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The Seamwork Neenah

I've been kind of looking at this pattern for a while. I have resisted making it, however, because I never liked turtlenecks. The thought of a turtleneck took me back to those turtlenecks I hated so much when I was a little girl. I didn't really like things touching my neck, and some of them were just too tight.

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And I probably would have continued resisting this pattern, had I not gotten my hands on this beautiful ribbing. And ALL I could think about was how this beautiful ribbing would be so pretty sewn up with this pattern

I was going to have to get over myself and try a turtleneck. And I'm kind of glad I did.

This Fabric:

This beautiful ribbing is one of the new fabrics stocking this week at Amelia Lane Designs. This is a beautiful burgundy/ plum color, and it's just so amazing in person. It's seriously beautiful!

I had not used this type of ribbing before. This was my first time! When I ordered it, I was thinking it would be super stretchy with not much recovery, but this is actually amazing quality. I was happily surprised to learn that, while it does have a lot of stretch, it also has pretty awesome recovery. Like I kind of want it in every color to have on hand for bands and cuffs! 

The Pattern:

This is SEAMWORK NEENAH. As I mentioned, I've been looking at this pattern for a while. The slim fit of the dress, and classic look of the turtleneck got my attention, even if I didn't like turtlenecks personally.

Seamwork patterns are drafted with a C sewing cup size, meaning that the difference from the high bust and full bust is 3". Many sewing patterns I use are drafted with a B sewing cup size. 

If you're not familiar with sewing cup size verses bra cup size, the two are figured differently, and your sewing cup size absolutely doesn't have to match your bra cup size. Your bra cup size is measured by taking the difference in your underbust from your full bust. 

It's important to understand the sewing cup so that you can appropriately choose your base size and figure out how to adjust the pattern to fit your body.

I chose to make a size small, looking at my measurements. While my full bust measurement would have fit into the XS size, I was afraid that the XS would have not left enough room for my shoulders, since I knew that the pattern was drafted for a sewing cup size C. I knew that the high bust measurement for the XS would be smaller than my high bust measurement. So, to ensure that my high bust fit the pattern measurements, because this is important in making sure you get a good fit in the shoulders, I chose a size SMALL knowing I might need to make some pattern adjustments. 

Since my sewing size cup is a B and the pattern is drafted as a C, so I knew I should need a small bust adjustment. However, when I made the ACE top, I did a small bust adjustment, and I love the fit, but I also felt like it may have not been entirely necessary since it was so fitted. Since this dress also had negative ease at the bust, I opted to skip the small bust adjustment and see how I liked the fit. And, maybe the fit would have been better had I adjusted my pattern, but honestly, I'm not disappointed, and I love it! 

I love the fit, I love the style, and the dress is going to be a favorite this year. I'm super happy with how it turned out! 

Would I Make It Again?

YEP! The turtleneck doesn't even bother me. Maybe it's the soft fabric? Maybe I just tolerate things better now? I don't know. 🤷 But I like the dress, and would for sure use the pattern again. I definitely recommend it with a ribbed fabric, such as this one. I also think it would be amazing in a light ponte or something similar! 

It really is a nice pattern!



So... check out the fabric!

Head over to Amelia Lane Designs to check out this beautiful fabric! It's on sale for the week! Also, they have some other pretty awesome new arrivals that you don't want to miss! 😍

Seamwork Patterns:  My referral link to SEAMWORK is https://www.seamwork.com/?ref=laura42190

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