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How many of you build your own shirts?
Brigid Tanner:
The good thing about Simplicity (also McCall's and Butterick) patterns are the directions. They're usually very clear and easy to follow. I've done one dress from a pattern by Period Impressions, and it may be very historically accurate, but it was a pain cause the directions assumed a greater sewing knowledge that I had, and were rather vague about how som epeices were supposed to go together. I'd love to see that buttonhole picture if you can post it, Delmonico.
Delmonico:
If the pattern has a type of fold down collar you can make it a banded collar by just using the collar band piece and not the rest. Also when I make one with a fold down collar I usually trave the upper piece and then modify that by rounding the collar more.
I use a discontinued McCalls pattern, I sent an extra one I had to Slim. It was for a bib shirt and a gathered shirt. I've made them with out the bib and used the gathered back on the ungathered front and sleeves. I also often make a different bib and posted here on how. I also often make a pattern for a different cuff.
If you can embroider, an embroidered bib is really a neat thing. I have one I did Purple Cone Flowers on.
My wife does rubber stamping and you can get an ink that washes out to stamp embroidery patterns on. Some day I'm going to find a really nice large rose stamp and buy it for her and borrow it to embroider on a bib.
Silver Creek Slim:
The first shirt pattern for CAS we tried was the Simplicity 5023 "The Fashion Historian - Martha McCain". It is very historically correct. It is for the civilian during the Civil War. The problem is the shirt has gusseted arm pits. A real pain in the posterior. My mother sewed it and had a real hard time with it. She has be sewing for 50+ years.
The pattern Del sent me is much easier.
Slim
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Brigid Tanner:
--- Quote from: Delmonico on January 20, 2006, 01:25:15 AM ---
If you can embroider, an embroidered bib is really a neat thing. I have one I did Purple Cone Flowers on.
My wife does rubber stamping and you can get an ink that washes out to stamp embroidery patterns on. Some day I'm going to find a really nice large rose stamp and buy it for her and borrow it to embroider on a bib.
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Have you seen the transfer pencils? You can trace the design you want with them, iron the pattern on to your fabric, and it washes out when you're done. The one I've got right now is red, but I've seen them in black and white. That doesn't help you find a rose stamp for your wife, but it might get you a rose on your bib ;)
Delmonico:
I might try that sometime, but right now I've got 4 quilts that need done so I don't think I'm going to build any new shirts for a couple of months. ;D
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