.. ANOTHER dress shirt.

[usedtobelieve]

Yup, you've guessed it - I've made another dress shirt. I used the Jakob pattern from Burdastyle.com except this time, I found a tutorial on how to make a professional looking sleeve placket and I followed it to give the shirt a more dressy look. I've yet to add a pocket since I am trying to find a different pocket style than the one that comes with the Burdastyle pattern so just imagine a cooler looking pocket. Hope you like.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/loveslave/Striped_Shirt.jpg

[KellesBelles]

Very nice looking! It does look like something you would find in the store.

[phoenix_fire]

Very nice! And I'm not just talkin' about the shirt! ;)

[Eyvie]

You did a fantastic job! By the way, I love the walls in the background. Very creative.

[swtater123]

It looks really professional, you did great! I like the fabric, and you did an amazing job keeping the stripes nice and straight. I also like the walls, they're really cool.

[Muffy_Stopheles]

I'm sure you've gotten this a lot since you've been here, but it's refreshing to see a guy no afraid to admit he sews. Or makes things in general, really. =]

The shirt looks really nice - and the placket does give it a professional feel. Great job!

[diynik]

I love the colors.

[klc1168]

That is great and I love love love the stripes. Those colors are great. Awesome job on the sleeve.

[usedtobelieve]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. It's good to see that all my hard work went noticed. It was tough keeping all the lines straight and the fabric is thicker than normal but it fits really well and I'm impressed with the outcome.

[Way2crazy]

It looks very professional, and I love the stripes. I wish I could make something like that, but I am afraid of patterns.

[JaymieKarn]

Man, your stuff is awesome! It's all so professional looking! So clean and nice, amazing job!

[usedtobelieve]

Man, your stuff is awesome! It's all so professional looking! So clean and nice, amazing job!


Wow, that's a great compliment. Thank you !

[BeckZombie]

very nice! like everyone has said, it looks really professional and the colors are fabulous!

[ryanmoore]

what size does that pattern come in?
i can never find dress shirts to fit me
how do you pick the fabric?
what kind of fabric is it?

[imnotyrbabe]

ya i agree with the above comment..its look very professional... I like the color of green ^_^ Good job!!!!

[The Angry Hippie]

absolutly fabulous, as usual... how long does it take you to make one now?

[usedtobelieve]

what size does that pattern come in?
i can never find dress shirts to fit me
how do you pick the fabric?
what kind of fabric is it?

The smallest size is a 48 I believe? But it's definitely too big for me so I had to resize a lot of the pattern.. which isn't hard, just tricky. Grab a measuring tape and remake the collar (for starters, since other people using the Jakob pattern said the collar came out too big and looked bad). It's just a matter of bringing in the shoulders, the sides of the body and making the arms skinnier.. those are the only other things I altered.

How do I pick the fabric? I usually just think of other shirts I've seen before. I want a ton of dress shirts I can wear on a nice day chilling on a patio somewhere with my friends - so you don't want it to be too heavy. It's also a good thing to find the bargain section and start from there. I've made a dress shirt that cost me about $4.oo using all new materials before.

[usedtobelieve]

absolutly fabulous, as usual... how long does it take you to make one now?

I can make a dress shirt in an afternoon but this one took a while because I forgot to buy buttons and then just threw it together at different times. Thanks for the compliments.

[Glitterimage2]

Very nice! And I'm not just talkin' about the shirt! ;)


ha, me too:p and i love the shirt

[Aurora199]

Very nice work. I like how you centered the heavy black lines. The shirt looks good without a pocket, but I'm sure it will look good with one too as long as the pocket stripes are lined up.

[Elizabeth.K.]

you are very talented with your shirts

[lionesstodress]

That is so awesome!! It looks professionally made, you can charge mad money for custom made mens dress shirts! Good job!

[MalonB]

i loooove it!!! should make one for the bf, lol.....if i had one >.>