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Sleevey Wonder: Fairy-style

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I heard of Sleevey Wonders a couple of years ago…I think via Thornberry’s blog.  Quite a good idea, but to be honest, I wouldn’t pay for something I can easily make, and I know that wearing something crop length like these, would make me want to keep pulling it down…

Personally, I’m just inclined to layer a long sleeved T shirt, and be done with it [some of the fancy ones are cute though.]

Anyway, having made the Clare Shaeffer V9145

I know needed to complete the plan, and make the long sleeve chiffon top to wear underneath, should I choose.  I selected the Vogue 8793 Tilton T shirt pattern, which is, of course, sized for stretch fabrics.  It does come out quite loose though, so I think I’ll be OK in my chosen tartan-print chiffon, a bargain from Barry’s £2/m table.  Or was it £1/m?  Either way, I only picked up a smallish bit, still plenty for this top.  It’s fairly sheer, but won’t [I promise] be worn alone!  I decided to cut it on the bias, just to make sure that it won’t be tight.  Slippery work, but fine.

Armed with a new needle, a few miles of bias strips to bind the neckline, and plans for French seams, I set to.

And it went together in about two hours, no fuss at all.  I went slowly, because, well, french seams on chiffon, but the machine made no trouble, the iron didn’t catch anything and all was well.  The only thing that caused any grief was the usual issue of sewing black fabric, sometimes I couldn’t see my own stitching!

I made narrow binding for the neckline, and hand stitched it, but just did a far-from-wonderful fold and zigzag on the hem and cuffs.

It fits, it will be very functional, and I’m happy.

What do you think?

And worn with the dress itself, as intended

Sorry it’s blurred, I got over-excited!

19 thoughts on “Sleevey Wonder: Fairy-style”

    1. Thanks! I’m chuffed that [a] I found a tartan chiffon on the bargain table [b] cutting it on the bias worked [c] It actually looks like part of the dress [d] THEY ARE REALLY COMFY! Blimey, a LBD that is secret pyjamas!

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  3. You look fab, and those shoes too, just perfect. It’s a great combination. I’ve some chiffon in stash and might be tempted to sew it up now after hearing how you got on. It’s silk tho. On second thoughts, maybe not.

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    1. Go on, give it a go! Mind you, last time I sewed a top in silk chiffon, I chickened out of doing it on the machine, and just hand sewed it. It was surprisingly fast, and far less fuss than faffing about trying to get the machine NOT to eat it!

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    1. Ah! the shoes were from ebay YEARS ago. I used to be able to wear such towering heels all day, every day, until my hip decided to go arthritic, and now I can only cope with moderate heels for any length of time. I used to love to wear them with some gorgeous grey flared trousers that had a silver pinstripe, very sexy. I must admit, Dawn’s eyes lit up when I came downstairs in them though! lol

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