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12 HD Video Lessons
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Pam Howard
Pam is a nationally known teacher, writer and pattern tester, who owns Pamela's Closet Inc. View profile »
The Classic Tailored Shirt
with Pam Howard
Roll up your sleeves and start sewing like a pro with the help of expert shirtmaker Pam Howard.
With the help of expert shirtmaker Pam Howard, you can learn step-by-step the secrets of creating a crisp, tailored shirt. Drawing on her lifetime of experience as a tailor and a teacher, Pam offers patient and thorough lessons that walk you through the process from pattern layout to the final press. Her innovative techniques include speed tailor's tacks, finger-felling (no special sewing machine foot required) and a tidy double yoke you can sew by machine.
While this class is intended for intermediate sewists, even beginners will come away with a better understanding of the craft and a project to work toward. And Craftsy's lifetime access means the class will still be waiting for you when you're ready.
Turn your fabric into a flawlessly finished wardrobe staple and add finess to your skills. Enroll in The Classic Tailored Shirt today!
What You'll Learn
- Tips for laying out and cutting fabric, including fabric with patterns or stripes
- A speedy version of the tailor's tack
- Adding perfectly placed darts and pockets
- Seam-finishing techniques including flat-felling, topstitching and edge-stitching
- Placket insertion and cuff-turning
- Evenly matched buttonholes and thread-shanked buttons
- Pressing techniques for a crisp finished look
What You'll Need:
- Seam gauge
- Point turner
- Tailor's chalk
- Pressing cloth
- Hand-sewing needles
- Dressmaker shears
Special offer! Ready to start sewing your Classic Tailored Shirt with Pam Howard? The teams and Craftsy and Mood Designer Fabrics have selected a solid white Italian cotton shirting fabric and a blue-and-white striped Italian cotton shirting specifically for projects with this course. Available now at 20% off!
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 12:00 |
| 2 | The Anatomy of a Shirt | 19:59 |
| 3 | Lay Out, Cut Out | 40:24 |
| 4 | Shirt Front Option | 10:30 |
| 5 | Shirt Fronts | 25:31 |
| 6 | Shirt Back & Shoulders | 25:56 |
| 7 | Collar & Band | 1:05:35 |
| 8 | Sleeve Plackets & Cuffs | 19:20 |
| 9 | Setting In the Sleeves | 58:28 |
| 10 | Pleats & Cuffs | 22:00 |
| 11 | Buttons, Hems & Finishing | 57:53 |
| 12 | Variations on a Theme | 16:42 |
Skills you should have:
- Finish plain seams
- Clean finish seams
- Sew simple garments
- Sew a straight stitch
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Loved it!
I can only repeat what others have written - a great class! I found it very informative, with shirt construction demystified completely. I watched it through first, without yet making a shirt, but am absolutely certain Pam Howard will be the perfect guide when I do. Her approach is just the right mix of information and encouragement, and her unflustered calmness shines through the screen and takes away all doubt and worry about being able to make a shirt myself.
Thank you, Pam, and thank ...
Pam's "Classic Shirt" class is excellent from start to finish. Whether or not you actually wish to sew a classic shirt, there is a wealth of information to be gained from this class. She teaches fundamental skills, such as how to cut fabric accurately, the best way to pin pieces together for the task at hand, how to effectively use your iron and hand-stitching. The yoke trick alone is worth the tuition! I consider myself a skilled seamstress, but learned a great deal. I'm sure this class would ...
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Brilliant
I learned so much from this wonderful lady and I have more confidence in my sewing ability. I still cant believe that I made a shirt for my husband. I will be making more but the next one will be for me. Pam please do a classic jacket class........... Craftsy team Pam is a real diamond please another class from her.
Something New
I learned something new from this class. As a matter of fact, I learned a plethora of new things in this class. I made my first shirt, and I am proud of it! Although I put a hole in the button hole section. I didn't own a buttonhole cutter, which I will be purchasing today!! My husband and I took this course, and we had the best time especially the yoke trick!! I thank you Mrs. Howard for teaching us how to make our shirts as beautiful as we did. In learning this tricks and steps, we made ...
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Something New
I learned something new from this class. As a matter of fact, I learned a plethora of new things in this class. I made my first shirt, and I am proud of it! Although I put a hole in the button hole section. I didn't own a buttonhole cutter, which I will be purchasing today!! My husband and I took this course, and we had the best time especially the yoke trick!! I thank you Mrs. Howard for teaching us how to make our shirts as beautiful as we did. In learning this tricks and steps, we made ...
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