A little menswear today!
We were after a new men's shirt pattern for MrCC and knowing how well Wardrobe By Me patterns fit him - that was the natural place to start.
I opted for the Heavy Shirt - described as an 'oversized shirt for medium-weight fabrics such as flannel, corduroy, twill, denim, or canvas. The shirt has a collar and stand, front placket, chest pockets, and two-piece sleeves with cuffs.'
With regard to size I cut a 2XL and like their other patterns, this was true to size.
This amazing blue brushed cotton is part of the Minerva core range (bought not gifted!!) and is just so vivid and soft. I may have to borrow it as it appears to fit Olivia (my mannequin) just fine aswell.
The construction is fairly straight forward save for the two piece sleeve which has a funny little cuff placket I had not come across before. Neither a bind, nor a chimney. A sort of hybrid!
There is however a handy little video on how to deal with that and that too, was fairly straightforward once explained.
The shirt has several pocket options however none of them were requested so a 'plain' shirt was produced as ordered!
As Bagel Cat was present for a lot of the sewing and sitting on the fabric, this label seemed appropriate:
The best bit of this make is that I had a go at snap fasteners! I ordered some antique gold snap fasteners from TrimmingShop along with the die that inserts them for the Big Green Machine. I love that machine - no fuss hardware installation.
It was a bit trickier than buttons in so far there was no room for error on the corresponding sides of the button placket. The plaid pattern actually helped with that.
I think I did the placket the wrong way round (male/female directions) but never mind. Gender neutral shirt.
I am pleased to report the shirt went down well. It was put on immediately and has been worn regularly since!
Another great Wardrobe By Me pattern - excellent instructions and helpful videos to go along. Would recommend.
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The inseam sleeve placket construction is a method used in some of the old Burda patterns. It gives a lovely finish in a two part sleeve, which is shaped more anatomically.
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