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Build Your Wardrobe with the Clarke Top
The Clarke top will help you make the most of your fabric stash. It can be sewn in both wovens and knits, and there’s an option to cut on the bias. This bra-friendly tank finishes with an all-in-one facing, and the back seams are perfect for color-blocking and stash-busting. We challenge you to find a fabric you can’t use for this top!
Daryn is wearing a size 16 Clarke top shortened by 1 1/2” with 2” removed from the bust. Her measurements are 42”, 35 1/2”, 46 3/4” and she is 5’8”.
Tutorials to Build Your Skills
With almost all of the fabric possibilities at your hand, the best way to approach sewing the Clarke top is with creativity. Here are some articles from the Seamwork archives to help you think creatively.
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Making Time for Creativity: Can a routine help you prioritize your creative practice? -
Become the Van Gough of Sewing: How building up the component skills can help you master any creative process. -
How to Develop Creative Grit: The secret of frustration-free sewing? It’s all about treating yourself right. -
In Defense of Basics: Why basics are the most powerful garments in your handmade wardrobe.
Learn How to Customize the Clarke Top
Why do you need a fabric stash? Read this article to learn how to understand and use your fabric stash.
Bust your stash with us! See how we made the most of our fabric collections in this month’s Staff Makes.
Shop for Fabric
Just a reminder that you can make this tank in knits and wovens. If you use a woven, there’s an option to cut on the bias. Look for light and medium-weight wovens such as lightweight denim, lawn, chambray, linen, Swiss dot, Tencel, rayon challis, crepe, and silk.
Or pick light or medium-weight knits, such as jersey, merino, bamboo, and baby rib.
Love the samples in this month’s issue? Here is where we sourced the fabric.
Get the Perfect Fit
Clarke pattern details
Sizes 0 - 16
About the fit
The Clarke tank top is fitted in the bust and loose-fitted through the sweep.
Sizes 18 - 26
About the fit
The Clarke tank top is fitted in the bust and loose-fitted through the sweep.
