{"id":13378,"date":"2014-11-10T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=13378"},"modified":"2018-11-29T03:35:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:35:50","slug":"tween-style-faux-fur-firefly-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/11\/tween-style-faux-fur-firefly-jacket.html","title":{"rendered":"tween style: faux fur firefly jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Kristin already mentioned on Friday<\/a>, the third issue of STYLO<\/a> came out this past week. It\u2019s an online magazine that shows the world that you can sew cool clothes for your kids. It includes dressier clothes and amazing fashion photography.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stacy<\/a> is back today to share her work that appeared in the latest issue of STYLO. It’s a complete head-to-toe Oliver + S ensemble that she created for her tween girl. One garment is a faux fur Firefly Jacket that is a unique and luxurious piece, something special and perfect for the holiday season that is now upon us. The Firefly Jacket is designed to be a reversible jacket, so just know that when it\u2019s made out of faux fur it becomes nonreversible. For this jacket under the suggested fabrics it does state: “Note: Not recommended for directional prints or napped fabrics.” Stacy figured out how to make it work with a napped faux fur and is going to show us how. Take it away Stacy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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I was very excited to participate in the STYLO Issue 3, and to use some Oliver + S patterns for my little tween!<\/p>\n

I used three different patterns for this black, white, and silver look: the Sailboat Top<\/a>, the Sketchbook Shorts<\/a>, and the Firefly Jacket<\/a>. I modified the patterns a bit, and those details are below.<\/p>\n

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For this black and white striped top I used the Sailboat Top pattern.<\/p>\n

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The only modifications I made were to use a knit for this woven pattern, and I used hollow hexagon shaped snaps instead of buttons at the shoulders, having the back snap over the front.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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This pattern goes up to a size 8 (just outside the tween range), so I added an extra 1.5″ to the sleeves for my long kid who is nine. The length was about what I wanted for this, but a normal shirt I would have added more.<\/p>\n

(By the way, I made the belt too with a \u201cbuckle\u201d I got at a fabric warehouse, glitter stretch velvet elastic, and a silver snap.)<\/p>\n

For the metallic black and white shorts I used the Sketchbook Shorts pattern.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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I wanted a pair of shorts that had a cuff, and could not find any, so as a sewist (the reason why we sew!), I modified the pattern. The material here is a bit of a scratchy and unraveling fabric, so I lined everything using a black and white animal skin print cotton. I used the lining as if it were interfacing and just sewed everything at the same time.<\/p>\n

Here is what I changed for the pattern:<\/p>\n