Online shopping for fabric is quite nice, though nothing beats a brick and mortar store where you can actually see the patterns and feel the fabrics. Unfortunately, sewing is not as popular as it used to be in the Netherlands like, say 20 years ago, so many fabric stores have closed down. In my city, there is no real store left, except a few stalls on the market on Monday and Saturday (these do have amazing discounts sometimes, but if you really need something specific, you need to go to another city). So I often order fabrics online from this Dutch site www.textielstad.nl, which offers good quality fabrics for a decent price (I often order swatches first that they send for free!), or sometimes even from the UK or US (once from www.fabric.com but that wasn't really worth all the custom taxes... and once from www.spoonflower.com, awesome website). Then I discovered a store in a village nearby which has quite a large variety of fabrics and also a selection of fabrics for €5 a yard/metre. I was looking for fabric for a new project: a coat. I know: this wasn't on my to sew list, but now I got the idea and I'm looking forward to it so much!
I didn't find anything suitable here, but what I did find was a beautiful woolen knit, black and sooo soft. Only €5. So that was mine. I already knew what I wanted to make out of it: a dolman sleeved top that I was going to base on a RTW top from my wardrobe.
I will call it the Back to Black dolman, as it would almost be Amy Winehouse's 30th birthday (September 14th).
Btw: I'm going to New York in October, and if someone knows any good fabric stores there please let me know! I will be going with husband and our 2 moms, so excited!
I didn't find anything suitable here, but what I did find was a beautiful woolen knit, black and sooo soft. Only €5. So that was mine. I already knew what I wanted to make out of it: a dolman sleeved top that I was going to base on a RTW top from my wardrobe.
I will call it the Back to Black dolman, as it would almost be Amy Winehouse's 30th birthday (September 14th).
Btw: I'm going to New York in October, and if someone knows any good fabric stores there please let me know! I will be going with husband and our 2 moms, so excited!
The Facts
Fabric: woolen knit, 1 yard of €5
Notions: none, but I did use a double pointed needle
Pattern: I used another dolman sleeve top as a base, and because I am more comfortable working with paper patterns than just cut into fabrics along a ruler, I drew a front/back pattern, a pattern for the sleeves and one for facings for the neckline.
Time to complete: I think this was fairly easy to accomplish, it only took me about 1 hour and a half including the pattern drawing.
First worn: still need to as it's still too warm, but I sure wil!
Fabric: woolen knit, 1 yard of €5
Notions: none, but I did use a double pointed needle
Pattern: I used another dolman sleeve top as a base, and because I am more comfortable working with paper patterns than just cut into fabrics along a ruler, I drew a front/back pattern, a pattern for the sleeves and one for facings for the neckline.
Time to complete: I think this was fairly easy to accomplish, it only took me about 1 hour and a half including the pattern drawing.
First worn: still need to as it's still too warm, but I sure wil!