Monday 16 March 2015

Nightshirts, nightgowns and palazzo pants

What happened to nightgowns? They seem to have disappeared into the ether along with any product that was a favourite at the supermarket! To add a bit of  interest I piped in a bit of spotty bias and finished  this great soft cotton with recycled buttons.
The same Butterick  pattern is being used by one of our 'half-made-never-finished' sewers, to make a white cotton nightgown with lace inserts, using sheeting cotton that is very good quality and cheap as it is 2.4 cm wide.


An alternative to the nightgown is the nightshirt; so versatile it can be worn over leggings with a belt, worn loose as an artist's smock or used as intended. Again, the patterns are readily available and cotton chambray works well.

Staying on the theme of  'sleepwear', we moved a little to the bohemian in response to a student's request and evoked the 60's with a return of the palazzo pants.  adaptation of  This first attempt was actually an adaptation of a pyjama pattern, and cutting the pants on the bias. The result was so 60's that all that was needed was a wide brimmed floppy hat and the transportation to the 60's  would be complete.
Thesurprise was their comfort combined with their incredible fluid style....they just feel great. The patterns are somewhat evocative of the lounge  pyjamas of the 1920s. Next week we may make an opera coat to match. 
  


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