I made this new top over the weekend, with the idea of having a loose, drapey garment to wear over plain dresses and long-sleeve merino tops in winter. At least, that's my excuse, but really I wanted to see if I could make something to wear from something very new (the black drapey chiffon-ish fabric) together with something very old (the antique crochet piece). The crochet was sent to me by a kind blog reader, Megan. She said it had been made by her old Italian neighbour (I think). It's the finest, lightest piece I've seen. For this top, I loved the idea of those drapey dropped sleeves and the back hemline which is lower than the front.
To make the top itself, I used a vintage Simplicity pattern from 1978, #8571. The pattern is actually for a dress with a kind of drawstring thing around the waist and long batwing sleeves. Classic.
Speaking of clothes, have you seen the MakeShift project? It features garments made by the author, Natalie. She will endeavour to wear only her own handmade items for one year. She evens makes shoes! I found the blog via the lovely all buttoned up (who is also making lots of clothes at the moment.)
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