SOLVI is based on the jacket worn as part of a traditional Norwegian folk costume. The jacket is designed to be worn open. However, if you want to be able to close it, you can add sew-on press snaps or buttons instead of attaching the decorative buttons on the sides. The design comes with two variations: with lining and without.

Vanessa Hansen is a pattern designer and textile artist who has just returned to Sweden after working in the London fashion industry for eight years. She started her sewing journey as a small child, watching her mother. She has worked for labels that make clothes for Michelle Obama, Emma Watson, and the Duchess of Cambridge. Vanessa’s design work has always been fuelled by her passion for making her own clothes at home. Wanting to combine pattern cutting with the art of hand-printing and dyeing fabrics, she started designing patterns for home sewists. “It's incredibly rewarding to see people of different ages and body types make my designs.”

All photos by Laura Oja. Illustrations by Ivona Fodora.

Fit and size:
Choose your size based on your bust measurement. Add a recommended positive ease of 7–9"/18–23 cm at the bust.

Ajak Majok is 66"/168 cm tall and wears SOLVI in size 2. Anastasia Lapsuy is 56"/142 cm tall and wears SOLVI in size 5.

Fabric recommendations:
For a version without facings (version A), choose boiled or felted wool or other outerwear fabrics that won’t fray when cut. Some boiled wools are knitted and will also work for this style. For a version with facings (version B), most woven medium-weight jacket-type materials with some drape are optimal. Because of the A-line shape of the back, we do not recommend using stiff fabrics.

The light yellow sample jacket is made using an Armani 100% knitted boiled wool (10.6 oz / 360 gsm) from Tygverket that Vanessa hand-dyed with lichen (Parmelia saxatilis). The light grey samle is made using “Hopea”, a herringbone linen blend (50% linen, 50% cotton, 4.3 oz/145gsm) by Kultavilla from Named.

Files:
A4 (home printing) and A0 (copy shop printing) PDF files with sizes nested. Sewing instructions are in a separate PDF file.

Delivery:
After purchasing, you will receive a link to download the PDF files. There are no delivery charges for the digital patterns, as they are delivered automatically via email immediately after purchase. PDF patterns are only eligible for return and refund if the provided download links have not been used. If the download links have been used, the product will not be refunded.