GAP {Dressmaking}

Friday 7 June 2013

I made a white T-Shirt - at the end of the day there is nothing else to say, my first piece of garment is a white T-Shirt. So how am I going to make this exciting. First of all, I MADE (on my own, with my little hands, no teacher) a T-shirt, for me, at my size - that I am actually wearing.Secondly, it is in jersey and that is pretty good going because it is not the sort of thing I sew everyday. Finally it is the start of new wardrobe, I can feel it! 


Fabric:  4 way stretch cotton lycra jersey from TissuFabrics (here) - so soft!
Size: I am currently a 12/14 in the UK, and 42 in EU - I made a size 14 (reducing the sleeves a lot but not the body as I like my Tshirts quite long) - and I probably could have got away with a 12.
Result: Love it, totally wearable, and really flattering, much more than an ordinary white Tshirt. I impressed Mr MiH as well! 




I learnt a lot from the pattern. There are a lot of firsts here: sewing with twin needles (breaking one in the process); using twill tape; using my serger properly; making a collar; making a TShirt ... 

And I also made a lot of mistakes - probably all the ones you can think about and more: the wrong side of the fabric is my right side (but I was consistent with that mistake); Putting the binding at the bottom the wrong way round, not aligning the binding at the bottom, not using my serger properly... 



This is a wearable muslin I suppose. I will get better at making those with practice I am sure. The great thing is that I have the pattern now so I can make as many as I want in whatever knit fabric I want. I already some grey fabric for the next one. 

Not sure what pose I was going for there
The fly was not meant to be in the picture
So here we are, my own GAP advert - white Tshirt and GAP jeans, Zara cardigan though...
You will also remember my fashion {Recreate} post - only a skirt away now... 

When I make the next one I will probably document the process a bit more, so who's up for making one with me?

20 comments:

  1. Love your shirt and I would love to wear it !

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  2. you are so clever!! It is a great outfit! Silly fly ;)

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  3. Nothing beats a simple white T-shirt–it looks great!

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  4. I really admire you for making a t-shirt! That is not easy fabric to work with...I can say this from experience! Looks great, that's for sure!

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  5. that's fab! I am scared of knits, so I am all the more impressed :-)

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  6. Knit fabric is lovely to sew with once you get the hang of it isn't it? I think, in many ways, that it is more forgiving than woven fabric. I have had my eye on the renfrew top.....but not tried yet. Yours is lovely. Juliex

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  7. What a fab t-shirt! I'm impressed too. And you look very chic wearing it.

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  8. Congratulations on your finish!
    Esther
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  9. It IS exciting - it's classic and well made and looks great on you - congrats!

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  10. I don't sew, but I know jersey can be hard to sew with. You did a great job. It looks really good on you. Love your circlular cardi.

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  11. The knits thing is very impressive - I'm inpressed! Great photos too :)

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  12. Wow, you sound pleased with the fit, no wonder you feel a new wardrobe coming on. What a great skill to have up your sleeve!

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  13. Well done Nat! And I liked the sound of "it's the start of a new wardrobe"...very promising and I look forward to the next creations! Caterina

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  14. Looks gorgeous, nice fitting white t shirts are so frustrating to shop for too, making your own is a great plan!

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  15. How exciting! That tshirt looks so comfy and I'm sure it is smart too. I once bought a white long-sleeved tshirt (online) that had a seam down the center of the back - how dumb is that? I can totally relate to the bug thing... I once had a huge bug fly onto my arm and I freaked out on camera and it was not the nonchalant flick like yours ;) .

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  16. It looks amazing Nat!!! I love seeing how you have been stretching your limits and taking on more and more complicated projects!! It's inspirational and encouraging!

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  17. Congratulations! It looks great. I need to find the courage to sew more with jersey!

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