Supplement #324 - Model #269 - Camisole
I hope everyone had a nice Memorial Day weekend. I've been busy with graduation and prom alterations so my own sewing has taken a back seat for now. I did manage to try out the camisole pattern that was hidden under the dress from last month's review here. The pants in the pic above are reviewed here. I prefer to wear a closer fitting cami under dresses but this one is a definite keeper for a pullover, woven fabric tank under jackets and such. Below is a pic of the tank untucked and without a jacket.
FIT: You can see that the neckline fits nice and close but the body of this top just skims my hips. There's no way to get this tank to fit closer without a zipper or opening of some sort. That's fine with me because I would rather have a simpler garment that needs no zipper.
FABRIC: The fabric choice for this top will play a big part in how it fits. A drapier, knit fabric could fit closer I'm sure. My camisole is made from a rayon lining fabric. It has a bit of sheen without being a high maintenance fabric.
FUN: What makes this pattern a true gem is the potential in its simplicity. Now that I have the fit worked out I have all kinds of ideas on how to rotate the dart and lengthen the body to create variations of tops and even dresses.
Before I make any changes to this pattern I'll copy it to a sturdier paper and make copies of the facings in their original form too. Once I have a master pattern of sorts I can lengthen it at the red line to maintain the nice shirt tail hem for a tunic or dress length. For ideas of where to rotate the dart see the post here for a practice pattern shape.
Since I noticed this pattern hidden behind another in the fashion drawing I started looking more closely while flipping through my Lutterloh patterns. They don't happen in every supplement but I did find a few more just in the few years worth of patterns that I perused.
In the picture above you can see the typical tank hidden behind the sweater on the right. There's also some great leggings in the middle behind the apron and even a bandeaux and shorts set under the duster on the left. The key to finding these hidden gems is to pay close attention to the letter symbols under the model numbers. Sometimes you don't even notice them until you turn to the pattern page.
I'm glad I noticed this camisole pattern. It's always a nice find when you can use a pattern in more than one way. You may find your next favorite pattern hidden in your Lutterloh book. Have fun giving them a second or even a third look!
