I wanted to start sewing my own clothes and I came across the Emmanuelle shirt by Coralie Bijasson, from the brand "C'est moi le pattern".
Emmanuelle is a long-sleeved shirt ending with mousquetaire cuffs. It is characterized by a pretty basque that highlights the waist either with a thin fabric belt or with a leather/faux leather belt.
Coralie offers us the pattern for the "Delphine" belt that you will receive with the "Emmanuelle" pattern.
You can buy the pattern in PDF format for 8 euros downloadable directly from the designer's website or in printed format for 15 euros.
The Emmanuelle shirt is offered in sizes 34 to 46; which corresponds to a bust measurement of 80 to 104cm and a waist measurement of 60 to 84cm.
Tracing the pattern is easy. The 1cm seam allowances are included in the pattern, which is very convenient.
The assembly notches are placed intelligently, which allows for easy assembly.
I encountered no difficulty or questions during the assembly of the shirt.
The instructions are clear and well detailed thanks to the "survival kit" the technical notebook.
This model is intended for experienced sewers because the shirt is a complex garment to make. Coralie Bijasson has classified it as difficult, which seems quite appropriate to me.
The technical points are:
- the making of the bust darts
- the making of the sleeve slits
- the assembly of the cuffs
- the assembly of the sleeves
- the assembly of the collar and collar stand
- the making of the button placket
- the creation of buttonholes (button placket and cuff)
To make it, you will need 2m of fabric 140cm wide. This is necessary because the basque takes up a lot of space at the cutting stage. Coralie recommends fluid and light materials for making Emmanuelle. For my part, I chose to make it in a high-quality blue wax, so it is a bit thicker and I am happy with the result. I chose the version with the thin fabric belt. The wax comes from an African shop in the Matongé district in Ixelles. I chose white pearly buttons from a bazaar in South Korea where buttons are sold by weight.
I am thinking of making another version, maybe red? What do you think? And you... what would you choose?
