I've been always intimidated by plaids and stripes ever since I found that neat plaids and narrow constant stripes in colors of deep contrast, which were very popular and lovely on many people, were quite difficult because they were too crisp and too cute on me. I've looked for horizontal-striped things with irregular pitch in vague and subtle combination of colors, either in T shirt or jersey fabric, for very long time, but I was never successful in the search.
So, I explain what I did.
I made the material for my own striped T.
sorry it's already remnant
I chose two jerseys in subtly different colors and textures from my stash, and combined them into one piece of fabric with my serger. As you see, now I have my version of T with stripes of my liking. I must say I really, really love it!!
The pearly ecru fabric I used for the body is very common cotton jersey with slight polyester blended. The fabric for stripes is pale blue-gray 2way cotton/polyester jersey which is thin, soft, glittery and very stretchy, like the materials for leggings.
I used pattern 706, which is a pattern for a common boat neck T, from anneecotton*.
The body was lengthened quite a lot as well as the sleeves, but nothing has been changed other than that.
It was just a casual experiment, but I am so happy with how it turned out.
I'd repeat this experiment when I feel like another striped T!!
My favorite trees are in blossom, now.
love,
yoshimi
I love this t-shirt :-) You should definitely make more as I can see that it is very wearable and suits you perfectly.
ReplyDeleteReally love this idea! It's a very stylish t-shirt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.....
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I love it. Cherry blossoms are also in bloom in the States.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I love that you made your own fabric.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful! i love annecotton's patterns, especially the way you make them. wish i could understand these patterns, for now i'll just have to wing my copy of your latest & greatest :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful- you always do wonderful work. This is my first time seeing the cherry blossoms in Japan. I must say it is very beautiful!! I am in love...
ReplyDeleteThe cherry blooms tree are beautiful! And so does your t-shirt, but I think you should go for more darker stripes or contrast so that the stripes can be seen, oh well who cares, you always did stunning and beautiful pieces anyway! (^.^)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea! It looks beautiful on you, too!
ReplyDeleteCindy C.
That is a great idea! Lately I fell in love with stripes and have been looking for a good quality stripe fabric. Perhaps I should try it too.
ReplyDeleteLovely top--it's definitely an experiment gone absolutely right!!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely top! Love cherry blossoms, too! So pretty!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Looks very nice on you.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun idea indeed. I want to make more shirts for my boys, and they love stripes, but it's hard to find exactly the right stripes indeed. So I'm absolutely going to try your method too!
ReplyDeleteOhayou Yoshimi-san!
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the jersey top! Looks amazing (as always). Could you share some tips on sewing with jersey? I am currently sewing my hems with a straight stitch on my sewing machine and the pressor foot just stretchs the fabric no matter how gently i feed the fabric in.
>Brenda, thank you for your comment!
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you that I don't know much about jersey sewing, but I'd check the pressure of the pressor foot if I had a such trouble. People say that it's more successful to try the pressure lower when the jersey stretches too much. And, maybe you can try a teflon foot for smoother feeding of the fabric. I don't have any idea other than those. Good luck with your sewing and I hope it helps.