Man's Caftan in Black
I have sewed! Shocking I know. Hubby needed a replacement caftan for the one I had previously sewn. This is my third from this pattern which is based on the first one I had bought for him in the 80s. The first three were brown and the original had gold and brown tones in it in a striped manner. Since I hadn't been to a fabric store since pre-Covid I had to pick out fabrics from my stash. It had to be something with enough fabric, not girlish, and not printed. There were three choices: a cream corduroy which I ruled out because I'd probably be washing it every week; a cranberry corduroy which I really wanted for myself; and a black denim. I let him select and he chose the black. That leaves enough for me to make either a jacket or slacks for myself. Then I had to find fabric for the bands. I really didn't want to use something which would mean cutting up a piece which wouldn't leave enough for me to make something fo...