{"id":5249,"date":"2013-07-11T05:11:31","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T12:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2013-07-11T00:43:44","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T07:43:44","slug":"sewing-for-me-ikat-knit-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=5249","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Me: Ikat Knit Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m trying to ease up the pace around here. I have a tendency to overdo things, and my inclination was to create a post with four<\/em>\u00a0tank tops using various ikat prints from my stash. I adore tribal motifs (especially in navy) and a collection of tank tops would have been lovely and thematic, but it also would have added unnecessary stress to get them all sewn\/photographed\/edited for this week. Stress is a four-letter word in our household. And really, who needs four ikat tank tops?<\/p>\n

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So I have just one ikat print tank for you today. This is an entirely self-drafted top, and I briefly mentioned its previous incarnation as M6241\u00a0here<\/a>, and at the time I thought it was a complete fail and that I had thrown it away. But lo and behold, there it was, crammed in the deepest part of my dresser and when I accidentally found it, I fell in love with the print all over again.<\/p>\n

I scrutinized the horribly made asymmetrical top and realized that it was salvageable as a tank. I added the denim knit band since it was a little too short for my taste, and I’m really happy with the way it turned out. That band looks black, but it’s actually a dark blue.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been slathering on sunscreen and trying to avoid the sun, but I tan easily and I often get asked if I’m Hawaiian. Looking at these photos, this outfit looks a little Hawaiian, doesn’t it? Hmmm, this is a revelation.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, we’ve already established that I have the crazies when it comes to sewing, and I made this the night before we left for Michigan. I’ve always been envious of the way so many Project Runway contestants talk about how, before they got on the show, they used to sew up outfits on the fly for an outing or whatever, and they made it seem so breezy-easy.<\/p>\n

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That’s not really the way it worked for me, since this innocent-looking tank top took a ridiculous amount of time to make; I sweated bullets as I cut into the ikat fabric, cursed the slipperiness of the rayon jersey and couldn’t believe that I was using precious time to sew when I should have been packing. To add insult to injury, there was a hole right below the back neckline that I didn’t notice until I completed the top. Fortunately, the print is busy enough so all it took was a little mending.<\/p>\n

I love this top. It’s light and comfortable, and though depending on the angle I look like I have a pooch belly, I think it’s a nice shape. I’m going to count this one as a success. And it made the vacation wardrobe cut! I’ll show you all the items I took with me and will share some things I’ve been learning about sewing for myself soon. As for the other ikat print fabrics, I have bigger, better plans for them and I hope I can show you next week!<\/p>\n

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I’m trying to ease up the pace around here. I have a tendency to overdo things, and my inclination was to create a post with four\u00a0tank tops using various ikat prints from my stash. I adore tribal motifs (especially in navy) and a collection of tank tops would have been lovely and thematic, but it also would have added unnecessary stress to get them all sewn\/photographed\/edited for this week. Stress is a four-letter word in our household. And really, who needs four ikat tank tops? So I have just one ikat print tank for you today. This is an entirely self-drafted top, and I briefly mentioned its previous incarnation as M6241\u00a0here, and at the time I thought it was a complete fail and that I had thrown it away. But lo and behold, there it was, crammed in the deepest part of my dresser and when I accidentally found it, I fell in love with the print all over again. I scrutinized the horribly made asymmetrical top and realized that it was salvageable as a tank. I added the denim knit band since it was a little too short for my taste, and I’m really happy with the way it turned out. That band looks black, but it’s actually a dark blue. I’ve been slathering on sunscreen and trying to avoid the sun, but I tan easily and I often get asked if I’m Hawaiian. Looking at these photos, this outfit looks a little Hawaiian, doesn’t it? Hmmm, this is a revelation. Anyhow, we’ve already established that I have the crazies when it comes to sewing, and I made this the night before we left for Michigan. I’ve always been envious of the way so many Project Runway contestants talk about how, before they got on the show, they used to sew up outfits on the fly for an outing or whatever, and they made it seem so breezy-easy. That’s not really the way it worked for me, since this innocent-looking tank top took a ridiculous amount of time to make; I sweated bullets as I cut into the ikat fabric, cursed the slipperiness of the rayon jersey and couldn’t believe that I was using precious time to sew when I should have been packing. To add insult to injury, there was a hole right below the back neckline that I didn’t notice until I completed the top. Fortunately, the print is busy enough so all it took was a little mending. I love this top. It’s light and comfortable, and though depending on the angle I look like I have a pooch belly, I think it’s a nice shape. I’m going to count this one as a success. And it made the vacation wardrobe cut! I’ll show you all the items I took with me and will share some things I’ve been learning about sewing for myself soon. As for the other ikat print fabrics, I have bigger, better plans for them and I hope I can show you next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sewing","7":"category-sewing-for-me","8":"entry","9":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5249"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5302,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5249\/revisions\/5302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}