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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on June 7, 2007, 5:19 am
jeannie wrote:
>> Actually, not all that short... I started this a while back when I cut
>> three out at once (sort of 'stack & whack' for shirts!). I managed to
>> get one finished today, and the second started. I'm hoping to get this
>> one (blue plaid) done before Alan gets home again on Wednesday...
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>> I used a Kwick Sew pattern for this shirt, after liking the one I did
>> for young James a couple of months back. But I swapped the cuff placket
>> for one from another pattern that I like better...
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>> Do any of you have a favourite man's shirt pattern that you come back to
>> again and again? or do you prefer to draft your own? Alan is a fairly
>> standard size ( 16.5" collar) so I don't have too much trouble getting
>> one to fit. His problem is finding fabrics he likes...
>> --
>> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
>> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate
Buttonshttp://www.katedicey.co.uk
>> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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> I found this site for shirt fabrics a while ago, they have no minimum
> order but you have to ring for a price.
> http://www.acornfabrics.co.uk/
WOW! <Blink! Blink!>
Perfect! Thanks a whole big bunch, darling! They are the biz, ain't
they! :D :D! And I know just where to post that link... Gotta keep
these UK suppliers in business, you know!
Damn... Better not show my boys, or they'll leave me no time for paid
sewing! :D :D
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> I have just tried Kwik Sew 3422 which goes together very well but I
> feel a little on the small size. Having 3 sons who are around 6'5"
> and very slim necessitates me making their shirts, so I am still
> experimenting on patterns. I will have a look at the one you
> recommend Kate.
I said this about the two shirt patterns I used, on a forum I belong to:
"I have recently made several shirts using two different Kwick Sew
patterns. The ones I used were 3422
(http://www.kwiksew.com/Patterns/P3412_3433/3422.cfm) and 2777
(http://www.kwiksew.com/Patterns/P2769_2791/2777.cfm)
I made both versions with the separate collar stands as this makes up
much better than the all in one style, and all the shirts are long
sleeves. On the whole, I'm very pleased with them. After using the Kwick
Sew method of making the sleeve placket on pattern 3422, I wasn't very
pleased with it (though it came out OK and I was in a hurry!) so I made
the 2777 pattern up with a sleeve placket and method culled from David
Page Coffin's shirt book. This made up much more neatly and was more
satisfactory, though it takes a little longer and needs a little more care.
Both patterns are very similar in the details, but the cut is quite
different. 3422, which I made up for James in black cotton, is a slimmer
cut than 2777. If you have particularly narrow or slim folk to fit, this
might be a consideration. It isn't quite a 1970's skinny fit, but it
isn't as generous as 2777, and is, I feel, better suited to the
slim-line and the skinny youth. 2777 is also a great pattern, but more
for the more mature or thick-set figure. As with all shirt patterns
though, check both neck size and shoulder width before cutting a
particular size. Both patterns fit my menfolk pretty well straight out
of the packet and cut in their sizes, which is a bonus for me! It isn't
often I don't need to alter the fit of something before making it up!
As with many Kwick Sew patterns, these shirts come with 1/4" seam
allowances. I tend to write this in *large friendly letters* on each
pattern piece as a reminder when I trace them off! 1/4" seams are fine
if you are using a firmly woven or non-ravelling stable knit, but you
will need to add a wider seam allowance if you want to make these in
something like silk dupion or a loose weave cotton.
There are pix of Alan's first shirt in the gallery*, and I'll get pix of
the blue plaid and the brown shirt in as soon as they are done. I need
to find, launder, and iron James's black shirt... He never seems to wear
anything else at the weekends these days, unless in the pool or doing
garden chores! I'll take that as a mark of success... "
*I'll get the posted pix up on my web site in the next day or so, and
you can see them there. :)
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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