Karma

Nice loose-fitting , lots of gathers, stand-up collar and also and two elegant shoulder yokes give Karma its undeniable style..

Customize it with eyelets or studs for a rock look, or simply play with your fabric's print to highlight the cutouts.

DETAILS

• Karma blouse or short or long dress,

• A tie belt for the dress versions,

• Hidden or visible button placket on the front,

• Shoulder yoke that can be customized or left as is:

  • If you want to customize Karma with rivets or claw nails, choose the “Hidden button placket” option so that the buttons are not visible on the front.

  • If you want visible buttons, choose the standard button placket.

• Stand-up collar,

• Shirt sleeves with slits at the cuffs,

PATTERN VERSIONS

• 3 different lengths are available with the Karma pattern:
  Blouse, short dress and long dress.

• The dress versions may be worn (or not) with the specific belt as suggested in the pattern.

SIZES

The Karma pattern ranges from size 34 to 46 (sizes 48 to 52 are currently being tested).

As usual, choose your size based on your measurements and the size chart below:

• For a blouse version, it is mainly the bust measurement that needs to be taken into account, as the waist is not marked at all and the very straight blouse stops above the hips.

• For a dress version, also check your hip measurement.

If you are unsure between two sizes, choose the larger one, as it is easier to adjust a garment than to enlarge it!

However, please note that the Karma model is quite loose-fitting, so please also refer to the finished measurements of the garment (see table below).

HEIGHT:

The pattern is designed for a height of 5'5".

As the pattern is very straight, if you need to lengthen or shorten it, simply extend or shorten the side lines to change the length of the pattern.

For my height of 5'3", I removed 2 cm from the length of the blouse.

FABRIC QUALITY:

• Light to middle weight fabric, roughly up to 250gr/m2

• Flannel, viscose, light denim, cotton cloth…

In the photos, the Karma blouse was made:

• in embossed cotton from Agnès.b

• in striped cotton Alyzée (100g/m2) from My Dress Made

• in light denim Donato (220g /m2) from Torretto Tessuti

• in woven velvet (160 g/m²) from Atelier Brunettehow 

MATERIAL:

140 cm (55”) width fabric :

Other materials:

• Fusible interfacing for collar, cuffs and button plackets.

• Buttons, diameter ranging from 7 to 10mm:
  Blouse: 10 buttons / Short dress: 14 buttons / Long dress : 17 buttons

• When wanting to customize Karma, 20 eyelets, nail claws or other…