I have made a lot of Plantains. See here and here, always a size 38, plus a dress version.
But I thought of it as a different category than tshirts, for some reason. Like it did not occur to me to shorten the sleeve. I read someone else's blog and they were wearing Plantain tees and I was really startled that I'd somehow missed the obvious.
When I found a massive skirt by Metalicus at an op-shop in Napier, it screamed to be made into a Plantain because I could keep the original hem. The skirt was pretty unappealing at first look. It's a heavier fabric of theirs and I think it might have wool in the blend because it's really warm. And it was covered in cat hair or something. But Metalicus! And so much yardage!
It did indeed turn into a perfect Plantain (with enough left over for some shorts!) and it washed up just fine, no more animal hair. I cut a size smaller than I have used in the past (36) and I forgot how long the Plantain is. This top was pretty loose, I guess because of the fabric. I shortened it a bit since I didn't need a hem allowance but I do wish I had shortened it more.
So I did that on my second Plantain, a beautiful drapey fabric from The Fabric Store. I don't recall if it's cotton or a blend with rayon. It is very light but not a tissue knit, it has a bit denser feel. I zig zagged the hems for some visual interest but otherwise followed the pattern as usual, and I ended up cutting off about 2 inches.
Interestingly the green Plantain pulls in the armpits pretty noticeably. The size larger never did that, and I do like the fit otherwise, so I'm curious to see how it wears. I don't think it looks particularly bad but it's obviously something suboptimal in the armscye/shoulder fit.
But I thought of it as a different category than tshirts, for some reason. Like it did not occur to me to shorten the sleeve. I read someone else's blog and they were wearing Plantain tees and I was really startled that I'd somehow missed the obvious.
When I found a massive skirt by Metalicus at an op-shop in Napier, it screamed to be made into a Plantain because I could keep the original hem. The skirt was pretty unappealing at first look. It's a heavier fabric of theirs and I think it might have wool in the blend because it's really warm. And it was covered in cat hair or something. But Metalicus! And so much yardage!
It did indeed turn into a perfect Plantain (with enough left over for some shorts!) and it washed up just fine, no more animal hair. I cut a size smaller than I have used in the past (36) and I forgot how long the Plantain is. This top was pretty loose, I guess because of the fabric. I shortened it a bit since I didn't need a hem allowance but I do wish I had shortened it more.
So I did that on my second Plantain, a beautiful drapey fabric from The Fabric Store. I don't recall if it's cotton or a blend with rayon. It is very light but not a tissue knit, it has a bit denser feel. I zig zagged the hems for some visual interest but otherwise followed the pattern as usual, and I ended up cutting off about 2 inches.
Interestingly the green Plantain pulls in the armpits pretty noticeably. The size larger never did that, and I do like the fit otherwise, so I'm curious to see how it wears. I don't think it looks particularly bad but it's obviously something suboptimal in the armscye/shoulder fit.
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