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Nice shirt Gigi! I am gearing up to sew my DH some shirts and might have to add this pattern to the stash. Thanks for all your helpful hints too!!
6/2/02 10:01 PM
This shirt is absolutely fantastic, one of the most professional things I have ever seen. If I might ask, what do you use for pressing, and how does your husband like the fit?
6/2/02 10:08 PM
Another nice feature about this pattern: any size neck can be used with any size shirt. It makes it easy to get a comfortable fit for guys who object to having the neckband actually TOUCH them. Beautiful job, Gigi. (You've been too quiet lately. We knew you were up to something.)
6/2/02 10:46 PM
What a beautiful shirt! I love the contrasting neckband band. Thanks for the tips.
6/2/02 11:42 PM
Amazing!!! I like the contrast collar band too-it gives a plain white shirt a bit more personality.
6/3/02 0:09 AM
Beautiful job. I'm in awe of your skill!
6/3/02 0:11 AM
Thank you all :-) . Alana, I use a Naomoto Hysteam-5. I've had it for over 10 years and love it. My husband likes the slightly tapered waist of this shirt. But I have to admit, he isn't overly picky. If I make it, he will wear it.
6/3/02 0:47 AM
very nice shirt, Gigi. sounds like a great pattern
6/3/02 1:00 AM
Gig, I like the stripes on the collar stand. I'm also very impressed with the workmanship. Do you make your husband many clothes?
6/3/02 2:25 AM
I make him the occasional shirt and Polartec pants/tops. I'm a selfish sewer. ;-)
6/3/02 9:45 AM
Gigi, that is so professional and high-quality looking! I too like what you did with the collar.
6/3/02 10:55 AM
Looks like another KS I must have. Impressed you could do this in 3hrs! What interfacing did you use and where? My DH likes a very firm collar and the best I've been able to do is shade-fuse or a heavy weight cutaway stabilizer. Suggestions....
6/3/02 12:03 PM
Rennie - I used Palmer/Pletsch Sheer on upper/under collars and inner/outer bands. We like a crisp but soft collar for our casual shirts. A dress shirt does need a much heavier interfacing though. Pellon Shirt Tailor is a good interfacing for a stiffer collar BUT I don't like it fused directly to the outer fabric so I fuse it to muslin and then use it as a sew in. I have had some bubbling with it on very tightly woven shirtings and this eliminates that. I saw it done on several of my husband's expensive dress shirts that I cut open.
6/3/02 1:27 PM
Gigi- Please don't even tell my husband you can make shirts at home! I think we need to change our sewing skills to: beginner, intermediated, advanced, and Gigi! My mouth is hanging open - I am in awe also. Wish I was close enough to take lessons from you.
6/3/02 7:30 PM
Beautiful Shirt Gigi!! I'm looking for a large size shirt to do for my husband. Thanks for sharing this
6/3/02 7:31 PM
Peggy, shirts are easy. Really! Have you ever taken a class with Margaret Islander or seen her Shirts, etc. video??? I used to dread a collar on stand but her burrito technique makes it a breeze. I will be making my husband another shirt this week or next (by request so I can't refuse!), should I take step-by-step photos of the collar/band? I always think that everyone already knows Margaret's great tricks - she really revolutionized my sewing. The 1/4" SAS are the key to making it all easy.
6/3/02 11:15 PM
Haven't seen her videos. I'll certainly add them to my wish list.
6/3/02 11:54 PM
Gigi, yes step by step photos would be very nice. Also, can you recommend one of the Kwik Sews to make a casual mans shirt (similar to the Hawaiin shirts). I have a McCalls but I think I want to use Kwik Sew with 1/4" seam allowances instead.
6/4/02 0:44 AM
mudcat, I don't have a Hawaiian-shirt type pattern from KS, but I bet there is one in the book. When my DS was really into Hawaiian shirts I used my KS campshirt pattern #2277 (don't know if it's OOP or not) - he was never the wiser. I bet I made at least a half-dozen of them, they were a breeze to put together.
6/4/02 9:03 PM
Mudcat - Two of us have reviewed a KS Hawaiian-style shirt on PR. It's KS 2935 - easy, quick, and the guys seem to love it. Hmm, doesn't sound as if I'm describing a shirt pattern, does it? ;-)
6/4/02 10:04 PM
I have this pattern, having promised my husband a new dress shirt. It's nice to know it should work well, and thanks for the warning about the pointy collar. For those of you hesitant to try a man's shirt, I agree with Gigi, it really isn't that hard. When I got married my mother-in-law gave me the pattern she had been using for DH's shirts, and one of the first things I ever sewed (not knowing any better) was a long-sleeved shirt complete with hidden placket down the front! I do remember thinking that if he didn't like it, I was never sewing him anything again. I have long since lost count of how many shirts I've made him. I have used a more casual KS pattern, 1627, which works really well too, but I think is OOP now. There was a boys' version, 1972, which I've made a few times, but it may also be OOP. And my husband's absolutely favourite shirt is the bib front version of Folkwear 212 (Five Frontier Shirts).
6/12/02 4:35 PM
Gigi, I found your illustration extremely helpful. Thank you so much!
6/16/02 1:14 PM
Gigi, I don't normally like this style of shirt, but you have piqued my interest with your clever use of two different fabrics. I love the look of your shirt and I also love the fact that you actually told us what fabric you made it out of so that we can copy the finished product.
7/17/02 6:03 AM
I must say it again, your husband is a lucky man, fine shirt.
7/17/02 4:31 PM
Gigi, thank you for the collar lesson. Your explanations are so helpful, and the photography is more clear and well-organized than any sewing book I own!
11/26/02 3:26 PM
Gigi, beautiful shirt! I've learned so much from reading your reviews. Thanks for being so generous with your time to teach us novices. Have you tried Margaret Islander's Men Shirt pattern that she has designed? It is supposed to have all the directions for the collar and her techniques written down, but I wondered how the actual pattern compared to your KS version.
11/26/02 7:11 PM
I always enjoy seeing your projects. Your garments always look impecable. Your review is very helpful. I don''t sew for my DH but enjoy seeing your projects for the men in your house.
11/26/02 8:02 PM
Thank you all for your kind words. :-) Monica, I haven't tried Margaret's shirt pattern - I already have several tried-and-trued KS fitted to my DH. I'll bet the directions are worth the price of the pattern alone though!
11/27/02 10:38 AM
Gigi, did you post the 'fuse the interfacing to muslin and use it as a sew-in' to the tips section? That sounds like a really good one to me!
1/18/03 2:09 AM
I have to say that I agree with Gigi. I made view B from this pattern twice (in succession!) for my dad, in Large, and he was thrilled. I used to very different fabrics: a wide, open weave fabric which was very soft and had a lovely drape (I interfaced both collars and both stands... remember to match your interfacing to your fabric so you don't mar the fabric's natural body) and the second was a chino-like material.
7/27/03 8:53 PM