How to make a wrap top
The wrap top is a long sleeved top that wraps around your body, fastening at the neck with a button or pin, or at the waist with a belt. The wrap top is made of three main body segments, two sleeve pieces, one long strip of fabric to make a collar and another strip to form a belt.
It can be made with thick fabric to form a warm coat, with thinner stiff fabric to form a smart jacket, or with light floppier fabric to form an extra layer in summer. It can be made with a deep dramatic collar or a narrower more conservative one. It can be made so short that it just touches the hips, or so long that it can be worn as a dress. It can be drawn in at the waist with a belt to give a curvacious silhouette, or fastened only at the neck with a pin or button so that it hangs in loose folds.
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