Welcome back to Sewing with Garak, where we’ll be sewing the future of fashion together (cyberpunk, queer, adversarial to straight aesthetics) on a sewing machine provided to me by the local socialist utopia (the public library).
I’ll skip to the end and show you the finished product, and then you can read on for the pattern and instructions if you’re interested.
It’s a cyberpunk inspired cowlneck shirt for cool weather, with an asymmetrical zipper for wearing ease, zippered sleeve pockets and a sawtooth front hem. I made it entirely on the socialist sewing machine at the library (BANQ)!
I made the pattern myself, which you can download as a PDF as two sheets of A0 paper:
I used black and electric blue spandex, but anything with a reasonable amount of stretch would work, probably. I made the pattern just for myself, so there’s no other sizes. You’d have to modify it yourself.
I made myself instructions to help when I’m at the sewing machine and wondering what to do next.
Lwaxana (my puppy) helped.
I’m pretty happy with the result! Here’s a close-up of the cowlneck collar and the cuffs with the zipper sleeves.
