A few months ago I went on a little fabric overload shopping trip. I bought 3 polyester crepe sarees to chop up and use. In the shop, I thought this saree was a wedgewood/periwinkle blue and beige pattern. When I first saw it in natural light, I was very disappointed: the beige was actually celery green. :(
The funky paisley part at the end is the pallu: the fancy end of the saree which falls over the shoulder |
In the end, the blue color won me over and I decided to make another version of New Look 6899. This time I made the circle skirt since I had plenty of fabric and circle skirts are notorious fabric hogs. Prior to hemming, I let the skirt hang for at least a week and it was a wise move. The parts on the bias stretched over 4"!! I enlisted a friend to help me mark the hem. The saree fabric has great drape, is very floaty, and absolutely does not wrinkle!! See:
Love your Sorbetto's - I am also a huge fan of this little top and just love whipping up new ones...
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