Just can't stop making these Folkwear patterns, I have two more in the stash, and a book to get through, and then I think I'm done. I thought this was a tuxedo shirt, because of the bib, it has that sort of vibe.
This is another test garment, I made the large, which is more than generous, and it is very long, reaching to above the knee, cut just 4" more and it would make a cute dress, for a 5'6" gal. It has good bones I think...
The fabric was a 2 yard cut from a Fabricmart bundle, and it is a very loose weave which unraveled badly. Argh!! If you are making it out of the 56-60" fabric width, 2 1/2 yds should cover it, but it's the perfect project for using up remnants on the bib, collar, cuffs. If there would have been enough black linen for the cuffs, I would have preferred that.
There goes my hem seam allowance....
The black linen used for the bib and collar were repurposed from the hem cut off of a very long dress. The placket was reversed, so that the right closes over the left... because I'm a girl.
There are some seams in the placket because I couldn't get the pieces out of the remnant without using the seamed areas. This makes it look historical.... like I was trying to conserve very expensive fabric.... that's my story. You can hardly see it.
Another seam at the center back collar stand, love it when a plan comes together.
This will end up being a nightshirt or a garden shirt, it is very over sized. Remember when I was nightshirt shopping a few months back? It looks like these examples, but this has way more wearing ease in it.... not a bad thing for sleepwear.
The pattern includes a side slit detail, with a number of examples to reinforce the top of the slit from extant garments from the period. You can pick the one you like and go forward.
I've been working on this a few hours a night so it's been pretty stress free. The construction on the bib is interesting, and it encases all of the seams, so it looks very neat on the inside. I'm thinking of foregoing the buttons they call for, the linen is so stiff in this area it holds itself closed.
The placket pieces are in two lengths, and one had a finished bottom edge, which would suggest it would extend beyond the end of the bib. Once the placket pieces were turned to the right side, it didn't make much sense, keeping it would make the bottom of the bib bulky, so I ended up trimming it off.
The pleats on the back yoke and sleeves are tiny, about a scant 1/4". I had to play with them until I got the back piece to align with the yoke, and the same with the cuff pieces. In the end, I released one of the pleats in the cuff piece so I could have enough for the turn back on the cuff slit, and it was still a bit short, but I decided to leave it, because.... no one will see it. I always roll up my sleeves.
Just so you know I haven't been a slouch during this down time.... aside from the garden, there's also progress on the bathroom... my last bathroom tile job for a while I should think.
There are still some tiles that have to be installed, that pile on the floor, and the glass shelf, then my least favorite grouting. I'm dragging my feet because the tile mosaic, was not the best quality, and it doesn't cut as much as chip. I'm working on a tile cutter that should have been retired, it has no blade guard, and it spits up water and ceramic dust when cutting. I have just three more little tiles to cut, but I wait to have dirty hair to cut the tiles. But soon my friends, soon this puppy will be complete.
I tried to do a craftsman style bathroom (within my budget), I wanted the enclosure to look larger and taller, and couldn't find a nice white matte tile. This is what I ended up with. I picked it because the tiles are almost a perfect match to the cabinet. It is what it is. Funny how the last tile job, was my best, I should have started with this bathroom.
Not sure what will be next on the sewing table... I am in desperate need of clothes in general.
