Difficulty: Confident Beginner

Sizes: UK 6-24

Approximate sewing time: 1 day (9 hours)

Description

Laima is a semi-fitted wrap blouse with a straight silhouette, relocated front bust darts to the side seam, and back shoulder darts now at the neckline. It boasts a deep V-neckline, extended shoulder line, long set-in sleeves, and fastens with two attached tie belts at the front. Laima falls gracefully below the hip.

Please Note: The paper pattern does not come with printed instructions. To access the instructions, kindly utilize the QR code provided on the pattern sheets to download the PDF file.

Recommended Fabric

Natural or artificial silk, satin, crepe, cupro, linen, silk velvet.

Choose blouse and dress-weight fabrics with the following properties:

- Pliable, breathable, soft, non-stretch or with very little stretch, opaque

- The fabric content can include natural (silk, cotton, linen), artificial (viscose), blends (silk + polyester, silk + viscose, cotton + viscose, etc.), and synthetic fibress (polyester, polyester + elastane)

ATTENTION: Very stretchy knit fabrics and lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace) are NOT recommended.

Notions

• Lightweight knit or woven interfacing, 140cm (55”) wide, 0.9m (1 yd)

• Stitched bias-cut fusible stay tape (with stitch reinforcement), 1.82 - 2m (2 – 2 1/8 yd)

• Matching thread