Cashmerette - Harrison Shirt - 2101

Cashmerette - Harrison Shirt

In August 2022 sewing.patternreview.com had a Mini Wardrobe contest.

For my Mini Wardrobe I made 2 pairs of Calder pants, the Vernon shirt in black linen, the Alton top in a black and white print linen and a reversible Kersoe top in Ponte.

My colour theme was black and white print mixing.

My Mini Wardrobe

Tops: left to right - Harrison Shirt - Alton Top - Kersoe Top

Bottoms: top and bottom - Calder full length - Calder capri length

Harrison with Cashmerette Calder pants

Mini Wardrobe rules: Sewing a capsule wardrobe is a great way to make dressing easy. Whether you are dressing for the office, working at home or working out, this contest will help you ensure that your wardrobe is versatile, super easy and customized to your needs. In this month-long contest, participants will sew five items that coordinate to form a collection. The collection must include two tops, two bottoms (pants, shorts, skirt, skort, etc.) and the fifth item is Sewer’s choice – can be another top, bottom, topper (cardigan or jacket) or a dress.

Size: 12 - 32 Paper or PDF with C/D, E/F, G/H cup sizes.

I made a test toile from Trace'N'Toile fabric. I did this because of the fitted style of the shirt. I was glad I did because in addition to my usual bust apex adjustment I also needed to change the width of the shoulders. This was my first time trying this adjustment so I used Ahead of the Curve book by Jenny Rushmore for the instructional tutorial.

Fabric

Linen, buttons and Cluny lace from Spotlight

Fit Adjustments
I lowered the bust apex 1" twice as there are two front princess seams on this top and both had to be altered.
Narrow shoulder adjustment.

2 princess seams give amazing shape on the bust apex

I found the cuffs quite wide so I added a second button and button hole, I also added a button to the placket because I felt it balanced it out. I picked cut polka dot buttons from Spotlight.

I added Cluny lace to the centre front next to the button stand to break up the flat black of the linen. It is topstitched on top of the fabric.

Inside seams

Harrison with RTW pants and top

Harrison with RTW pants

Harrison with Cashmerette Kersoe top and RTW pants

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