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Back when I first started developing our Liesl + Co. Chai Tee<\/a> pattern, I tested it in a woven fabric to see what would happen. But you know how muslins (or toiles) are. They’re usually not very pretty, and I didn’t even bother to finish mine once I had the information I needed. (That’s the beauty of a muslin, really.) At the time I made a size small, which is what I usually wear in a knit, because I wanted to see how a woven would fit compared to a knit.<\/p>\n

That test version wasn’t really something to show off (too small, not a surprise), so I’ve finally finished a proper Chai Tee to show you what it looks like in a woven fabric. In fact, I made two!<\/p>\n

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

This first one I made in a size medium, just to see if there was anything I wanted to adjust before cutting into my good fabric. This is a wool challis I had left over from this Creativebug class<\/a>. It has a really interesting seersucker effect due to the little moon-like circles in the weave, but it also had some moth holes and I knew I wouldn’t use it for anything else. I picked it because it had the right drape to help me envision how my double gauze would look. I didn’t make any adjustments to the pattern except to add 1″ to the length, the way I usually do for my long torso.<\/p>\n

My mom started sewing this for me when she was visiting last month, and she sewed the pleats closed. I sort of liked the way it looked that way, so I left it and did it the same when I sewed mine in the double gauze I had chosen.<\/p>\n

This double gauze version is my new favorite top! I’ve been saving this fabric for a special project, and I know that as the fabric softens I’m going to like it more and more.<\/p>\n

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

I had an idea as I was finishing this one: if you cut the sleeves on the bias it will be easier to cuff them and they’ll have a nice drape. I’m going to do it on future woven Chai Tee tops, for sure.<\/p>\n

If you want to sew a woven Chai Tee for yourself, I would suggest looking for drapey woven fabrics like challis or double gauze. Handkerchief linen would work well, as would rayon. Certain sateens and silks could be really pretty, too.<\/p>\n

One more tip for you: If you haven’t tried this pattern yet, don’t make it too small! It’s designed to have some ease, and the pleats look better if it’s not too tight as well.<\/p>\n

You can pick up your own copy of the Chai Tee pattern right here<\/a>. I can’t wait to see what you make with it! And don’t forget that we have a Chai Tee sew-along<\/a> to guide you and to give a few extra tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liesl shares two Chai Tees she made from woven fabrics instead of the knit fabric the pattern is designed for. Want to make your own Chai Tee from a woven? Liesl shares some tips for you, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":63279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20779],"class_list":["post-63275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-chai-tee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/feature-woven-chai.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-gsz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62571,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/09\/introducing-the-liesl-co-chai-tee-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":63275,"position":0},"title":"introducing the liesl + co. chai tee sewing pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"September 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"We're pleased to introduce the new Liesl + Co. 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