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    Elegant in Pink

    Nov 20, 2016 5 minutes
    By Alison Wheeler

    The description on the pattern envelope states that it is intended for medium knits only. However, by making a woven toile for fitting, any necessary pattern alterations can be made so that the fit is adjusted to accommodate a woven fabric (see Vol 25 No 1 for details of how to make and use a toile). The only changes needed for this garment were a little more width across the back and front at bust level.

    The fabric is Italian silk and polyamide was purchased at Alla Moda Fabric Collection in Brisbane. It is a most unusual fabric – the warp threads are artificially manufactured polyamide (an extremely fine fibre sold as nylon in all parts of the world) and the weft threads are silk woven in an intricate diagonal twist pattern. It

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