This was the first time I had worked with Jersey but was keen to try it out. It was challenging but I got an amazing result in the end. To create a gathered/pleated top, I needed an 'under-top'/lining to hold it all together, so I had to get the fit of this right first before tackling the over top. After 3 toiles, I managed to get the fit right and used the third to build the over top on. I altered my pattern to give me over double the amount of fabric and notched it so I knew how much to pleat. I pinned and stay-stitched the notches on the hem, neck and arms. I overlocked the top together on the jersey overlocker, then overlocked the necks of the tops together. I then faced the challenge of how to attach the hem...after trial and error, it involved turning half of the hem through the two layers of the arms then back through.
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