Brasov wrap top

Pattern: Brasov wrap top by Itch To Stitch

Fabric: 1.6 m Modissimo from Textielstad (65% modal, 35% polyester)

Haberdasheries: none!

All credit to Welmode for this pattern+fabric combination. When I saw her Brasov I wanted to make one, too, and got the same fabric but in a different colour.

The pattern was quite easy to work with. Printing and assembling the digital pattern was especially easy, because of the option to print only your own size. It’s great that Itch To Stitch put that in! I didn’t always find the pictures in the guide very clear though, and I also had to alter the top a bit to fit properly, which I’m not too happy about. Why do so many patterns that are specifically for knit fabric put in so much wearing ease?! According to the size table, I should make a size 0 or 2, but luckily I read about this project and its sizing on another blog and decided to make the smallest size, 00, instead. And that fits great! Knit fabric is made for a little negative ease…

Besides making a different size, I also took about 2 cm off the shoulder because I don’t like the seam hanging off my shoulders, and to match the armhole of the Lady Skater pattern, as I wanted to use its sleeves instead. Finally, I made the shirt 3 cm shorter, which went fine using the instructions.

I sewed the shirt up in just an evening, after the cut out pattern pieces had been in my cupboard for about two months…

Cutlery roll

Pattern: improvised

Fabric: about 26 x 30 cm patterned cotton and 52 x 30 cm red linen

Haberdasheries: 1.6 m dark red twill tape, three buttons

What? Did I not finish anything since my Regency short cloak? Well, I have been working on a few things but they’ve mainly been Drawers of Doom projects (more about that later).

And I finished this cutlery roll a while ago, but apparently forgot to post it! It’s handy to have all one’s cutlery in one place, to be able to pack this roll for an event and know it’s all there.

There isn’t that much to say about how I made it, except that I probably went about it a bit too seriously, with padding and handmade button loops. I could have just used fabric and machine-made buttonholes :P. I’m not good at cobbling things up! I also made leather covers for the sharp items, so the fabric won't be damaged.

The cheese slicer was only invented in 1925, so it isn’t authentic for most periods I do, but as a Dutchwoman I can’t handle cheese without it! I won’t let the audience see ;).