long sleeve – Amy Lamp

Long sleeve scoop neck tee

I’ve been meaning to make some copies of my Loft long sleeve scoop neck tees for ages. I picked up several of them a few years ago, and for some reason they’ve all developed little holes in the front, around the area where the waistband of jeans would rub. They’re such a wonderful wardrobe staple, and drafting a pattern from them for my stash is a no-brainer. Process notes used red and white striped knit fabric moved shoulder forward 1/2 in. modified the shoulder slope to be a little flatter in the top-back, and sharper in the top-front constructed with lightning bolt stitch,…

Boatneck long sleeve tee in navy

January 6, 2016January 3, 2016 Categories: handmadeTags: boatneck · drafted from ready-to-wear · garment sewing · long sleeve · sewing · sewing with knits · tee

One of my favorite tees is a hip-length black and white striped tissue tee with 3/4 sleeves and a boatneck from Loft. It’s a great fit — roomy enough to be super comfy, yet slim enough to look polished. For this project, I drafted a pattern from it and sewed it up in a nice, soft, navy knit. Process notes lengthened 3/4 sleeve by 5 in., bringing it to a full wrist length 7 in. width at wrist end of sleeve pattern neckline: neckline is constructed to include the shoulder seams right in the boatneck shaping for binding cut (2) pieces of same…