Peta Dress and Top

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I have enjoyed sewing all three of my Peta garments. The 1st top with flowers was made from a rayon fabric and short ruffled sleeve, shown above. This style is easy to sew and wear. The neck band is folded over and hand stitched, but I did a stitch in the ditch because of my bad hand. Hand work does not come easy for me.

The second Peta top was a bit trickier. I wanted to use a lace type fabric for the sleeves but my main fabric which is a soft linen, and the sleeves is a cotton lace type fabric, neither fabric matched. So, I took to tea dying until both sleeves and bodice matched, shown below. I like the top length on me so that I can wear with a thin belt. 

How did I tea dye: I started with 2 black tea bags in a 1/4 cup of hot water to dye the main body fabric, which was more of a white in color. I put the hot cup of tea bags into a 1/4 filled sink of cold water, dipped the main fabric, I repeated the process, but added 4 tea bags instead, until I felt the fabric was close in color to the lace. I then repeated the process dipping both the lace and main fabric until I felt I had a close match, then rinsed in cold water and air dried. Tea dying is more of a slow process until your happy with the results. Tip: dip a corner of your main fabric to tea dye to see if it's the color you are looking for. 

My last Peta garment is a dress. I love this dress, I made it for an evening out. I had this chiffon fabric with specks of silver foil all around, for the longest time, The Peta was the perfect use for this fabric. As with chiffon fabric, French seaming is a must, which takes a bit of time and patience. I kept my Peta dress below the knee length so that when I wear it with a thin belt, it will hit at knee level. Now to wait for an evening out.

Overall, I am very pleased with the Peta design, very easy to sew, easy to wear, no fussing when wearing, and can be made for any occasion. As with any garment sewing, sewing a muslin first to obtain proper fit is a must, as well as following step by step instructions, Happy Sewing.

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