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Fabrics for the Campsie Top
The Campsie Top is a simple, relaxed woven top with multiple cup sizes and bicep widths ensure a that it's easy to get a great fit for your body. The Campsie is a great beginner project, which is designed to teach you a variety of sewing skills.
We see the Campsie Top as a wardrobe workhorse that's perfect for wearing to the office. It sews up beautifully in simple, plain-coloured fabrics but also works well in a fun print.
Leila's cotton Campsie here is an elevated casual look, the fun print came from Spoonflower Fabrics! The Campsie holds it shape well in cottons and linens, and it's nice to sew up in these fabrics because they're generally so well behaved for sewing with!
My green satin-backed crepe Campsie feels lovely and elevated to wear, but was a bit slippery to sew. I love how it looks though, and would love to try with a silk crepe de chine for an even fancier version!
By contrast, this non-stretch lace Campsie Top was a breeze to sew (and took well to being pressed too). On this sheer fabric, I skipped the facing and used the Lobethal Shirt method of getting a great finish on a bias bound neckline! I've got plans for a silky Nullarbor Cami to wear under this lace, which was slightly more sheer than I realised!
Specific Fabrics
For best success with your Campsie Top, we recommend starting off with one of the suggested fabrics before going off book and experimenting! Light-to-medium weight linen, cotton lawn, silk noil, silk satin, crepe, crepe de chine, tencel, cupro, viscose/viscose blends, or rayon challis.
We love this sandwashed silk from A+R Fabrics in Australia, statement print cotton or linen from Molly Molly (also Aus), silk noil from Blackbird in Canada, and next-level bold prints on ecovero fibre from Sister Mintaka in the UK.
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