5 years ago
I had obsessed with the layered shirt pattern puzzle from Studio Faro’s Well Suited site for years. This design had been pinned and I kept coming back to it.
There is no pattern for this, but layout plans about how to draft it from a block are available on the well-suited blog
http://www.studiofaro.com/well-suited/pattern-puzzle-layered-shirt.
I used the Saraste shirt pattern from Breaking the pattern as my basic block. I’d made the sleeveless versions a few times and new it was a good starting place. So back in the summer I spent a day and drafted and sewed up the pattern in a white cotton lawn. You can read about that one over on my blog.
https://ragbagsandgladrags.blogspot.com/2020/08/puzzling-pattern.html
I loved it, but it really wasn’t suitable for the colder months. So when this lightweight cotton with a bit of stretch was available I knew it could be a winner for this pattern.
I adapted the sleeve pattern from the Saraste shirt to have a traditional sleeve placket and made sure that the sleeve had an underarm seam rather than a rear seam.
The construction is rather fiddly as you need to work with many layers together and one of the first things I did was sew the hems before layering them together.
I think I nailed the hidden placket on this version and it’s much neater inside than my first attempt. I did have a little issue with buttons. I thought I had some black buttons of a suitable size in my stash, but when I looked, they were too big. A friend on my local buy nothing group came to the rescue and provided me with some small (11mm I think) buttons. I used some patterned buttons leftover from a shirt I made for my hubby for the collar and the cuffs and I really like the contrast it adds to the shirt.
The slight stretch in the fabric makes this a super comfy shirt. I’m aware that I need to make the shoulders slightly wider as I can see some telltale creases pointing to my shoulder. I think I had the same issue with the last Saraste I made. This is something I need to address!!!!. However, due to the stretch of the fabric, it’s not uncomfortable and I can see me wearing this at work after the half-term holidays. If you have any top tips/ pattern suggestions for shirts with slightly wider shoulders than average do let me know!!!! I know the adjustment to make, I just need to do it!!!!
I don’t think that the photos really do this justice, as ever trying to get good photos of black garments is super tricky at the best of times, and in the dark, snowy days we have had this week It’s been even harder.
#minervamakes #minervamakers #topofthetops #studiofaro #wellsuited #patternpuzzle #breakingthepattern #sarasteshirt #indiepatterndesigners #ragbagsandgladrags #selfdrafted #layeredshirt #stretchcotton
There is no pattern for this, but layout plans about how to draft it from a block are available on the well-suited blog
http://www.studiofaro.com/well-suited/pattern-puzzle-layered-shirt.
I used the Saraste shirt pattern from Breaking the pattern as my basic block. I’d made the sleeveless versions a few times and new it was a good starting place. So back in the summer I spent a day and drafted and sewed up the pattern in a white cotton lawn. You can read about that one over on my blog.
https://ragbagsandgladrags.blogspot.com/2020/08/puzzling-pattern.html
I loved it, but it really wasn’t suitable for the colder months. So when this lightweight cotton with a bit of stretch was available I knew it could be a winner for this pattern.
I adapted the sleeve pattern from the Saraste shirt to have a traditional sleeve placket and made sure that the sleeve had an underarm seam rather than a rear seam.
The construction is rather fiddly as you need to work with many layers together and one of the first things I did was sew the hems before layering them together.
I think I nailed the hidden placket on this version and it’s much neater inside than my first attempt. I did have a little issue with buttons. I thought I had some black buttons of a suitable size in my stash, but when I looked, they were too big. A friend on my local buy nothing group came to the rescue and provided me with some small (11mm I think) buttons. I used some patterned buttons leftover from a shirt I made for my hubby for the collar and the cuffs and I really like the contrast it adds to the shirt.
The slight stretch in the fabric makes this a super comfy shirt. I’m aware that I need to make the shoulders slightly wider as I can see some telltale creases pointing to my shoulder. I think I had the same issue with the last Saraste I made. This is something I need to address!!!!. However, due to the stretch of the fabric, it’s not uncomfortable and I can see me wearing this at work after the half-term holidays. If you have any top tips/ pattern suggestions for shirts with slightly wider shoulders than average do let me know!!!! I know the adjustment to make, I just need to do it!!!!
I don’t think that the photos really do this justice, as ever trying to get good photos of black garments is super tricky at the best of times, and in the dark, snowy days we have had this week It’s been even harder.
#minervamakes #minervamakers #topofthetops #studiofaro #wellsuited #patternpuzzle #breakingthepattern #sarasteshirt #indiepatterndesigners #ragbagsandgladrags #selfdrafted #layeredshirt #stretchcotton