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Thorndike Tank

This pattern is available to active Cashmerette Club members only. This is the PDF pattern for July 2025 and includes sizes 0-32.

Stay cool and chic in the Thorndike Tank! Featuring elegant French darts for curve-friendly shaping, this versatile sleeveless woven top is your summer wardrobe essential. The crisp facings and back button closure create a refined, clean finish, and the two lengths let you perfectly complement any outfit in your wardrobe. Quick and easy to sew, the Thorndike Tank is as delightful to create as it is beautiful to wear!

This Cashmerette pattern includes:

  • Cup sizes from C to H
  • A sizing calculator which will tell you exactly which size to make
  • A beautifully illustrated and detailed instruction booklet, to guide you no matter your sewing level 
  • A free video sewalong to help you every step of the way

Want to see how this pattern will look on you? Sketch your plans on a body outline croquis that's custom made to your measurements with MyBodyModel. Learn more » 

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SEWING LEVEL

Beginner

SIZING

0-32 in three cup sizes (C/D, E/F, G/H). Includes 33-62” bust and 35-62” hip. Find your size in seconds using our size calculator

Separate files for both size ranges (0-16 and 12-32) are included. How to choose your size range »

RECOMMENDED FABRIC

  • Main: light to mid-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, cotton gauze, linen, seersucker, lightweight satins or silks
  • Interfacing: lightweight woven fusible interfacing

NOTIONS

Universal or microtex needle, thread, one 3/8” diameter button

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PDF pattern information

New to PDF sewing patterns? See our complete guide here.

The PDF comes in two size ranges, 0-16 and 12-32. Files are delivered as a .zip file which can be downloaded on a computer, but not on a mobile device. For more on PDFs, see the FAQs

ZIP file size: 8 MB

Instructions: 31 pages

Pattern pieces, sizes 0-16

  • Print-at-home files: 26 pages
  • Copy shop (A0): 2 pages

Pattern pieces, sizes 12-32

  • Print-at-home files: 39 pages
  • Copy shop (A0): 3 pages

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Model details

Ana (brown linen) is wearing the cropped Thorndike in a size 14 C/D made with a viscose linen. Her measurements are 39” high bust (99 cm), 42” full bust (107 cm), 34” waist (86 cm), and 44.5" hip (113 cm), and she is 5’ 4”.

Morgan (brushstroke print) is wearing the cropped Thorndike in a size 20 G/H graded to a 24 waist made with a viscose print, paired with a midi-length straight Grafton Skirt. Her measurements are 45” high bust (114 cm), 50” full bust (127 cm), 44.5” waist (113 cm), and 58” hip (147 cm), and she is 5’ 10”.

Julia (pink) is wearing the high hip-length Thorndike in a size 22 G/H graded to a 24 at the waist and hip, made with a viscose twill. Her measurements are 46.5” high bust (118 cm), 52” full bust (132 cm), 44” waist (112 cm), and 54" hip (137 cm), and she is 5’ 3”.

Thorndike Tank

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Sleeveless woven tank sewing pattern with French darts in cups C-H, crisp facings, and two lengths.

This is a Cashmerette Club exclusive pattern. Join 5,000+ curvy sewists from around the world and download this pattern instantly when you join the Club!

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Why it’s special:

Bust darts in cups C-H

Multiple lengths

Faced neckline

More like this: Woven tops / Sleeveless tops / Casual

This pattern is available to active Cashmerette Club members only. This is the PDF pattern for July 2025 and includes sizes 0-32.

Stay cool and chic in the Thorndike Tank! Featuring elegant French darts for curve-friendly shaping, this versatile sleeveless woven top is your summer wardrobe essential. The crisp facings and back button closure create a refined, clean finish, and the two lengths let you perfectly complement any outfit in your wardrobe. Quick and easy to sew, the Thorndike Tank is as delightful to create as it is beautiful to wear!

This Cashmerette pattern includes:

  • Cup sizes from C to H
  • A sizing calculator which will tell you exactly which size to make
  • A beautifully illustrated and detailed instruction booklet, to guide you no matter your sewing level 
  • A free video sewalong to help you every step of the way

Want to see how this pattern will look on you? Sketch your plans on a body outline croquis that's custom made to your measurements with MyBodyModel. Learn more » 

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SEWING LEVEL

Beginner

SIZING

0-32 in three cup sizes (C/D, E/F, G/H). Includes 33-62” bust and 35-62” hip. Find your size in seconds using our size calculator

Separate files for both size ranges (0-16 and 12-32) are included. How to choose your size range »

RECOMMENDED FABRIC

  • Main: light to mid-weight woven fabrics such as cotton lawn, cotton gauze, linen, seersucker, lightweight satins or silks
  • Interfacing: lightweight woven fusible interfacing

NOTIONS

Universal or microtex needle, thread, one 3/8” diameter button

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PDF pattern information

New to PDF sewing patterns? See our complete guide here.

The PDF comes in two size ranges, 0-16 and 12-32. Files are delivered as a .zip file which can be downloaded on a computer, but not on a mobile device. For more on PDFs, see the FAQs

ZIP file size: 8 MB

Instructions: 31 pages

Pattern pieces, sizes 0-16

  • Print-at-home files: 26 pages
  • Copy shop (A0): 2 pages

Pattern pieces, sizes 12-32

  • Print-at-home files: 39 pages
  • Copy shop (A0): 3 pages

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Model details

Ana (brown linen) is wearing the cropped Thorndike in a size 14 C/D made with a viscose linen. Her measurements are 39” high bust (99 cm), 42” full bust (107 cm), 34” waist (86 cm), and 44.5" hip (113 cm), and she is 5’ 4”.

Morgan (brushstroke print) is wearing the cropped Thorndike in a size 20 G/H graded to a 24 waist made with a viscose print, paired with a midi-length straight Grafton Skirt. Her measurements are 45” high bust (114 cm), 50” full bust (127 cm), 44.5” waist (113 cm), and 58” hip (147 cm), and she is 5’ 10”.

Julia (pink) is wearing the high hip-length Thorndike in a size 22 G/H graded to a 24 at the waist and hip, made with a viscose twill. Her measurements are 46.5” high bust (118 cm), 52” full bust (132 cm), 44” waist (112 cm), and 54" hip (137 cm), and she is 5’ 3”.

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Sizes:

Body Measurements (in)

  0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
High Bust 30 31 32 33 34 35 1/2 37 39 41
Full Bust, C/D Cup 33 34 35 36 37 38 1/2 40 42 44
Full Bust, E/F Cup 34 35 36 37 38 39 1/2 41 43 45
Full Bust, G/H Cup 35 36 37 38 39 40.5 42 44 46
Waist 25 26 27 28 29 30.5 32 34 36
Hip 35 36 37 38 39 40.5 42 44 46

Finished Garment Measurements (in)

  0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Full Bust, C/D Cup 35 3/8 36 3/8 37 3/8 38 3/8 39 3/8 40 7/8 42 3/8 44 3/8 46 3/8
Full Bust, E/F Cup 36 3/8 37 3/8 38 3/8 39 3/8 40 3/8 41 7/8 43 3/8 45 3/8 47 3/8
Full Bust, G/H Cup 37 3/8 38 3/8 39 3/8 40 3/8 41 3/8 42 7/8 44 3/8 46 3/8 48 3/8
Waist 32 1/2 33 1/2 34 1/2 35 1/2 36 1/2 38 39 1/2 41 1/2 43 1/2
Hem Opening, High hip 36 37 38 39 40 41 1/2 43 45 47
Hem Opening, Crop 34 3/8 35 3/8 36 3/8 37 3/8 38 3/8 39 7/8 41 3/8 43 3/8 45 3/8
Back length, High hip 18 3/8 18 5/8 18 7/8 19 1/8 19 3/8 19 5/8 20 20 1/4 20 1/2
Back length, Crop 16 3/8 16 5/8 16 7/8 17 1/8 17 3/8 17 5/8 18 18 1/4 18 1/2

Fabric Requirements (yd)

MAIN FABRIC 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
45" wide, View A 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 7/8 1 7/8 1 7/8 1 7/8
45" wide, View B 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8 1 5/8
55" wide, View A 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
55" wide, View B 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 3/8 1 3/8 1 3/8 1 3/8

Interfacing: 3/8 yd of 45" wide interfacing for all sizes.

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Our patterns are designed for curves in cup sizes C-H. If your cup size is smaller proportionally to your shoulders than our C/D cup size, you will need to do a small bust adjustment. To calculate how much width you need to remove from your pattern piece, divide the total SBA amount needed by two (as the pattern piece represents half the garment). How to do an SBA >

Our patterns are designed for curves in cup sizes C-H. If your cup size is larger proportionally to your shoulders than our G/H cup size, you will need to do a full bust adjustment. To calculate how much width you need to add to your pattern piece, divide the total FBA amount needed by two (as the pattern piece represents half the garment). How to do an FBA >

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