asian inspired pattern

Hello! I've been lurking here for sometime, and I must say that
there's a wealth of information here!

I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out. I'm looking
for an asian inspired pattern. Actually, I'm looking to make something
that looks like a traditional Chinese top; short top, high collar (?
don't know it's proper name!) buttons down the side. I was searching
voguepatterns.com yesterday and I could have sworn they (or mccalls)
had a pattern for a very similar top, but when I went to check today,
it wasn't there. (*cry*) Does anyone know of the pattern that I'm
talking about, or another similar pattern?

Thanks muchly!

"andrea" wrote in message
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Hello! I've been lurking here for sometime, and I must say that
there's a wealth of information here!

I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out. I'm looking
for an asian inspired pattern. Actually, I'm looking to make something
that looks like a traditional Chinese top; short top, high collar (?
don't know it's proper name!) buttons down the side. I was searching
voguepatterns.com yesterday and I could have sworn they (or mccalls)
had a pattern for a very similar top, but when I went to check today,
it wasn't there. (*cry*) Does anyone know of the pattern that I'm
talking about, or another similar pattern?

Thanks muchly!

Andrea, I don't know the pattern you mean, but you could try folkwear
(www.folkwear.com) or ethnicpatterns (http://www.ethnicpatterns.com).
hth,
Liz

"Liz" wrote in message
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"andrea" wrote in message
m...
Hello! I've been lurking here for sometime, and I must say that
there's a wealth of information here!

I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out. I'm looking
for an asian inspired pattern. Actually, I'm looking to make something
that looks like a traditional Chinese top; short top, high collar (?
don't know it's proper name!) buttons down the side. I was searching
voguepatterns.com yesterday and I could have sworn they (or mccalls)
had a pattern for a very similar top, but when I went to check today,
it wasn't there. (*cry*) Does anyone know of the pattern that I'm
talking about, or another similar pattern?

Thanks muchly!

Andrea, I don't know the pattern you mean, but you could try folkwear
(www.folkwear.com) or ethnicpatterns (http://www.ethnicpatterns.com).
hth,
Liz

There's also McCalls 4381 -- see http://asiantop.notlong.com
Liz

I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out. I'm looking
for an asian inspired pattern. Actually, I'm looking to make something
that looks like a traditional Chinese top; short top, high collar (?
don't know it's proper name!) buttons down the side. I was searching
voguepatterns.com yesterday and I could have sworn they (or mccalls)
had a pattern for a very similar top, but when I went to check today,
it wasn't there. (*cry*) Does anyone know of the pattern that I'm
talking about, or another similar pattern?

Could you have been looking at Vogue 7747 (look at the line drawing, not
the photo)?

"andrea" wrote in message
I was hoping someone here would be able to help me out. I'm looking
for an asian inspired pattern. Actually, I'm looking to make something
that looks like a traditional Chinese top; short top, high collar (?
don't know it's proper name!) buttons down the side.

The collar is referred to as a Mandarin collar. Dresses with Mandarin
collars are called "Cheongsam" (long dress).

Did someone mention Vogue 7263? This is Mandarin-styled, but more
tunic-like:
http://www.sandrabetzinaonline.com/M...n=PROD&Store_C
ode=sbo&Product_Code=V7263&Product_Count=2&Categor y_Code=patterns