Seamwork Alice tshirt, slightly modded
2018-Jun-21, Thursday 08:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chebeSeamwork's Alice is a long-sleeve tshirt with a high neck, that leans towards layering. The September 2017 issue explains various ways of altering Alice, including shortening the sleeves (I lazily shortened to the patterns shorten/lengthen marking) and lowering the neckline (I lowered it by 3").
I made it up in a lovely plum-purple medium-weight jersey with stretch in one direction. The end result is a bit stiff, would have been better to make this in a two/four-way stretch. It was a straight-forward construction, with my, now, usual overlock stitch/foot on the regular sewing machine to finish the seams. I didn't attempt the double-needle finishes on the sleeves, hem, or neckline this time. Despite lowering the front neckline I still find it a very high/tight neckline. Next time I'll have to look into converting it into more of a scoop-neck like the Rio. Overall it's a good pattern that I look forward to customising more, and this top will be perfect when autumn sets in.
I made it up in a lovely plum-purple medium-weight jersey with stretch in one direction. The end result is a bit stiff, would have been better to make this in a two/four-way stretch. It was a straight-forward construction, with my, now, usual overlock stitch/foot on the regular sewing machine to finish the seams. I didn't attempt the double-needle finishes on the sleeves, hem, or neckline this time. Despite lowering the front neckline I still find it a very high/tight neckline. Next time I'll have to look into converting it into more of a scoop-neck like the Rio. Overall it's a good pattern that I look forward to customising more, and this top will be perfect when autumn sets in.
Finished Alice with half sleeves, neckline lowered by 3", front view
Photo by chebe
Finished Alice with half sleeves, neckline lowered by 3", back view
Photo by chebe
