We firmly believe that anyone can sew anything with patience and perseverance, but sometimes it helps to understand how time-consuming or challenging a pattern will be to sew. Here's how we rate the difficulty of our patterns:
Beginner (⭑): Appropriate for a true beginner with simple style lines and details, quick to sew with no closures.
Confident Beginner (⭑⭑): Achievable for beginners who are willing to learn a new skill, may include more design features and techniques (ie. zippers, buttons, facings, etc). Relatively quick to sew.
Intermediate (⭑⭑⭑): More details and style lines, may include interesting details like a zipper fly or topstitching, projects can take 6+ hours to sew.
Advanced (⭑⭑⭑⭑): Still achievable for most sewists, but patterns will include more pieces and more details, and can take 8+ hours to sew.
Challenging(⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑): Complex, skill heavy projects like tailoring and bra-making. Again, achievable for most sewists but be prepared to spend 10+ hours on these types of projects.
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One pattern, three very wearable garments! The Travertine Knit Set includes three simple + stylish pieces: our dream tank top, a close-fitting knit dress, and a stretchy pencil skirt. Infinitely layer-able and oh-so-comfortable, mix and match garments from the set in different colours, or with other pieces from the Stone Collection.
View A is a knit tank with a high, narrow neckline. Not quite a racerback, it highlights the shoulder beautifully and can be sewn with an optional supportive lining if you’d like to wear without a bra. Finished with wide knit binding.
View B is a knit dress with a high, narrow neckline and mid-length skirt and back slit. You can add an optional supportive lining if you’d like to wear without a bra. Finished with wide knit binding.
View C is a knit pencil skirt with a back slit and concealed elastic waist.
Midweight stretch knit fabrics with excellent recovery and at least 50% crosswise stretch. We suggest rib and jersey spandex knits in cotton, viscose, and bamboo blends.
The View C skirt can also be made in heavier knits like Ponte or stretch fleece.
Yardage (sizes 0-20) - 58inch / 1.5 m wide
VIEW A - TANK TOP ~ Sizes 0-8 = 0.75 yd (0.7 m), Sizes 10-20 = 1 yd (0.9 m)
VIEW B - MIDI-LENGHT DRESS ~ Sizes 0-14 = 1.5 yd (1.4 m), Sizes 16-20 = 1.75 yd (1.6 m)
VIEW C - MIDI-LENGHT SKIRT ~ Sizes 0-20 = 1 yd (0.9 m)
Yardage (sizes 14-32) - 58inch / 1.5 m wide
VIEW A - TANK TOP ~ Sizes 14-26 = 1 yd (1 m), Sizes 28-32 = 1.75 yd (1.5 m)
VIEW B - MIDI-LENGHT DRESS ~ Sizes 14-26 = 1.75 yd (1.5 m), Sizes 28-32 = 3 yd (2.75 m)
VIEW C - MIDI-LENGHT SKIRT ~ Sizes 14-26 = 1 yd (1 m), Sizes 28-32 = 2 yd (1.75 m)
Additional Supplies
Lightweight knit interfacing or knit stay tape, 1 yard (1 m)
Thread in matching colour
Stretch, ballpoint, or jersey needle
View C only: Elastic, 1.5” (38 mm) wide x 1.5 yd (0.5 m)
Optional supportive lining: Plush back band elastic, 7/8" (22 mm) wide
Optional: Twill tape or clear elastic, 6" (152 mm) to stabilize shoulder seams
This is such a soft poplin. It has a cool hand that begs to be a summer sundress. It is so light and airy. I find a lot of cotton poplins to be stiff or have an unappealing feel to them, but this one is special. The colors are so bold and fun. Minor to no shrinkage in the wash. I honestly can't decide what to make with it.
Very pleased to finally find a good shirting poplin. Local fabric stores, few and far between, seem to carry predominately material for quilting or children’s clothing.
K
Bamboo Cotton Stretch Fleece - Teal Kate A.
Can’t wait to sew this up!
I prewashed this fleece (and matching baby rib) and it came out well. It’s very soft and cozy, but a little too stretchy, I thought, for my original plans for a Marlow Sweater. I’m going to make an Elliot Sweater instead, or maybe another Toaster. Can’t wait to get to it.
I plan to make a skirt from this fabric. The colors will work well with my wardrobe and the drape of the fabric will work well with the pattern I want to use.
I love this bemberg lining. I’ve used it to line a Wool Jasika blazer and a linen+rayon Magnolia dress. It’s slick but not slippery so it sews and serges well. It also has a great body to use as an underlining, only altering the drape a bit on lighter fabrics to make a slightly sturdier (and opaque) bodice.
