comment about linen - it wicks moisture away from your skin much more efficiently. Very rarely I have come across linen jersey fabric, generally in a natural cream. Another jersey fabric worth exploring is bamboo (naturally anti-bacterial).

This being said you would be better off with loose unstructured woven clothes if you are anywhere very hot or humid rather than t-shirts IMHO and experience (England is not exactly the land of A/C nor are large parts of Europe so I have had plenty of practice at this ;-D)