Let’s talk about how to sew buttonholes. I know sewing buttonholes can be one of those tasks that makes people nervous. Let’s face it, it’s usually the last step in making a shirt or a jacket, and you don’t want to mess up! While there’s a few things that can go wrong, sewing beautiful buttonholes …
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In this post, you’ll learn how to sew a collar. I’ve been sewing shirts for my boys now for over a decade, and my first few collars were…rough. Learning to sew a shirt collar can come with a little bit of a learning curve. And tears. And wonkiness. But if you follow what I’m going …
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Today I’m talking about sewing a yoke. Making a yoke is one step in shirtmaking. When you do it well, it’ll add a lot of polish to your handmade button down shirts. I personally love making shirts for my boys. It’s such a different kind of sewing than what I do for myself, and it …
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