{"id":60524,"date":"2017-04-10T10:16:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T14:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=60524"},"modified":"2017-04-10T02:17:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T06:17:49","slug":"three-contrast-details-for-your-classic-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/04\/three-contrast-details-for-your-classic-shirt.html","title":{"rendered":"three contrast details for your classic shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take a close look at the photo below. Do you notice anything? There are three places on this shirt where I used a contrast fabric for a subtle and surprising bit of fun. See if you can find them. (Don’t worry; I didn’t make it too hard.)<\/p>\n

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I told you I sewed the Classic Shirt<\/a> about six times in chambray when I was developing the pattern, and I wasn’t exaggerating. This is one of those samples. I’ll take you through the details. First, the neckline:<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

See that gingham? It’s only visible on the inside of the placket. To add it, I used the same technique as the set-in placket on View A, but I trimmed and sewed it to the outside of the wearer’s left shirt front instead, so it ended up on the inside of the shirt when it was finished. It’s a detail that’s really easy to sew, and you could add a floral or a stripe here, or simply a bright pop of color if you want. (You can also use it to save a shirt if you accidentally trim both front edges. Ask me how I know….)<\/p>\n

Next, here’s the sleeve tower placket:<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a> As mentioned in the instructions for the Classic Shirt, if you cut the smaller piece of the tower placket in a different fabric you’ll get this little touch of contrast. Again, fun and subtle. It only shows if you roll up your sleeves.<\/p>\n

And one final detail at the hem:<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a> Here I added a side gusset<\/a> in the same contrast fabric, and while I was at it I also added a machine bartack<\/a>, not really for its functional purposes but more for the little pop of color it gives.<\/p>\n

When you put all these little details together you get a shirt with some personality to it. And when people notice the details you can proudly tell them you made it! Or you can keep that a secret, as you prefer. Here they are again, all together.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

Obviously you can get a lot more bold than this. Maybe use a bright floral or even a fluorescent solid? Can you think of other places it might be fun to add a contrast detail to your shirt? Maybe on the underside of the collar? The facing of the sleeve cuff? Bartacks on the pockets?<\/p>\n

Have at it. Get creative and see what you can come up with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s the little things that count when you’re sewing a basic, wardrobe-staple pattern. Here are three fun details you can add to your Liesl + Co. Classic Shirt to make it extra special.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":60525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20757],"class_list":["post-60524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-classic-shirt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shirt-detail-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-fKc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60168,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/introducing-the-liesl-co-classic-shirt-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":60524,"position":0},"title":"introducing the liesl + co. classic shirt sewing pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Introducing the Liesl + Co. 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