After a stunning long weekend in which I got exactly zero sewing done, I was feeling a bit defeated this morning when I got dressed. So I decided to woman up and put on faux snakeskin – that makes life better right?!
Full disclosure – today is rough. I have had bad anxiety for years along with depression and it has gotten on top of me lately. I’m struggling to power through. But you know what – that’s ok and it’s ok to tell people about it. I’m medicated but sometimes it just doesn’t work. But that’s a post for another day – today is about kicking arse and keeping going in my faux snake top 🙂
I must preface this by saying that I LOVE the Favourite Tee Pattern. It is super fast and easy and a great staple for any wardrobe. Obviously you don’t need to go all out and do it with faux animal print – but I was in that kind of mood. This was intended to be a tunic length, but as you can see – it’s not quite long enough. I could probably rock it with actual tights and boots for a kick arse look – but I like my tunics to come to mid thigh more like a dress. If you look at the stock photos from the website, you’ll see loads of different styles that come with it. I love the curved hem look and will definitely be making more of these. Compared to the Laundry Day Tee, this is my fav. It’s a slimmer silhouette and more options I think.
Some further photos that show that actual material close up. I thiiiink I got this from AS fabrics for my oldest son, to make a dragon costume out of, but clearly re-purposed it haha.
Material – It is a coated 4 way stretch. It would be great for many things.
Wine Pairing – I like a good red wine with this – Cab Sav. And kick arse music.
Sizing/ adjustments – I made an XL graded to XXL in the hips. I lengthened by 5 cm but did no other adjustments. It was my first time doing a curved hem this extreme and I wasn’t a big fan but love the look of it!
Measurements: Upper bust – 99cm, full bust – 110, underbust – 95cm, waist – 90cm, high hip – 105cm, full hip – 123cm