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Here’s a great pattern adjustment to have in your arsenal: the full bicep adjustment. Also known as a full arm adjustment. If your sleeve fits snugly, this is how you can adjust the width. The method that I’m showing below is from the excellent book Fit For Real People (highly recommended!). I’m starting with the […]
Here’s a fun plaid-matching challenge: can you match the plaid on the sleeve placket to the sleeve? (image from our tailored placket tutorial post) Yes! You totally can. You just need to figure out what part of the sleeve placket piece is the one that shows on the right side. This is for the plaid Granville […]
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 […]
I’m starting a plaid version of the Granville shirt soon. It’ll be perfect for fall, for layering under warm cabled sweaters and wearing under jackets. What’s cool about plaid fabric is the lines. Cutting pieces on the bias turns these into diagonal lines, which adds visual interest and can draw attention to different parts of the garment. […]
Here’s a Granville Shirt in a striped fabric. This is vintage cotton shirting, bought on Etsy a couple years back. You can tell it’s an older piece of fabric because it’s narrow, only 35″ wide. You’ll never see the inner cuff contrast but it’s there! All of the seams are sewn with white thread, so it blends into […]
Here’s a quick post on sewing the pockets, including making pocket templates, for the Granville Shirt! This is the fabric I chose: It’s a beachy, summery printed cotton voile. It’s from Spool of Thread, bought last summer, with the intention to make a shirt for the summer. At least I’m ready for this summer instead! I made this […]
The placket on the Granville Shirt looks complicated, but once you start it comes together easily! It’s easier to sew after watching it come together, so I’ll go through the sewing steps with photos. I’ve called it the ‘house’ style placket because of the top pointed edge, it looks like a house. I’ve also heard it called […]
Hey, everyone! We’re back with more Shirtmaking blog posts. Today: button placement! Here’s how I like to get the button placement on a shirt just right. You can use the markings on the pattern pieces, but if you often find your shirts gape at the bust, you might want to adjust where the buttons go. Here’s a […]