We firmly believe that anyone can sew anything with patience and perseverance, but sometimes it helps to understand how time-consuming or challenging a pattern will be to sew. Here's how we rate the difficulty of our patterns:
Beginner (⭑): Appropriate for a true beginner with simple style lines and details, quick to sew with no closures.
Confident Beginner (⭑⭑): Achievable for beginners who are willing to learn a new skill, may include more design features and techniques (ie. zippers, buttons, facings, etc). Relatively quick to sew.
Intermediate (⭑⭑⭑): More details and style lines, may include interesting details like a zipper fly or topstitching, projects can take 6+ hours to sew.
Advanced (⭑⭑⭑⭑): Still achievable for most sewists, but patterns will include more pieces and more details, and can take 8+ hours to sew.
Challenging(⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑): Complex, skill heavy projects like tailoring and bra-making. Again, achievable for most sewists but be prepared to spend 10+ hours on these types of projects.
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The Basalt Shirt is a unique spin on the classic button-up. Semi-fitted with elegant details, it strikes the perfect balance between the special and every day. Ending at high hip, Basalt features a spread collar and hidden button placket, and is shaped with dramatic release pleats in the back. The long sleeve is punctuated with a deep French cuff that closes with a button loop, and the hem is finished with a facing and a split at the side seams.
This was my first Closet Core make and I must call it a complete success. I was apprehensive about all the interfacing but I was wrong to be, the shirt hangs beautifully and fits well. Also, covered plackets work best with my straight stitch only machine, because the on seam buttonholes are hidden.
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Joan U.
Cuffs and collar make the shirt
I love the front of the shirt, the cuffs and the collar. The length is great and the hem with facing is lovely. I have quite a flat seat and I couldn’t get the tucks to look right, so I adjusted the pattern to eliminate the tucks altogether. If I make it again, I will cut the back with a curved centre seam to remove some of the fabric and get a slightly closer fit. Your patterns are so nicely made - always impressive.
I recently made the Adriana, I love this 2 piece set. Closet Cores instructions are easy to follow, I always look forward to a CC make. I keep coming back to their patterns because they are on trend and don't feel intimidating even for beginners.
I've just finished the Frank jeans (mid rise, straight leg) and I'm thrilled with the result. I really enjoyed the class and learnt a lot from it. It was very easy to pick up where I'd left off (jeans made over a month or so) and the fact that you left in little mistakes and showed how to fix them rather than pretend they'd never happened was very comforting!! They aren't perfect but are better than if I'd done it on my own. Will definitely follow along for the next pair I make. Thanks!
I got a bit confused initially by the borderless pattern. But I have almost finished the shorts which I intend to use as pyjamas on a forthcoming trip to Madrid. I am going to hem the bottom edge rather than topstitching. I made the pockets out of contrasting fabric (as I don't have much of the intended fabric) and that might have been a mistake as I didn't realise how much would be 'on show' (assuming I have got things right). But I think it will look OK once the waistband is done.
Je suis ravie de ma commande ! 😊 Je suis actuellement en train de réaliser la robe Myosotis et je suis déjà ravie du résultat. Je ne manquerai pas de vous mentionner dans mes publications sur les réseaux sociaux une fois celle-ci terminée. 🥰
