Re: Shirtmaking

gjones2938@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Dear Doreen,

I'm very fussy about shirt finishing, too. But I do the collar very
differently to get a perfect finish. I attach the stand to the collar
after topstitching the collar, by making a sandwich of the collar
between the two stand pieces. I then open out the self facing down the
front, and sew the end seam of the stand facing to the fold, and the
rest of the front self facing to the stand facing. A bit awkward, but
the fold transition from stand to front is always smooth and perfect.
I have seen the stand poke over the front, even in a catalog cover I
just received from Nancy's Notions. I hate that.

Teri


Teri,

Thanks for the interesting method. I'll give it a try...I can see where it could be especially useful when using heavier fabrics.

With a narrow stand, can you accomplish both steps (attaching it) in one pass, or do you break your stitching at the stand seam and start again?

You'd think Nancy's would do better! I noticed that too.

Doreen in Alabama
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