{"id":78833,"date":"2022-04-18T06:37:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=78833"},"modified":"2022-04-17T19:28:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T23:28:54","slug":"verdun-woven-t-shirt-with-cappuccino-neckline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/04\/verdun-woven-t-shirt-with-cappuccino-neckline.html","title":{"rendered":"verdun woven t-shirt with cappuccino neckline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Erica combined two of our patterns to create the ultimate breezy white linen summer top. Here she is to tell you about it herself.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I first started sewing decades ago, I mostly made special garments out of unusual fabrics to create an outfit that I knew no one else would have. In the past few years, an increasingly greater percentage of my new clothes are me-made rather than purchased in stores. My sewing queue is now usually filled with wardrobe basics I can wear frequently.\u00a0 Each morning I get dressed in something I made for myself, I am reminded of the satisfaction my sewing hobby brings to me.<\/p>\n

I knew when I pattern tested the Verdun Woven T-shirt<\/a> that it would be a wardrobe staple. T-shirts are in constant rotation in my wardrobe, beautiful woven fabrics are hard to resist when you step into almost any fabric store, and the Verdun is quick to sew. With only a few pattern pieces, this style is ripe for pattern hacking. I\u2019ve already made a lengthened version with ties<\/a>. This time, I decided to change the neckline to a more open V-neck, borrowing the neckband pattern pieces from the Cappuccino Dress + Tunic<\/a>. During the summer months, I find that a clean white tee coordinates with almost any solid or patterned bottoms, so for this new version, I chose a crisp white linen from my stash.<\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/p>\n

Borrowing the neckband pieces from the Cappuccino pattern was not difficult, but it did require some careful planning. I knew it would be wise to make a muslin before cutting into my final fabric, and sure enough, as soon as I cut my first draft from an old bedsheet and started to pin it together, I instantly spotted a miscalculation.\u00a0 I was grateful that I had only cut into an old bedsheet at first! If you would like to make your own version, this is the basic order of steps after I corrected for my initial mistake:<\/p>\n

\"Pattern<\/p>\n

To create the neckband pattern pieces: use the angle of the V from the Cappuccino pattern, match the bodice center front\/back lines, and preserve the shoulder slope lines of the Verdun.\u00a0 Once I marked on the new front neckband where the center front would be, I laid the pattern piece over the Verdun neck facing pattern piece to extend the length of the front neckline and traced the Verdun shoulder slope onto this new neckband pattern piece. Now you have your new neckband pattern pieces! I find it helpful to trace pattern pieces over a light box, but before I owned a light box, I would tape pattern pieces to a large window on a sunny day to trace lines more easily.<\/p>\n

To obtain the new neckline on the bodice pattern pieces: trace another version of the front and back neckbands and then trim off the 1\/2″ seam allowances on each neckband. \u00a0Lay the neck bands (without the seam allowances) over the original Verdun bodice pieces, and trace the seam line where the neckbands will be sewn to the front and back bodice pieces\u2014again, using the center front (or back) lines and shoulder seams to orient the pieces. Then, add back the 1\/2″ seam allowances to the bodice front and back necklines to obtain your new cutting lines.<\/p>\n

I recommend following the Cappuccino neckband instructions to construct and attach your new neckband to the Verdun bodice.<\/p>\n

\"Glue<\/p>\n

When sewing the hem facings to this linen top, I borrowed a \u201ctip\u201d from my quilting friends\u2014literally, a glue bottle tip! This \u201cmicro-tip\u201d nozzle, sold at quilt shops, can replace the standard tip on a bottle of washable white school glue. It allows me to apply a very thin line of glue just below where I top-stitched the facing to create the hem.\u00a0 With this technique, I have a minute to adjust the facing so that it will lay flat and smooth along the hem.\u00a0 It is not difficult to pull apart the two glued fabrics if I want to adjust them.\u00a0 When I am happy with the placement of the facing, I gently press the glued area with a warm, dry iron to set the glue.\u00a0 There is so little glue used that the fabric barely feels stiff when the glue is dry.\u00a0 The glue holds the two layers in place as if they have been pinned together, but they are held together without any bulk or nuisance of pins.\u00a0 If you try glue basting, I suggest testing the glue on scraps to make sure the glue will wash out from your fashion fabric.<\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/p>\n

I only have to rifle quickly through my closet to see that I have numerous shorts, skirts, jeans, and trousers to coordinate with my new linen tee.\u00a0 The scale of the Verdun\u2014with enough ease to slip over the head without fastenings but not so much ease to feel baggy\u2014matches well with the Lisboa Walking Shorts<\/a>\u00a0I made during this season\u2019s pattern testing and with my Hollywood Trousers<\/a>. I can envision that this hacked Cappuccino + Verdun pattern will be in regular rotation for stash-busting, maybe in a long-sleeved version next!<\/p>\n

\"Make<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Erica combined two of our patterns to create this summer staple in breezy white linen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":78841,"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":[155,20762,20844],"class_list":["post-78833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-cappuccino","tag-mixing-pattern","tag-verdun"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/verduncapphero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-kvv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77084,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/05\/inspiration-for-the-verdun-woven-t-shirt-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":78833,"position":0},"title":"inspiration for the verdun woven t-shirt pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"May 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here to provide some fabric suggestion and styling ideas for sewing the new Verdun Woven T-Shirt pattern.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/verdun-inspiration-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":78270,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2022\/02\/verdun-woven-t-shirt-in-three-fabrics.html","url_meta":{"origin":78833,"position":1},"title":"verdun woven t-shirt in three fabrics","author":"Masha Richart","date":"February 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Virginia made up three Verdun Woven T-Shirts in different fabrics. 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