Rosebud

Hello! I had a quick sewing yesterday.

I made a tank top with irregular+wavy stripes all over. It has a set of twisted neckband and armbands (do you recognize them as "armbands" in English, by the way? armholebands?) too. The pattern is my staple tank top pattern from Aviver paper patterns, which is a Japanese company.

I really love this tank top! The twisted neckline in this fabric reminds me of a tip of rosebud that is about to bloom.

Besides adding a bit of interestingness to the garments, what is great about the twisted neck/arm bands is that we can use the same jersey fabric as main parts for the bands even if the fabric isn't stretchy as much as normally required for "straight" bands. They tend to sit nicely on the neckline(or armholes) quite easily, without very complicated calculations, imho. I totally recommend them if you are interested in this technique. It is easier to follow patterns and instructions when you already have those with such neckband, but you can also find good tutorials for turning simple necklines into twisted ones, over the internet. I'm quite sure there are many of them in your most convenient language, after a bit of googling.

Happy sewing!
yoshimi

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pattern: gathered neck tank top pattern from Aviver paper patterns
fabric: cotton jersey, multicolored, mildly stretches, T-shirt weight
140cm wide x 1m long
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