Description
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Jenna is a loose fitting blouse with a straight silhouette. It features bust darts, a double back yoke which extends to the front by 2cm, a notched collar with a stand, and a dropped shoulder with long set-in sleeves. The sleeves feature a cuff with a button and buttonhole, three pleats, and a bias bound slit. Jenna fastens with a center front button placket.
Suggested Fabric
To sew this blouse, choose woven fabrics with the following properties:
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Medium weight, flexible, breathable, soft, non-stretch or with very little stretch, opaque
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The fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, silk), artificial (viscose), blends (wool + silk, silk + polyester, cotton + viscose, etc), and synthetic (polyester, polyester + elastane)
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The following fabrics are recommended: silk, silk velvet, challis, modal
Attention! We do not recommend stretchy knit materials and lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).
The blouse on the photo is made with silk fabric. This fabric is lightweight, flexible, soft and with very little stretch. The fiber content is 100% silk.
Fabric and notions requirements:
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Main fabric
Important!
When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
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Lightweight fusible woven (chiffon) or knit interfacing, 140cm wide, in meters
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7 buttons 0.7-1cm in diameter
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Matching thread, 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine and 4 spools for the overlocker)
Tools and Equipment
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Sewing machine for construction
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Overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2-3mm, stitch length 2.5mm)
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Buttonhole foot for your sewing machine
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Stitch-in-the-ditch foot for your sewing machine (optional)
