Burda Style For people who sew
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Top “p”; drafted from the Japanese pattern book, “Unique Clothes Any Way You” Like by Natsuno Hiraiwa, top “p”. A really clever design. I was intrigued by and loved the look of this little thing from the first, and always knew I would get around to making one up. I love how when you see it from the front you are just like… oh, an ordinary little top, it’s OK but not breaking any ground here; but from the back, wooo, what is happening with that top?
I used milk-chocolate coloured heavy silk. A *&$@ to work with, it involved lots of hand-finishing to get the silk self-bias strips nicely stitched down in an even width around and along all those hems. And they need to be even because the top is first one side out, then the other so both sides are visible. The side and shoulder seams are flat-felled.
(The jeans are Burda 7863 of khaki stretch gabardine, and the black cotton shirt was made using a mixture of various patterns)
Material Notes
Silk, snaps to fasten
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Sep 22, 2011, 11.17 PMby gedwoods
Love the asymetry of this! And a great job making it up, too!
Sep 20, 2011, 01.32 PMby ichigogirl
Very nice, and I love the way you styled it!
Sep 19, 2011, 02.35 PMby Gurtlamorous
love love love xx
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.12 AMby carolyn-s
thanks :)
Sep 19, 2011, 11.25 AMby Anne Wagenhauser
Pretty cool – as always.
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.12 AMby carolyn-s
thank you Anne!
Sep 19, 2011, 09.57 AMby wendyondesign
Very cool. -And well done!
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.13 AMby carolyn-s
thank you Wendy!
Sep 19, 2011, 09.22 AMby lizah
it looks great, and well sewn, good job!
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.13 AMby carolyn-s
thanks so much, Liza!
Sep 19, 2011, 08.57 AMby urbandon
Love this top! Beautifully hand stitched and nice choice of fabric. I am SO getting around to making it.
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.13 AMby carolyn-s
Thanks Don!
Sep 19, 2011, 08.48 AMby nocjestciemna
I love it!
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Sep 20, 2011, 03.13 AMby carolyn-s
thank you!