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Tunic fail or Armistice win
Ar·mi·stice | \ ˈär-mə-stəs \
Definition of armistice: a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.
I tried to come to an accord with this tunic.
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No, but really, this is another Edwardian blouse, which Folkwear says dates back to 1918, the end of WWI, hence, Armistice blouse.
I had wanted to make one out of the horrible tunic, but was on the fence about using this particular fabric for that. Then I saw The Peculiar Stitch's version and that brought me down on the side of "yes".
Using my bunka sloper, I checked the distance from both the center front and center back to shoulder seams and settled on a size medium.
I used her alterations (including the #NotTodaySatan exclusion of buttonholes), except I think my sleeves were 14" in length. The cuffs are the same size.
The cuffs and collar are faced with some sort of poly(I think)/cotton. It does not behave like 100% cotton. That gave it some oomph.
The hem is not flattering to me and does not need trim, but since I will most likely be wearing it tucked in, it's not getting fixed (especially since the trim is zigzagged on!)
I raised the front panel 1.5" without the trim (which in this case is just two pieces of time stitched together (that's supposed to be "trim", but I like my mistyped version SO MUCH BETTER). This is a Low Cut blouse. It's still a bit low and I need to watch it when I lean over.
Fabric: Black embroidered 100% cotton gauze
Cost: Can't remember, but this is the third garment made from the original cut of fabric, so it's probably like, $.02
Time: 2/22-23 traced pattern, 2/24-25 & 3/1 sewed, 3/2 finished
Definition of armistice: a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.
I tried to come to an accord with this tunic.
Click to make bigger!
No, but really, this is another Edwardian blouse, which Folkwear says dates back to 1918, the end of WWI, hence, Armistice blouse.
I had wanted to make one out of the horrible tunic, but was on the fence about using this particular fabric for that. Then I saw The Peculiar Stitch's version and that brought me down on the side of "yes".
Using my bunka sloper, I checked the distance from both the center front and center back to shoulder seams and settled on a size medium.
I used her alterations (including the #NotTodaySatan exclusion of buttonholes), except I think my sleeves were 14" in length. The cuffs are the same size.
The cuffs and collar are faced with some sort of poly(I think)/cotton. It does not behave like 100% cotton. That gave it some oomph.
The hem is not flattering to me and does not need trim, but since I will most likely be wearing it tucked in, it's not getting fixed (especially since the trim is zigzagged on!)
I raised the front panel 1.5" without the trim (which in this case is just two pieces of time stitched together (that's supposed to be "trim", but I like my mistyped version SO MUCH BETTER). This is a Low Cut blouse. It's still a bit low and I need to watch it when I lean over.
Fabric: Black embroidered 100% cotton gauze
Cost: Can't remember, but this is the third garment made from the original cut of fabric, so it's probably like, $.02
Time: 2/22-23 traced pattern, 2/24-25 & 3/1 sewed, 3/2 finished