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I downloaded the free Naomi jacket pattern a LONG time ago, but I couldn’t find the right fabric for it. I searched high and low, but nothing appealed. So I said, never mind BUYING a fabric, I’m going to MAKE one. I had a bunch of bedsheets from college that are for those extra long extra thin beds you only find in the United States on college campuses (it’s quite a racket). So I bought a shibori dye kit and followed the instructions found at honestly…wtf.com, and dyed the sheets in the Arashi method. I wrote a post on shibori here:
http://strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/you-say-tomato-i-say-shibori/
So, newly dyed fabric in hand, I cut out the many pieces of the Naomi jacket and stitched away! And I have to say, this pattern is actually a lot of fun to make. It’s not that complicated, even though it looks intimidating, and the hardest part is how many pattern pieces there are! But I love the end result, though I have no idea where I’m going to wear it…
The details on this are fabulous. I love the ties and the pockets and the neckline. It’s certainly a wildly unique garment, and while it’s so not my normal style I do adore it, it’s like wearable art! I tried to cut the fabric so that the jacket moves from light to dark as the eye moves from up to down. I hope that makes sense….
When I showed the fabric to my friend Victoria and explained that Arashi is supposed to resemble a rainstorm, she said the fabric looked like a storm at sea. Hence the name.
More information and photos on my blog!
http://strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/the-storm-at-sea-naomi-jacket/
Material Notes
Bedsheets thrifted from my college dorm room, snaps, a Jacquard shibori dye kit
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Mar 22, 2012, 03.29 PMby mimsyborogoves
very nice..I am making this right now. Thanks for sharing.
May 26, 2011, 03.55 PMby caramia-made
Love this! The fabric turned out so pretty! I’ve had fabric in my stash waiting for THIS EXACT pattern but I haven’t made it yet… Did you have any issues with it at all? Does it fit true to size? Any tips?
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May 26, 2011, 08.22 PMby leahfranqui
The tie placement instructions just straight up don’t make sense. So I just made it up…but I like how it turned out! This does not really fit true to size, I mean, it’s a very baggy garment and not meant to be close fitting so I would go down a size from what you think you are because you will probably be totally fine, it’s the opposite of tailored! It’s really not super difficult, but there are a ton of pattern pieces, so I just kept each paper piece with it’s cut fabric after I had cut it out. Otherwise, I would have been totally lost!
May 10, 2011, 01.09 PMby wendybirde
The fabric is amazing! I always find this pattern so intriguing.
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May 10, 2011, 01.29 PMby leahfranqui
Thank you! I was wracking my brain to find a fabric that worked and I just couldn’t, so I made one! I will forever be grateful for Kathleen of Grosgrain Fabulous because as simple as dyeing fabric is, I never would have thought about it until I followed her tutorial.
May 7, 2011, 09.59 AMby Meredith Ploughman
looks lovely, clever you dyeing your fabric, I too made a naomi, it is really something quite different, I have had many compliments, I am planning to make another,
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May 7, 2011, 02.36 PMby leahfranqui
It’s such a cool pattern! I do love it, it’s really not something you see every day!
May 6, 2011, 07.35 PMby karinsi
I love the Naomi! I love it so much I made two. You did a great job and it must be very rewarding to dye the fabric with a specific garment in mind.
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May 7, 2011, 06.36 AMby karinsi
I accidently marked you reply as inappropriate, when all I wanted to do was say thank you! Sorry…
May 6, 2011, 07.17 PMby janul
wow, that´s great, to me that pattern looks very japanese! I really like it, I can imagine making it in some darker color, like dark brown… great job!
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May 6, 2011, 08.15 PMby leahfranqui
Thank you! I thought the pattern looked very Japanese as well, but more of a fusion, which is why I wanted to make the fabric so that it is referential but not direct. Brown would be nice, sigh, so much to make…
May 6, 2011, 06.59 PMby kanamithedreamer
It looks great! Very resourceful.
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May 6, 2011, 07.06 PMby leahfranqui
Thank you! I’m pretty proud of it, it feels cool to have dyed it myself!