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Coco Top Kit

A classic top that will never go out of style? Yes please! This kit contains everything you need to make the Coco Top from Tilly and the Buttons.

Regular price£52.00
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Is there anything more classic than a Breton style top? We don’t think so! The Coco top is truly a timeless item of clothing.

Coco features a gently shaped boat neckline and options for three-quarter and full length sleeves. The fit of the top means it skims the body without clinging, so you can wear it on its own or pop it over layers for more warmth.

The hem features a lovely split detail and has a slight a-line shape to it. In her top tips video Lauren discusses how to reduce this if you’d prefer a more fitted shape (as we did on the ginger, salmon and sage samples).

And of course it wouldn’t be a Breton style top if there weren't stripes! We’ve got four colours of this lovely French Terry to choose from which is a really nice weight for the top and is super soft.

This may look like a simple garment, but we’ve included lots of extras to make it more unique and to help to develop your skills. For a professional finish we’ve added twill tape into the back neckline and at the hem split in playful contrasting colours. We’ve also included stretchy maraflex thread for your seams and Stretchfix to make hemming a breeze!

All kits contain enough fabric to make the boat neck top version of the pattern, with any length sleeve.

Fabric

For this kit we’ve chosen four colours of this lovely French Terry: Navy, Salmon Pink, Sage and Ginger

French Terry is a knitted fabric with a smooth outer side and a characteristic ‘looped back’. With a weight of 230gsm this fabric makes the ideal Breton tee; a little thicker than your average t-shirt but lighter than a jumper. The fabric is knitted with yarn dyed thread, which means the stripes are visible on both sides and none of the density of colour is lost if the fabric is stretched.

The fabric is 95% cotton and 5% elastane, so is comfortable to wear and breathable, whilst also having great stretch and recovery.

To see the fabrics close up check out the video in the main gallery above by swiping left.