tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post8980157474450489776..comments2024-03-27T16:39:19.668-04:00Comments on Fabric Mart Fabricistas: Made by a Fabricista: Sewing a Men's Button-down ShirtFabric Marthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126524811564615408noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-91759926554244152932013-06-19T14:34:07.423-04:002013-06-19T14:34:07.423-04:00Great job! Don't show this to my husband pleas...Great job! Don't show this to my husband please otherwise he will be putting in his order to me lol. I haven't tried a shirt yet, but I did make him a vest for his birthday a few months ago. Maybe he will get a shirt for Christmas. Great job and nice color combo!Rosahttp://tortilladesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-1020714350933974682013-03-30T21:03:43.970-04:002013-03-30T21:03:43.970-04:00Good fit, I really like this shirt and the color i...Good fit, I really like this shirt and the color is perfect for my lifestyle i would like to buy this from <a href="http://www.apparelnbags.com/mens-shirts.htm" rel="nofollow">mens shirts store</a>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469355305901622541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-15613818900775540842013-02-21T13:02:13.810-05:002013-02-21T13:02:13.810-05:00I've made a few shirts for myself. In think th...I've made a few shirts for myself. In think the "sewing Men's products" have been totally under-used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-76477471783099956502013-02-14T09:39:23.720-05:002013-02-14T09:39:23.720-05:00It's so nice to see that there are others maki...It's so nice to see that there are others making shirts for their husbands! I was worried that my husband would be fussy about "handmade" items, but was happy about the response! <br /><br />Thank you for sharing!<br />Fabric Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126524811564615408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-38890838687320103912013-02-13T17:10:04.783-05:002013-02-13T17:10:04.783-05:00I make my husband's dress shirts all the time....I make my husband's dress shirts all the time. He has a large chest and arms, but is trim in the middle, so buying shirts to fit his neck/chest and arms always gives him a ton of extra fabric around the waist. Believe it or not, the most difficulty I have is finding cool buttons that match, but don't cost more than the shirting fabric. I now use WAWAK for a lot of my sewing and tailoring supplies. I make dress shirts for my son as well, but he doesn't need as many as my DH. <br /><br />I find ties are very economical to make, and simple at that. I yard of fabric will make 2 ties...one for each of the men in my life. Its more difficult to purchase tie fabric on line for me, however, because I like to see the drape and heft of the fabric before I purchase it. I have made ties out of cotton before, and they turned out fine. One just gets a better drape and wear from a silk tie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-89737469153969430812013-02-13T11:51:09.624-05:002013-02-13T11:51:09.624-05:00I put buttons and buttonholes on the front and the...I put buttons and buttonholes on the front and the sleeve cuffs-- his tie is just covering them up in the picture. My sewing machine is a life-saver when it comes to buttonholes. I have a Bernina which I am able to program the size of each buttonhole, therefore each buttonhole is the same size. Fabric Marthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126524811564615408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-16326016469637279772013-02-12T13:20:25.708-05:002013-02-12T13:20:25.708-05:00Button down normally refers to the collar type whi...Button down normally refers to the collar type which has buttonholes at the tips and buttons on the shirt front just under the neckline that corrals the tie. Did you opt not to put on the buttons and buttonholes? From experience, they can be a real pain in the patoot to get exact. RTW factories have such wonderful specialized machines. But nice job. Sewing for appreciative menfolk can be very gratifying.theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871779245121626075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2031068980840536757.post-7212597108992901422013-02-12T08:32:27.927-05:002013-02-12T08:32:27.927-05:00Love the shirting in the modeled shirt! The dotted...Love the shirting in the modeled shirt! The dotted pinstripes are lovely. And you've now made me feel guilty enough to want to make a muslin up for the man!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385906023374225436noreply@blogger.com