No. 9 Rønne as a vest
I'm not done talking about wool just yet. I know it has been taking up a lot of space on Instagram - but I just love that fabric! It's my favourite material to sew in. I live in Denmark, and wool is perfect for our changing seasons and temperatures. And if I make dresses in wool it means I can use them in winter too, instead of dresses being an only-summer-thing. Anyway, this is not about dresses. It's about another piece of clothing; a vest!
Wool can do something that no other fabric can. Wool can be formed and worked with so it stays in place. And it keeps you warm. It makes it possible to create unique sleeves and colars, and other details. You can make such beautiful clothing in wool.
Earlier this week, I shared a photo of a grey No. 23 Marrakesh dress made in wool. In the same fabric, I made a vest. And I'm just saying, but the vest is genius.
The vest is my sewing pattern No. 9 Rønne, and I've just removed the sleeves and made it into a vest. I've, of course, made a free guide for you.
When I put the vest on top of the same-grey dress, the look just completely changes. I think it's so elegant. We've had some icy mornings this week, and for that, I love this two-layer wool outfit. I keep nice and warm all day.
If you want to make this vest you need to do the following:
You will need approximately 1 meter of fabric and a bit for the lining of the bias tape.
Don't cut the wing sleeves of version 1 - instead, finish off the armscye with a bias band using this guide, therefore you will need some lining or other thin fabric you can make bias tape with.
Don't gather the peplum instead make 4 box pleats.
Divide your peplum into 4 pieces and mark with either pins or notches. The first and last notch is your sideseams and your centre notch is your centre back.
Fold the excess fabric on the front piece into a box pleat so it will fit according to to the two pleats
And two pleats that matches the darts at back
The rest you sew by following this guide:
