tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post8061324189595809899..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Men's Shirt Sew-Along 8 -- Sleeves, etc.Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4258787787726766232019-11-08T06:57:54.662-05:002019-11-08T06:57:54.662-05:00That's a great tip. Thank you!That's a great tip. Thank you!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-62952565974316415502019-11-08T04:38:46.622-05:002019-11-08T04:38:46.622-05:00I’m so late to the party but if anyone is making t...I’m so late to the party but if anyone is making this shirt and wants really nice pointed corners on the collar and the shirt front take a look at David Page Coffin’s article on Seamwork https://www.seamwork.com/issues/2016/06/how-to-make-a-perfect-point<br /><br />It explains a different method for turning out points which involves folding over the seam allowance rather than clipping it before turning out. It may seem a little confusing at first but now that I know it, I don’t think I’ll ever clip again!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768419872432921333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21451142576940835922015-09-21T21:27:50.940-04:002015-09-21T21:27:50.940-04:00Wow! Just what I was looking for! Thanks! I am als...Wow! Just what I was looking for! Thanks! I am also wondering, how would I combine this technique when making a XXL into an XL for my boyfriend? The armscythe is a bit lower and wider. Thanks for any tips!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107540627179445998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81889960023034313662012-05-26T14:14:27.533-04:002012-05-26T14:14:27.533-04:00Thank god I just found this- I've just spent h...Thank god I just found this- I've just spent half an hour on a boiling hot day ironing a beautiful 1/4" turnunder on the wrong side and would never have noticed if I hadn't looked on here....Slightly Irritablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194237372604160281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-68003373264129228782011-02-11T10:44:18.793-05:002011-02-11T10:44:18.793-05:00I'm with Debbie Cook. I've read through th...I'm with Debbie Cook. I've read through the instructions several times, and, seems to me, with that 3/8 inch seam, it's no wonder you ended up with an extra 1/2 inch if the pattern had a 5/8 inch seam (1/4 extra at the shoulder and 1/4 at the underarm). I can see pressing the sleeve head down 1/4", trimming the armscye by 1/4", then stitching just the 3/8" seam. <br /><br />In any case, pressing that bit before attaching the sleeve is far easier than trying to press it after the sleeve is sewn in. No fighting trying to keep the shirt from falling off the ironing board and burning fingers folding fiddly little seam allowances!DebbieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387908968377999116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86149847229700742902011-02-10T11:59:43.171-05:002011-02-10T11:59:43.171-05:00Good thing there are two sleeves, which provides m...Good thing there are two sleeves, which provides more chances for practice! Second one turned out much better than the first!Kaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-38859092270582021492011-02-09T19:32:06.141-05:002011-02-09T19:32:06.141-05:00One thing that I learned that helps me (and it see...One thing that I learned that helps me (and it seems like everyone does it)is to put the SLEEVE next to the feeddogs and sew on the armscye/shoulder side. They take up the ease on the shirt sleeve so the two fit together without too much "extra". <br /><br />Until I figured out to put the sleeve on the bottom when stitching them together I would either have to gather the top of the sleeve to add ease or just have a bunch left over, neither of which is ideal. I even asked my friends who sew what to do and they kept telling me to gather! errrgg! Now, I have nary a problem!<br /><br />So far so good! I just sewed my sleeves on, flat-felling and all. But, I haven't finished my collar. I'm going out of order (big surprise)Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901749358228265651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-41838929647834024822011-02-08T21:07:33.013-05:002011-02-08T21:07:33.013-05:00Easing, yes, a bit. Spreading and clipping, no.Easing, yes, a bit. Spreading and clipping, no.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81842476639805435782011-02-08T20:40:00.600-05:002011-02-08T20:40:00.600-05:00So serious clipping, spreading and easing isn'...So serious clipping, spreading and easing isn't necessary when attaching the sleeve to the amscye flat? <br /><br />But it would be, right?, since you're still attaching a convex piece to a concave one? (Or is it vice versa? Oi.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-28702354058057859402011-02-08T11:50:15.210-05:002011-02-08T11:50:15.210-05:00i'm not currently following the sew-along (no ...i'm not currently following the sew-along (no man in my life that i want to make a shirt for!) but i just purchased a gorgeous women's western shirt pattern from the 50s, so i definitely see shirtmaking in my future! i have been watching this series with great interest. i can't wait to make my own shirt :) thank you so much for these amazing instructions and photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61698960769840607552011-02-08T11:39:18.057-05:002011-02-08T11:39:18.057-05:00When pressing the shoulder seam on the sleeve, I u...When pressing the shoulder seam on the sleeve, I used starch (1tbsp to 1ltr water in spray bottle) to get a nice crisp fold that held, I also used Steam-A-Seam so that I could top stitch the flat-felled seam on the right side of the shirt. This worked beautifully, the results were perfect.SewSisterhttp://sewsister.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87992602993801104732011-02-08T11:31:10.140-05:002011-02-08T11:31:10.140-05:00I hardly ever officially grade seam allowances (as...I hardly ever officially grade seam allowances (as in separate passes) - only when they're REALLY bulky. But if you hold your scissors at an angle while trimming, they will be graded automatically due to the bevel angle. <br /><br />I guess I'm going to have to break down and buy the Negroni pattern because you keep referring to the great instructions and I like to read great instructions. Plus, I STILL need to know every possible detail about flat felling. Did you do it differently than Sarai instructs? I have questions!!<br /><br />You sewed with a 3/8" SA, but is the pattern drafted with 5/8" SAs? <br /><br />Did you line up both raw edges? Or the pressed edge of the sleeve with the raw edge of the torso?<br /><br />I'm not liking that you came out with 1/2" extra and just trimmed it off. lolDebbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-39528526549101168232011-02-08T11:01:03.589-05:002011-02-08T11:01:03.589-05:00"equidistant" ;-0
Wait for me!! I'v..."equidistant" ;-0<br />Wait for me!! I've got my pj top cut and interfaced only :(...<br />VERY enjoyable series, Peter!! You're a born teacher.<br />Rhonda in Montreal (PR)Rhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245549330245537017noreply@blogger.com