Enter the Grainline Scout Tee.
This pattern is an absolute breeze. It's loose and comfy and required no fitting.
I bought it as a PDF on a whim when I was buying the Archer shirt last year and until now, I hadn't made it up.
Since it's such a simple pattern, I figured it would be a good time to experiment with a new-to-me fabric.
(Oh! By the way! I cut off all my hair. Ha!)
This is a Japanese double gauze purchased from the Miss Matatabi Etsy shop.
I've admired Nani Iro prints for a while now, but I'd never worked with double gauze before. I decided to order some (cheaper) plain double gauze so I could experiment before trying to work with the good stuff.
Double gauze is a really neat fabric -- it consists of two layers that are some how bound together. It reminds me of a soft, loosely woven version of surgical gauze pads.
It wrinkles like mad, but luckily it irons well. You should see this shirt when it comes out of the wash, though. It's wrinkle city!
The fabric takes stitches very well -- they sink in and are nearly invisible, which is cool.
See? Can you even tell that that sleeve is hemmed? Cool, right?
This is just a natural cotton color. What better to go with jeans? I managed to squeeze this top out of a single yard, though I did have to really work to make the neckline binding work. Luckily this fabric is pretty stretchy whether it's on the bias or not.
I finished all the insides with my serger -- white thread was a close-enough match for me!
All in all, this project was exactly what I needed for my mental health.
Up next, I'm working on a trench coat and I've got some other super cool projects to share (including a corset, some pants and a suede jacket.)
Not going to lie, though, sometimes simple projects feel so good! It was such a relief to make this easy, instant-gratification top after all the tough projects I've been working on lately.
How about you? Do you sew the simple stuff? Or do you just go balls to the wall every time? :-P
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