Over Shirt PDF Pattern
The Over Shirt is a classic worker wear jacket and an incredibly useful wardrobe layer. It features our favourite shirt making techniques and the possibilities for adding your own personal twist are endless (we've seen patchwork jackets, short sleeve hacks, long versions and many pocket variations). We think it's one of the most satisfying pieces to make in our range and you'll be using some really nice sewing techniques.
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How to print your pattern:
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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:
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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 made this in a lightweight hickory denim and it turned out really well. The pattern was easy to follow and had some interesting details, the side and sleeve seams were run and fell, which I haven’t done before but is a nice finish. If you have made a button up shirt before most of the techniques would be familiar, but it is ambitious for a new sewer.
The recommended fabrics for this are 100-300 gsm, so it can be made as a shirt with a lighter fabric or with a heavier fabric as a jacket, but as there are shirt cuffs with a tower placket and a two piece collar, I think it would be difficult to make with a heavier fabric.
This versatile pattern combines the trends of oversize shirts and worker style jackets and I can see many more versions in my future!
I sewed this shirt pattern as a jacket out of boiled wool. A more structured fabric would probably have been easier to sew, but it did work out. I sized down a bit, as I didn’t want the look to be too oversized. Due to the extensive finished size chart, this was risk free and turned out as expected. Next time I’d probably just lengthen it a bit. The instructions were not too detailed, but the tricky bits (placket!) were explained well and worked out on the first go. I especially appreciated the use of a 1 cm-seam-allowance and an accurate information on fabric requirements, so I had pretty little waste. A good, versatile project I‘m going to get a lot of wear out in autumn.
I just can’t stop making this shirt. I’ve never got tired of it. Two shirts I made in the original pattern length, which I love. The others I lengthened by about 12/15 cms and are just the perfect length on me. The pattern is well written and easy to follow. I’ve used various fabrics, but I love it made in corduroy and will definitely be making some more, perhaps a denim one will be next.
