6.01.2012

vintage wrap top


Tutorial that I found via The Perfect Nose by Freshly Given (by the way, have you seen this blog? I found it only recently and I can't say enough about how much I love this woman's style and creations. These shorts especially. The Perfect Nose loves them too!)


Modifications to the original tutorial:
  • I did not make as deep a neckline, but wish I made it deeper than I did. However, I am not good at necks without facings and am too afraid to try my own. I'm a chicken.
  • Only to save fabric because I might have enough for another project, I made two separate large straps instead of one going across the back.


And, not a modification, but something I learned is that the inner straps that hold the front secure have to sit at the waist.  When they are to high they slide to my waist and pull the front way low and the back way up because those straps naturally want to sit at the narrowest part of your body. Logic.

Oh yeah, and if you have to learn from my mistakes, I thought I wanted smaller sleeves so originally planned a narrow body but, DUH, if you make it too narrow it's not going to WRAP around your body.  Fortunately I had planned on large seam allowances so I was able to just use those to widen the top.

Unfortunately it's a little shifty and slides around, and after moving those inner straps down (after these pictures were taken) the side gaps are pretty big.  Hopefully both of those problems will be solve with a tank underneath?

5 comments:

  1. I really like it. Especially the colour and how you've styled it with that necklace.

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    1. You do like it? Thanks. I guess I'm on the fence about it - thanks for your feedback!

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  2. I like it too :) But I see your problem with the straps and that the shirt would ride up. I actually love how it is in the original vintage picture, with the straps sitting at the natural waist.
    Thanks for the link to that awesome blog!

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    1. Thank you - I thought of that too and should have mentioned it, I do think it works best at the natural waist. I knew that I don't have a lot of "bottoms" that would work with that kind of a top so I didn't think I'd wear it, but you're right, I think that's how it's meant to work best.

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  3.  I know what you mean...most skirts and jeans are pretty low nowadays and you can't wear them with those short 50's tops without looking a bit ridiculous :) Good for us that we can make our own I guess :))

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