Yep, its time to update my t-shirt supply, and I think perhaps, to stop wearing sacks. I am still a fair bit conscious of my “comfort layer”, but I think that perhaps I am making myself look bigger than I am at times. Considering I posted a close up photo of my boobs recently, I need to get past this.
So, this is my experimenting to find a shirt that does two things …… fits well BUT skims rather than clings.
First we have the CZM t-shirt. A nice enough shirt, with a lovely shaped raglan seam. It needs a little grading out at the hips, and probably I need to do my cheats FBA to give the girls a bit more room.
And second we have the Jalie Raglan Tee. To start with, I have to say …… I HATE THE NECK BINDING. For whatever reason the neck binding was uber-difficult, slipping sideways under the presser foot, and just generally being a bear. Add to that, that the method ends up with the raglan seams (and therefore the overlocking) showing right at the edge of the neckline. So, future incarnations will have my normal method of binding the neckline. I really like this 3/4 length sleeve, especially coming into Autumn, although I wear this length all winter ….. long sleeves usually end up pushed up. This one, I have already graded the hips out a size, but I don’t think it needs additional room at the bust. I do prefer the shaped hem as well, thinking that perhaps it doesn’t cut me off quite as much as the CZM.
I think you should probably be able to tell which one I like. I have put the CZM back into the pattern drawer, but the Jalie is on the cutting table. I have a lot of beautiful fabrics just waiting to become great t-shirts.
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