![]() Due to the one-sided, one-directional nature of the print, I knew I’d have to lay out and cut the pattern very carefully. ![]() The sequins are printed on, so it’s trompe l’oeil, which is French for either “fool the eye” or “impossible for Americans to pronounce”. I wish I could send you a swatch it’s like buttah. I bought the pattern on Ebay to use with this gorgeous Italian wool that I picked up at Janssens et Janssens in Paris. ![]() Sleeve darts are something that need to make a comeback they give woven sleeves such a nice shape. But what I liked about the pattern was the high boatneck with small folds on the side, the French darts that start low on the side, and the 3/4 sleeves with two darts. Back home and settled in, my January project was to make a top that recreates the type of 1960s high “crushed boatneck” shown in the pattern on the left:īoy, I remember that “puffy bodice/straight skirt” look from the 60s.
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