how would i make this top?

angelax

sorry if i have posted this in the wrong place but it seems the most crafty board here.


heres the top i want to make http://www.republic.co.uk/Tops/Miso-Leaf-Trim-Cami/invt/84499


my idea is to buy 2 cheap vests and cut the one into petals and sew it to the other vest. But I wanted to know what material will cut the best and not fray?
would a cotton/polyester be ok?

sethsgran

Do you want to make rather than buy because of the cost? sometimes making doesn't work out cheaper if you want to use a reasonable fabric. T shirt fabric doesn't "fray" but it can ladder and the stretch fabric can be a pain to work with. Are you an experienced sewer? if not personally I would think again and buy 1. PS the top is great

Diane1961_2

If you want a project rather than to buy. I would consider getting a bit of fabric contrasting or matching with the t-shirt and making lots of the shapes double sided, sewed together, turned inside out, pressed and then sew on to the vest top. A bit fiddly but could be really effective. Good luck

Rikki

Cotton polyester will fray unless *see below, t-shirt fabric is prone to curling at the edges.

I would but a contrasting fabric texture wise. *A straight stitch round each shape will stop the fraying.

I would sew the cut shapes onto a ribbon/ bias binding. This way you can place them exactly how you want them, then sew the strips onto the t-shirt.