Shirtmaking: Grown-on Button Placket

Shirtmaking: Grown-on Button Placket

Today’s tutorial is easy-peasy! If you want a quick way to get that sewn-on button placket look on your Byrdie Button-up—without having to cut an extra piece of fabric for the button placket—this tutorial is for you.
Shirtmaking: An Alternate Method for Making a Collar

Shirtmaking: An Alternate Method for Making a Collar

In the original Byrdie instructions, I showed an easier collar making method with the intention of expanding on shirtmaking techniques for those of you that want to take your shirtmaking skills to the next level and add more to your construction skillset.

The method I am showing you today (that I’ve had photographed since three months ago…sorry for the delay!) gives the collar more structure and a shape that naturally stays in place for a more crisp finish.