Oh What a Difference the Right Fabric Makes!

Burda Style Magazine 121 from the September 2010 edition

Now, I know there are a lot of people who would sniff at this pattern because it is so easy and so bland.  But not me, the weather is turning, and I am suddenly short of long sleeved t-shirts.  I certainly could not draft one for myself.  I am not very good yet at figuring out which fabric will suit which pattern.  The fabric I used was a slub rayon from Fabric.com.  I had a Boden t-shirt a few years ago out of slubbed cotton, and I liked the fabric a lot.  This fabric I am not wild about.  The colour looks artificial somehow when you see it in person.  Sadly, I have another piece of this stuff in cerise. Maybe if I pick a pattern that is more flow-y it will work out better.


Anyway, I think you can see for yourself that this fabric is a little soft and thin for this pattern.  


Since I had already traced off the pattern, the most time consuming element of this project, I decided to try again with some cheap, but beefy white cotton jersey I had.  I think this is much better, though this jersey doesn't have much stretch.  

Burda Style magazine 121 September 2010.

So, what did I learn?  Use heavier fabrics for more fitted garments and thinner fabrics for more voluminous garments.  Dho!


Comments about the pattern:  It was easy.  Really, really easy to sew up.  If I were to come across a beautiful thin sweater knit, I would be tempted to sew it up using this fool-proof pattern.  Wouldn't it look just great in a thick-ish wool jersey?  Like maybe this one from Gorgeousfabrics.com.

wide! italian designer wool jersey - heathered dark chocolate [wjs4271]

  

wide! italian designer wool jersey - heathered dark chocolate
[wjs4271]

Alas, I'll keep sewing down my stash of cheap, oddball pieces, and keep learning for now. Besides, Christmas is just around the corner, and I need to start saving!