Once in a while, you find a project that really steals your heart. That you get really obsessed with. This vest was it for me.
It all started with my big interested in the 1920’s, I’ve talked before about how it’s one of my favorite eras for fashion, even if a lot of people think it’s not the most flattering one. I wanted to create an outfit for my husband, as we very often have attended a 1920s themed party in New York City: The Jazz Age Lawn Party in Governor’s island. I have sewn dresses for myself, but never made one for him. That’s how I started going down the rabbit hole of what turned out to be one of the most fashion influential knitting sweaters in history.
A simple slipover vest construction, but with an intricate fair isle colorwork design, and involving steeking (the technique where one has to cut into the knitting) this project was a challenge and a myriad of learnings for me. In the video below I go through the entire process from the idea, to the execution and finally the result. It was such an incredible challenge and it ended up just like I had hoped, it makes me understand why it made such a splash back in the 20s.
Check out the video below for the complete story.
If you’re interested in more historical fashion projects, I recommend you check out my vintage sewing pattern suggestions.
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