Black mesh multi media top

 

I have had this piece of mesh fabric fo years. I bought it from a seller in China and to be honest I got ripped off. It was off Ebay. Generally I do ok with Ebay but this was one of the not so good times. I would have cost too much to send back so I just kept the piece of fabric. I was ripped off cos it was meant to be 2m. I got 2 seperate pieces that were each about half a metre. So anyway - into the fabric stash they went. 

But then I found them and realised they would work well as a top layer over my thin black jersey that I used for my  high low nighties (which incidentally the back seam has now worn in and is flat and looks nice. I will have to remember to get a new photo and update that post.)

So this is a TNT pattern - so very fast to make. Its easy and I simply cut extra long sleeves because thats how I like them and cut the body front and back twice. Once in mesh and once in very thin stretch black jersey. The sleeves are also the same jersey.

I overlocked the black lining layer and left it at that though I did make sure it is slightly shorter than the top mesh layer.  I overlocked the edge of the mesh layer too and then sewed the body up at the shoulders. The hems were slightly tricky in that you need to measure and remeasure before seewing up the side seams because they have seperate hems and they need to line up to eachother to look ok but otherwise this was a very easy to make top.

The end result is a very lightweight and surprisingly warm winter top that will go with lots in my wardrobe. Its actually very cosy maybe because of that old fashioned string vest effect. They were supposed to be warm. 

I overlocked and twin needle hemmed the sleeves and round the neck. You can see the neck though its not shown to best effect due to me wearing over a base layer but I will have to get a better picture of this I think. You can see the neck anyway.

I think this will be a nice basic and slightly fancy top for my autumn winter look and being black is easy to wear with just about anything.

The pattern is Butterick 5562. Its the view with the huge fancy top collar but I just leave that off and you have a nice boatneck basic top. I have made most of the different views on this particular pattern and its a very nice basic tops pattern which I would recommend if you were after such a thing. 

The trousers are my most recent Camo version of the Lekala Sports trousers. 

Thanks for popping by,

Take care

Bracken