I thought it might be really fun to make a jersey version of the Banksia too! What I’m aiming for is a bit of a wardrobe staple – something I love throwing on for a combo of comfort and cute. Let’s go through how to alter the pattern for stretch fabrics!!
The first thing to note is that this is not a normal alteration for turning a woven pattern into a stretch pattern. This is a method I’ve developed just for the Banksia pattern, where we will be making alterations to just the front pattern piece in an attempt to make your life easier.
The first thing we’re going to do is draw a line along the placket basting guidelines that extends all the way to the bottom of the pattern. Then cut off that piece. This will be your new centre front, cut on fold, line. The reason we’re doing this is to not only reduce the ease in the pattern, but also to bring the collar to the centre front, eliminating the placket, and also meaning that you won’t have to alter the collar piece.
Next, we’re going to eliminate the dart. Once again, this isn’t a usual method of removing a dart – but let’s just keep things simple :)
Draw a straight line from the underarm straight connecting with the side seam. Then cut it off.
Now that we’ve removed the dart, the front pattern piece will be longer than the back. We will need to true the side seams. Do this by lining up the underarm of the back and front patterns, and making sure the side seams match up. Then draw a line at the hemline so they are the same length, and cut!
Voila! Done!!
As we continue with the sewalong I’ll give more specific sewing instructions for sewing this pattern variation.
LOOKING FOR MORE BANKSIA POSTS?
- Preparation
- Sewing: Darts & Seams
- Sewing: Basting & Placket prep
- Sewing: Collars
- Sewing: Collarless version
- Sewing: How to sew a placket
- Sewing: How to sew a placket the easier way
- Sewing: How to sew a faux placket
- Sewing: Leaving the placket off
- Sewing: Flat sleeve insertion
- Sewing: Sleeveless version
- Sewing: Long-sleeved version
- Sewing: Hemming
- Sewing: Dress version
- Sewing: Jersey version
Some other tutorials you might like to check out:
- Pattern Alterations: How to turn the pattern into a dress
- Pattern Alterations: Altering bust dart height
- Pattern Alterations: Bust adjustments (FBA and SBA)
- Pattern Alterations: Lengthen the sleeves
- Pattern Alterations: Drafting different collars
- Pattern Alterations: Alter the pattern for stretch fabrics (this post!)
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