Quantcast
Channel: Vogue Sewing Patterns – Goodbye Valentino
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 57

Garment #7, Vogue 8379

$
0
0

Greetings :)

There is viscose and there is viscose. I am wearing viscose, more specifically Poppy Abstract Stretch Viscose from Mood Fabrics.

IMG_0042Upon reading the website’s  fabric description as “wonderful for wrap dresses reminiscent of DVF,” I placed a quick order and found the description quite accurate.

IMG_0005

What is Viscose, you asked? For the scientific definition click here. Viscose, often labeled rayon is a regenerated cellulose fiber resulting somewhere in between a natural and synthetic fabric. I made my dress from a Viscose Jersey, knitted with 4% elastine.

Viscose quality can vary, but this viscose is cream of the crop ;)

My pattern is Vogue 8379, a wrap dress pattern I’ve sewn twice before. I briefly considered sewing a new pattern, but reached for the TNT since I like this pattern for so many reasons.

V8379 1. Notice the pleated bodice in the sketch below.  The pleats provide a beautiful fit in the bust without pulling or gaping.

V8379No pins or fashion tape are needed to keep this garment in place!

IMG_0027

2. The separate skirt and bodice pieces assure a great fit!

IMG_0024and lastly,

3. The combination of the 81″  (207 cm) skirt sweep and weight of the viscose were a good match.

IMG_0015

When handled with care, viscose jersey is not difficult to sew.

Two years ago I bought the Craftsy class Sewing With Knits . In spite of not finishing the class or even making one of the five featured patterns, I learned a great deal from the instructor Meg McElwee of Sew Liberated. The class focuses on sewing knits without a serger. Meg gives a detailed lesson about the importance of machine needles to use when sewing with knits.

For this dress I used a Stretch needle.

IMG_0018

She also demonstrates how to finish a seam (neckline I believe) by trimming it close to the stitching line, I applied this advice to the hem of my dress.

I stabilized the hem, by applying a 1 1/2″ strip of Mood Fabric’s Marshmallow Polyester Weft Knit fusible interfacing along the lower edge.

IMG_0008

Next the hem was folded  along the upper edge of the interfacing.

IMG_0011After stitching a 1″ hem, I trimmed extremely close to the stitching line before finishing with an additional row of stitching.

IMG_0013  IMG_0020

The result is a beautiful flat hem with absolutely no buckling or ripples,

IMG_0049and a dress ready to greet our long awaited Spring. :)

IMG_0002 Until soon!

 

 

 


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 57

Trending Articles