Videos from the Fashion Technical Team at Manchester Fashion Institute.
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From Emma Atherton
20 playsMaking a shirt collar and attaching to the neck of the shirt. Steps: - Fuse one collar and one collar stand piece - Sew two collar pieces together at leaf edge - Bag… -
From Emma Atherton
14 playsMake the cuff and attach onto the sleeve. Steps: - Fuse one cuff piece - Press up 1cm of the top edge of the fused piece - Sew the two cuff pieces together - Grade down… -
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10 playsClose the underarm and side seams to complete the sleeve and bodice. Steps: - Overlock the underarm of the sleeve and continue on into the side seam, ensuring the… -
From Emma Atherton
9 playsOverlock the hem and sew up at 1cm to complete. Steps: - Overlock the hem to neaten - Bag out the corners at the centre fronts using a 1cm seam - Turn out - Turn up the… -
From Emma Atherton
4 playsMarking the button placement and a demonstration on how the button sewer can attach buttons to complete the shirt. Steps: - Mark the button placement using the… -
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5 playsMarking up the buttonholes using measurements and a template, and a demonstration on how the buttonhole machine inserts them to complete the shirt. Steps: - Mark the… -
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15 playsAttaching the sleeve to the shirt using the flat method. Steps: - Ensure the correct sleeve is being attached to the correct armhole using the notches - 4-thread… -
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12 playsOverlocking and pressing back the two centre fronts to create a button stand. Steps: - Overlock centre fronts - Press back to the inside at notches Machinery Used: -… -
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18 playsPreparing and attaching the shirt front pocket. Steps: - Overlocking the top of the pocket - Pressing using the card template - Marking the sewing points - Sewing the… -
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11 playsIntroduction to the Shirt Project pack, including labelling pieces correctly. -
From Emma Atherton
21 playsAttaching the front pieces at the shoulder seam using the 'rolled' or 'burrito' method. Steps: - Sewing the front bodices at the shoulder to the…