I made the Serenity Sweater from Love Notions in a way that will make using it as a single layer possible…. No pin! No cami! Basically, this means raising the neckline easily and adding a neckband. I am sharing all the steps so you can do this too on any wrap top style.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:30 Features of the Serenity sweater
02:38 Recommended Fabrics
03:10 Sizing
04:24 Up Close and Sew Personal
04:30 Pattern changes, shortening wrap styles
06:49 Measuring neckline for the neckband
07:55 Layout
08:22 Sewing the Neckband
10:25 Sewing the hemband
10:52 Armscye, blending the sleeveless and regular lines
11:52 Lets see my Serenity sweater
16:57 Look book
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Specifics:
*Size XL
*Shortened the front and back by 2”
*Used the FREE hem band add-on
*Combined the regular armscye with the sleeveless armscye
*Made a neckband that is 85% of the neckline measurement, same width as the armbands
*Made Yoga waistbands for both with 90% cotton / 10% spandex
*Stabilizing the shoulders with fusible interfacing
*Shallow Zig Zag 0.5 width, 2.5 length
Accompanying blog post about my Serenity Sweater "top": [ Ссылка ]
Helpful videos:
Masterclass on knit bands and bindings: [ Ссылка ]
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