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The Emporia => In the wardrobe => Topic started by: SewRuthieSews on October 17, 2020, 13:55:13 PM
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Prima magazine have made their latest pattern available online for £1.99
Prima Coatigan Nov 2020 (https://www.hearstmagazines.co.uk/prima-pattern-november-2020?utm_source=prima-mag&utm_medium=offline&utm_term=pr&utm_content=space-ad&utm_campaign=november_2020)
(https://www.hearstmagazines.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/4b3dd8e88a79e13791f1732feed8a9d3/c/r/craft-pattern_-cardigans_coatigans-v2-400x530.jpg)
Hopefully they'll do this every month from now on.
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Those shoulders look very dropped, I look terrible with no defined shoulders. Loved their Easy Dress.
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(https://i.imgur.com/abSSK1P.jpg)
What dreadful styling. The head of the model looks as if it has been photoshopped from elsewhere.
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@SewRuthieSews
Are Prima patterns easy to follow for beginners? I don’t have a lot of experience with patterns but I fancy trying this one.
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@WildAtlanticWay
I use the Prima patterns quite a lot because they are easy, and therefore quick.
The instructions are included on the pattern sheet, and do have little pictures of each step.
They seem to use newspaper type paper. The cardigan pattern is two sheets which are double sided, so you do need to trace or photocopy at least one piece. There's a layout diagram and a little line drawing.
I'd be happy to sew along with you if you wanted to give this a go.
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Oo thank you. I’d like that. :)
I now need to figure out buying suitable fabric.
The pictures look like a knitted cardi but as I’m going to have to buy it online, what types of fabric names shall I use when searching online? I’ve bought Ponte Roma before. Is this suitable or would you choose something else?
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I like the look of this but I seem to remember the last pattern I made from Prima was very generously sized.
@WildAtlanticWay - I've bought ponte roma from Cloth Sport and Dragonfly Fabrics, neither of them are the cheapest but the fabric is lovely.
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The pattern says, Fabric suggestions - Jersey fabrics, such as wool jersey, cotton jersey, cotton mix jersey, acrylic jersey.
I think it would be ok to use any knit, but the weight and fabrication will impact the drape and edge finishing of the final garment.
I have a giant fabric stash so could go several different ways with it, depending on how cosy or draped I wanted to have the finished garment.
In a boiled wool (or even a woven wool) it would be more like a coat, and sized down in a slinky/sparkly knit it could be a dressy coverup for indoors (Christmas Skype chats?). In a sweater knit I'd have to be careful of the edge finishing, but they mention that and suggest using Bias binding to finish hems if using chunky or loosely knitted jersey.
I have used ponte knit for cardigans and its quite nice but seems better in a draped style rather than a boxy style
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-woht7P89VGY/X1NALZrqftI/AAAAAAAAOOA/nKq2a5ld5sUDcDQy644iyWsAPuMMj29UACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/NavyPCardi.JPG)
Above is Wendy Ward's Kinder
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VZZZidENcTg/W2VnMFZSCfI/AAAAAAAALfg/CCkQbMVwx9UpvWycO9qZh23JEThMaeuQACLcBGAs/s1600/NinaStripe%2B%25283%2529.JPG)
Above is Style Arc Nina
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I am waiting for my November issue of Prima and this pattern looks good. I have some jersey fabric that I think would work for this. I will giving it a go. :)
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Great @Lilian we can have a little sew along together :-)
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Oh goody. I do like a sewalong. :loveit:
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OK sewalong thread started
https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,11275.0.html (https://thesewingplace.org.uk/index.php/topic,11275.0.html)
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I'm waiting for the pattern to arrive and then will have to find some fabric so might be a bit behind the rest of you.
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I realise my magazine and pattern came weeks ago. My head is like a sieve lately :facepalm: Now, I have looked at the jersey fabric and there are two possibilities, one is extremely stretchy the other is a bit firmer but quite lightweight. I will have to make a decision. :thinking:
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According to the pattern the fabric amounts are as follows:
Short cardigan C (striped in the picture) 2 m of 130cm wide jersey fabric.
Mid-length cardigan B (looks sort of knee length) 2.2 m of 130cm wide jersey fabric.
Long length Cardigan A 2.7 m of 130cm wide fabric
Additionally you need
60cm of tape to stop the shoulder stretching out (I often use ribbon instead).
30cm of bias binding to cover the neck seam so it looks nice.
More bias binding if you want to use it on your hems and edges - 4.1m for short, 4.5 for mid and 5m for long
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I made a very similar cardigan from this fabric (https://lamazifabrics.com/search?q=Chevron+quilt+knit) from Lamazi Fabrics. It is not heavy but is double layered cotton jersey with a thin polyester layer in between.
I have worn it loads and it is the softest and most comfortable fabric and warm too.
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Oh how very weird. Went to the link and saw a lady on there called Janet who had made a dress with this. But I know her from somewhere and I don’t know where :thinking:
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Wasn't she a contestant on the Sewing Bee?
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Yes, she was in last year's (2019 (https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-04-02/great-british-sewing-bee-2019-contestants-cast-bbc/)) show and I met her and Mercedes (another contestant) at an Ally Pally Knitting & stitching show.
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Yes - and I think she might be a friend of @Ellabella
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Oh brilliant! That’s stopped me wondering. Thanks everyone :)