I recently splashed out on some pricey but gorgeous linen jersey (Stone Fabrics) - beautiful stuff. Being a good girl for once, I pre-laundered it as it almost certainly shrunk on the first wash. All good, no problems.
My dilemma came with cutting out as the knit fabric was significantly off-grain; I should emphasise that I'm not pointing the finger at the supplier, it's just the nature of the linen jersey. Anyhow, my dilemma was whether to cut in line with the vertical direction of the knit, or the crossways variation of the linen slub. In the end, I went with the crossways slub, as this is visually more obvious. It was tricky to decide, though, and not a judgement I would have wanted to make with less experience. Here's a close up photo of my trapezoidal fabric:
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The pattern is a top from the 05/2016 issue of Ottobre Woman and one I've been meaning to get around to for some time. Since 2016, in fact. Surprise, surprise! It's originally made from a single knit merino wool, but my two are linen jersey and some sort of soft slubby acrylic/poly jersey which is much nicer than it sounds. The latter has been marinating in my stash for a few years now.
I did my usual grading pattern alterations but also modified the neck to make the V a little deeper and wider as these aren't intended to be winter tops. I changed the construction of the front neckline to use a gacing as I prefer the finished look of this method. Ottobre recoomend a rolled hem, but it wouldn't have worked on my alternative fabrics. The top has a slight dropped shoulder and flares out to a gentle A line. It also has a centre back seam with some nice subtle shaping. Another easy to wear winner from Ottobre.
Here are the two versions. They appear to have drag lines at the back but these disappear once filled out with my ample derrière.
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