{"id":2345,"date":"2025-03-22T20:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T00:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorrie.cranor.org\/blog\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T00:44:44","slug":"magnificent-magenta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorrie.cranor.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/22\/magnificent-magenta\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnificent Magenta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I bought three yards of a beautiful magenta ponte fabric from Mily Mae<\/a> last year because I love the color (it matches the highlights in my hair) and I love working with this kind of ponte (67% Rayon\/28% Nylon\/5% Spandex). I thought about making a dress out of it, but eventually decided on a magenta suit. I already have a (store-bought, me altered) purple suit, but I don’t have a pink suit. Magenta is on the more purply side of pink, which means it can be interpreted either as pink or purple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, magenta doesn’t seem to quite match either pink or purple threads, so I had to order several threads online until I found a close match that I could use for top stitching that would blend into the fabric. None of the Gutermann or Coats & Clark threads I ordered were quite right, but Amann Saba all purpose poly wrapped poly core thread tex 30 color 1059<\/a> did the trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used the Boo & Lu Onyx blazer pattern<\/a> for my magenta suit jacket, with the same modifications I used for my hip length grey ponte version with pockets<\/a>. I had hoped to get the facings interfaced and catching in the top stitching properly this time, but still ran into problems that required extra gluing and fusing to resolve. I still feel there must be a better way to make the facings, and if I make another Onyx maybe I will figure out what it is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I used the Pattern Emporium Urban Wide Leg pants pattern<\/a> to make magenta pants to go with the jacket. I haver previously made three tapered <\/a>and three wide-leg <\/a>pants with this pattern (plus a few mashups with this pattern and the PE Walk Boldly pants<\/a>). I made these size AU10 low-rise (which ends up being high-rise on me), with the waist graded in and the waistband modified to be a contour waistband lined in athletic knit and with elastic added. I added front jeans pockets with straight pocket openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last winter I also bought some super soft purple 86% Poly\/12% Rayon\/2% Spandex Monaco Rib fabric from Mily Mae<\/a>, and it turns out to be almost the exact same color as the magenta ponte. Why they don’t call them both by the same name is a mystery to me, but regardless, I clearly needed to make a rib-knit sweater to go with my suit. I used my favorite Sinclair Bondi classic fitted t-shirt patten<\/a> in size 4p hip length with a screwp neck<\/a>, adjusted slightly for a broad and sloped shoulder. I cover stitched the hems, using the magenta thread spool and a bobbin wound with the same thread for the needle threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole outfit looks great together, and I will wear it as a suit with my matching magenta booties! I expect I will also wear the pieces as separates. Although this is a color I wear year round (I also have a cashmere sweater and a winter parka in this color), to me it is really a spring color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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April update:<\/strong> I couldn’t resist some magenta jacket photos with the magnificent magnolia trees in front of my house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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