The Fraser Sweatshirt is one of those quick, easy, and satisfying projects. It sews up in a flash and doesn’t take up a lot of fabric! I think the trickiest bit in this garment is sewing the set-in collar for View C. It can be a bit tough to get nice, clean corners with knit […]
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Shirtmaking: Completing Our Collar and Collar Stand
Here’s the last step of constructing the collar and collar stand! So far, we have a shirt with a collar stand. Our collar stand has an opening along the top edge where we’ll insert the finished collar. We also have a beautiful collar prepared, all ready to attach to the shirt’s collar stand. We’ve passed the […]
Sewing a Collar Stand, The Shirtmaking Way
Ok! More shirtmaking information today. The Shirtmaking book I’m referencing has a completely different approach to sewing the collar stand than usual methods. I like it because you get to place the collar into the stand, getting it right where you want it, rather than sewing the collar-stand unit to the shirt and hoping it […]
Making a Collar Stand Template
To get a really nice collar stand, the stitching around the centre front corner needs to be perfect. Each side needs to be exactly the same, too! One way to get nice results is to make a collar stand template. Here was my first attempt at sewing the collar stand: Yeah, no. Not good enough […]
Sewing a Shirt Collar, The Shirtmaking Way
Are you ready to watch a new and exciting way of sewing a shirt collar? Here it comes! How to sew a shirt collar the shirtmaking way: You’ll need: your shirt collar cut from main fabric, two pieces your shirt collar cut from a piece of sew-in interfacing glue! One thing that’s different about […]
Renfrew Top: That Tricky Cowl Collar
Hey, everyone! Today I’m back to demonstrating sewing the Renfrew Top, working on the collar of View C next. I’m excited to add this demo to the library as it will answer a lot of questions! Here’s where we left off, if you’re just catching up – Sewing and Stabilizing the Shoulder Seams. (Get the […]
Minoru Sew-Along #6: Sewing the Hood to the Collar (Quick Post!)
Hey everyone! In today’s post, we’ll take the hood we finished last week (in this post) and the collar we worked on yesterday, and join them together as one. Want to catch up on previous Sew-Along posts? Click the links below to read more: Minoru Sew-Along #1: Let’s Get Started! Minoru Sew-Along #2: Sewing Sleeves […]
Cutting the Granville Shirt in Plaid Fabric
Today, I’m cutting the Granville Shirt in plaid and thought I’d share a few thoughts on cutting, sewing and making this shirt in plaid fabrics. As always, there are many things I think of while sewing that might be useful to share. This post is a play-by-play of what I did, with useful tips along […]