As soft as silk

There are dresses, skirts and tops that do not behave. They shift as you walk, they twist, they can even be annoying. Miss Kate is the queen of mini skirts and knows a thing or two about how to tame them. She shared one of her secrets with me, and I'm about to pass it on: Silk slips.

They keep you warm when needed, cool when required and more importantly provide a needed layer between the body and the material of your outerwear.

Top bit, pattern taken from a stretch camisole

 The next steps was finding some fabric. I happen to hear a shop in town was selling off their stock of silk. I happened to be waiting for a friend to arrive...Let say I found my way to that shop and bought 4 pieces with a few ideas (scarf, dress, silk and to be decided). I settled for a neutral peach colour so that the garment wouldn't show under most of my clothes.

One of the surprise whilst making your own pattern and adjustments needed

I didn't have an already made pattern I like, I wanted a triangular front to fit a lovely read dress that has an open slit at the front.

The result is pretty good and that type of silk was fairly easy to manage. One learning though, silk is a fabric that needs to be worked quickly, as it starts fraying at an alarming speed, even without being manipulated. I didn't overlock the edge as they would have been too bulky, I hid all of the edges in either French stitch or otherwise.

That little triangle on the side was created to bridge the gap between the front and back... That's what making your own pattern do: quircks and fixes!

What about you? What has been your latest pattern free item you've created?