Wednesday, March 2, 2011

shirt construction continued 2

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At this point, I added the neck gussets and pinned down the shoulder straps, then ran a loose running stitch through the neckline, in order to gather the neck into the collar.

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The back of the collar was pinned down the rear of the shirt and sewn down:

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raw edges shoved into the collar opening (including the shoulder strap), then collar applied with a whip stitch on the shirt interior. The whole shebang was then top-stitched.

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