The new blouse and dress: Okinawa
Ikatee expands its women's collection with the new Okinawa pattern, offering no less than 12 possible versions, including 8 blouse styles and 4 dress styles.
The Okinawa pattern comes in 3 lengths, allowing you to create a short blouse (hip-length), a long blouse (mid-hip), or an above-the-knee dress. Okinawa also offers 4 sleeve options: short, flared at the elbow, long, or 3/4 gathered at the wrist.
Additionally, all versions share these common features:
- A roomy and comfortable fit
- Raglan sleeves
- Gathers at the front and back neckline
- A refined neckline with a delicate partial placket and collar
The subtly modest neckline makes Okinawa wearable year-round. In summer, feel free to unbutton the top button. In winter, accessorize Okinawa with a small square scarf tied around the neck! As you can see, Okinawa is our new favorite pattern to create with endless variations.
✂️ Difficulty level: intermediate to advanced
👝 Size range: 32 to 52 (French sizes) 0 to 20 (US sizes)
🎬 Video tutorial available
Inspirations ✨
The long blouse can be worn tucked into shorts, pants, or a skirt, or simply as a tunic left over the pants. This long-sleeve version in ecru linen-viscose-cotton is paired with the Berlin pattern (pants) and Rabat pattern (sleeveless vest).
A very feminine 3/4 sleeve version, in small checkered cotton from Maison Naïve®, available on our website in Siena.
Short blouse with short sleeves, in Babylone poplin, an Ikatee® exclusive.
Short version with flared sleeves, in Ikatee® Petra viscose, paired with high-waisted Berlin shorts.
Dress version with long sleeves, in Flake cotton-viscose from Atelier Brunette®.
Long blouse version with long sleeves, in Flake cotton-viscose from Atelier Brunette®.
Choose the perfect fabrics 🧡
To sew the Okinawa pattern, use loose woven fabrics such as poplin, batiste, viscose, lightweight linen, chambray, plumetis, dobby, seersucker, or fine corduroy for an autumnal touch.
Discover all the fabrics used in our creations on our e-shop:
The Sorona linen viscose cotton fabric in off-white
Woven cotton fabric - La Maison Naïve® - Small checks - Sienna.
Ikatee® Babylon Poplin.
Ikatee® Petra Viscose.
Flake viscose cotton, in Bubble Gum or Off-white from Atelier Brunette®.
Our supplies 🧵
Find all the necessary haberdashery to create your blouse on our website:
3 buttons (9-10 mm)
35 cm of fine woven interfacing such as G700 or G785
Suitable needles (size 80 universal or microtex for viscose)
Polyester thread
The video 🎬
Step-by-Step tutorial:
Prepare to sew OKINAWA by watching our tutorial video, which will guide you through the assembly of your blouse or dress. The sewing level ranges from intermediate to advanced depending on the options. With this pattern, you'll learn how to assemble a collar and a partial placket. We'll also show you how to create gathers and sleeves with wrist cuffs.
- Cyril Godefroy
