I've made a second jersey top out of leftovers and a remnant later offered. Doing swimmingly well until I got to the binding. Not much fabric left managed to get one cut but smaller than usual, which I thought I could manage with, it was too small.
So plan B, I did another one turning the fabric the other way, but had to add a piece in the back. Looked fine, machined, coverstitched, went onto the sleeves, which were just over 3/4 with lack of fabric, which was a bonus as I expected only enough for short sleeves. Coffee.
Went back to do the hem. Then started looking at the neck again, it was alright, but it wasn't. The fabric is not smooth, it is made to look knitted, not cable knit but in raised strips. My strips were horizontal and not vertical and the more I looked at it the worse it looked.
So, some ripper work this afternoon, which is going to be a dog to do, when I sew things down they are not going anywhere after.
What I don't like about this stuff as well is how it coverstitches. My sample was fine but looked tight later, which I realised was because the test piece was on the straight and I was stitching across the strips.
And after making a super viscose knit dress I anticipated enough for a top with short sleeves with the leftovers. I measured yesterday, not enough.
Going back to the remnant top, I might go to my remnant tub of jersey leftovers, there might be something there that I can use for the neck without having lots of joins.
Bummer.