DIY Silk Knits Tops with Simplicity 1325

Last fall I used this pattern to make two tshirts. They turned out to be my most wear cloth last winter. What can I say, New England weather calls for some kind of t shirt top almost everyday.

I got several new pieces of silk knits fabric over the past few months. By several I mean 10 pieces!!! I decided to make some new tops for the spring. This tshirt is such a quick make. I cut the fabric on Friday night, and by Saturday night, I already wear it to friends house. 

I usually don’t wear cloth with lots of color, however I feel the color of both tops are not too much. I wear these top with black Yoga pants or jeans at home. I also wear them to work with my skirt. They are both very versatile as good wardrobe basics.

The fabrics are silk knits. Before cutting I threw them in the washer and dryer to pre-shrink it. I love silk but there is no way I can handle the tedious dry clean and maintenance. The fabrics handled the washer and dryer well. There is minimum color lost.

Silk knits is not the easiest fabric to sew. I serged a 1/4 inch transparent elastics along the shoulder seams and neck seam to re-enforce the seam. I learned this technique from Nancy Zieman’s youtube video for sewing with knits. The clear elastics help the shoulder and neck line keep their shape. I top stitched all seams with my cover stitch machine. I have had the cover stitch machine for about 6 months. It made all my knits cloth finish so much more professional.

I snapped a few photos yesterday:

 

Both tops are so comfortable I even use them as pajamas. Did I mention that I bought 10 pieces of new fabric recently? I plan to make at least 3 more tops using this pattern for my spring wardrobe. As I said, New England calls for long sleeve top all year around.

Thanks and have a great day.

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• 好勤快 -shiranle- ♀ (41 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 06:55:43

• 的确有此问题啊。。。业余爱好就是玩。实用是added bonus. -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 07:01:31

• 喜欢这一面大玻璃窗。 -闪电- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 07:07:48

• 谢谢。这窗子真的为我添彩了不少。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 07:48:17

• 真棒！ -fuyun- ♀ (307 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 07:26:54

• 谢谢， 这么专业的评论，fuyun肯定是志趣相投之人 -emplid- ♀ (1567 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 08:00:34

• 真感谢你的详细回复！ -fuyun- ♀ (253 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 08:51:14

• 握手！共同进步吧。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 09:09:21

• 只有仰视啊，会做衣服，我只会缝扣子。 -康赛欧- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 08:58:40

• 做的真好！DIY沉寂了好一阵子，是你又让DIY火起来了。 -Lilac5- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 16:58:31

• 唉，diy现在还是挺冷清，希望慢慢越来越多的人对此感兴趣。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 17:44:15

• 我要是有你的手艺就开心了，自己做， tailored to one's own size 才是穿衣的最高境界 -pe07- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 18:30:17

• 这个境界我也梦寐以求。。。慢慢进步，会有这一天。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 18:32:20

• 我梦想就是可以DIY衣服，可是手太笨。羡慕楼主，只是这两条SHIRTS 的颜色花纹不大适合亚洲人。范图里那些很好看的。 -情穆- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2017 postreply 22:18:39

• 谢谢。我也是慢慢学习。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2017 postreply 04:45:45

• 做的真好。我也喜欢缝纫。不过基本都是给孩子们做。自己能买就买了。成人装更有意思。买了几个vogue 纸样，还没做呢。 -Windy2009- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2017 postreply 04:44:23

• 真棒。我是孩子都不要穿我做的，所以只能自己做小白鼠。 -emplid- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/07/2017 postreply 04:46:29

• 自己做衣服，太厉害了！ -pega- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/08/2017 postreply 09:11:53