Category Archives: Tops

Tessuti Leni

Lately I´m always searching for small projects, and I´ve been on an eternal search for woven equivalents of t-shirts: Something that makes up quickly and is easy to throw on and forget about. And I didn´t learn my lesson from … Continue reading

Posted in 2025, Tops | 2 Comments

Donny Shirt

I´m struggling to figure out how I want to dress now that life has changed so much since Covid first hit. I´ve been thinking all along that what I really need are a series of short woven white tops, to … Continue reading

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Another Cowl-ish Tee-ish Top

I´m not much of a fan of uniforms, unless I get to choose them myself. And I do that all the time! Most of what I wear, on an everyday basis, consists of some kind of ´uniform´ — involving a … Continue reading

Posted in 2024, Tops | Leave a comment

Blue Cowl Top

Although I am interested in fabric and construction, no one could reasonably accuse me of being interested in trends or in fashion, per se. Particularly in warm weather, for everyday wear, all I care about is being able to toss … Continue reading

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Donny Shirt

I´ve wanted to make some kind of a woven tee shirt for a while now, but couldn´t find a pattern I thought was just right. Then I ran across the Friday Pattern Company´s Donny shirt. I liked the casual, but … Continue reading

Posted in 2024, Tops | 2 Comments

V 8854 French Blue Version

Previously: I made three of these tops, including this one, in 2014 — that’s why this is a “legacy” post — and am still wearing them in 2021! OK, this is the third one of these I’ve made and, yes, … Continue reading

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Burda 6765 — Linen Top

This project turned out to be more “blouse” than the woven “tee” I’m always searching for.   But I’m really happy with it! Perhaps predictably, I did change things up a fair bit from the pattern.

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I AM Pan – Second Version

I’ve previously panned (heh, heh) this pattern in this post, but have attempted another version. It’s I AM Pan, from the French company I AM. The allure of a woven tee was apparently too much to resist. But I’ve changed … Continue reading

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A Woven Tee

I’m always dreaming of a woven tee for all occasions. (OK, for most occasions.) On a visit to my favorite fabric store anywhere — Stitch Sew Shop, in Alexandria, Virginia — I spied the pattern which became this little linen … Continue reading

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Vogue 1486 Fungi Version

There’s a wonderful store in Montreal called MycoBoutique, which is all about the marvelous mushroom. Along with fungi, one can buy all kinds of foraging and collecting equipment, mushrooms themselves, and an assortment of lovely fabrics, all related, in some … Continue reading

Posted in 2021, Covid, Tops | 4 Comments