Pattern: Fibremood Ermine (PDF, £7.50, XS – XXXL): “We started with the austere route with simple set-in sleeves, a round neckline, separate button placket, and bias tape for the neckline finish. But then it was impossible not to add a romantic flourish to this blouse! The triangular yoke features sweet gathers at the bottom.”
Fabric: Jamdani from Merchant & Mills. FYI – “Jamdani is fine muslin cotton with small geometric motifs handwoven in to the cloth as if they are floating on the surface”. I really fell for the embroidered motifs which I thought looked like little rockets (presumably they’re actually buds or tulips), although I needed to cut everything on the cross-grain to get them pointing up. I bought 3m with another Oona dress in mind, but I think it’s too sheer and floaty to work for a dress and the thought of lining the Oona gave me the scaries.
Pattern notes: I fancied something in the way of a puffy woven blouse and bought this instead of paying $16 for the Seamwork Aims. It’s got a sweet diagonal yoke with gathered-in lower pieces and rather elegant bracelet-length sleeves with slightly puffed caps. There are separate button plackets for the front – I did some fun button placement and found these pretty floral-facted buttons in my stash which were a cute match. I also added the standing ruffle collar as I thought the neckline looked a bit plain otherwise. Not too many notes otherwise, the instructions were straightforward but it was quite a nice technical sew with the gathers and precision needed on the placket pressing.
Fit notes: I made size small. It strangely feels a little bit strained across the shoulders and upper back (an area I’m usually proportionally smaller in). The armsyce is very high and tight too, which gives good movement but feels on the cusp of uncomfortable. These might however both have been because I french seamed it all since my fabric is pretty sheer and ravelly, so I might’ve eaten a bit beyond the 1cm seam allowance.
Thoughts: it’s quite sweet, comfortable despite minor fit niggles, and generally turned out how I pictured – I was going for a Seventy + Mochi vibe. I might fiddle with the fit and make another one sometime.
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