Over Shirt Workshop
Learn the art of traditional shirt making and add a beautifully finished worker wear shirt to your wardrobe. This workshop combines traditional shirt making methods with worker wear finishing details to create a high quality contemporary shirt. You'll directly learn the tips of the tailoring trade without wasting time on trial and error.
After this workshop you'll be able to tackle future shirt projects with ease and precision.
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How to use PDF Patterns
Where to find your patterns & workshops:
After purchasing you'll find your PDF pattern download and any workshops in your account page. Simply log in (or create an account using the same email address used to purchase) and click the account button in the top right corner. The most up to date versions of the patterns will always be available from within your account. If any changes are made to the pattern or instructions you’ll receive an email notification.
Opening your files:
Some older Window computers have problems opening zip files. If this is the case, you can use the free programme 7-Zip to open your files.
How to print your pattern:
You have two options for printing out your pattern.
1. You can get it printed in A0 at a printing shop or sewing pattern company. Search for "sewing pattern printing company" to find a company that does this in your region.
2. Or you can print it yourself on a home printer in A4 or US Letter format and then tile the pages together using tape.
Using PDF layers:
All of our patterns come with PDF layers so you can select the sizes you want to view and print. To do this you’ll need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader (this is free to download).
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More details on printing, using PDF layers and general preparation tips can be found on the ‘Using Our Patterns’ document (download for free here). This document comes with all of our patterns.
Customer Reviews
I like the care in the finishing and I have learned a lot that I have then applied to other garments, however this obsession with precision to the millimetre sometimes plays bad tricks. Unless you are working with a very fine fabric, it is impossible to fold a fabric twice the same amount. And if you sew with 1 cm seam allowance (sleeve plackets, for example) I don't see how you can cover that seam with a fabric folded one centimetre too. So, yes, I like my overshirt but if I make it again I will try to remember not to follow the instructions to the letter and check where it is necessary to add a few mm to the pattern.
Hi Valentina, yes this is always the case with shirt making, different fabrics will be a bit more bulky to turn over and that's most noticable when pressing the cuff placket. In the workshop we do actually encourage people to fold the placket as per their fabric and allow for a little extra on the seam allowance if needed. I hope you like your shirt and enjoy making more in the future!
Hetty
I really enjoyed this workshop and learnt a lot. The speed of the class was perfect for me and I've learnt tips which I can use again. Thanks!
I'm so happy with this. I am a self taught sewist, started with my grand mother's machine a couple years ago. The workshop is so usefull, it drives you through this very nice pattern, giving you all informations about the why and not only the how. Many tips along the way. Now I'll try the trousers workshop to keep improving my sewing skills (and english bc it's not my language :) but very clear at this nice pace). Thank you !