Sunday, April 22, 2007
finishing the shirt renovation
I sewed on one cuff. I was undecided about it. It seemed too heavy. I went and slit the sides of the shirt and put binding on them, creating more of the smock look I was aiming for. Meanwhile, the one cuff stayed on. . .
. . .but today I cut it right off. I found a few scraps of another handspun blue plaid and I got all excited!
I put the half circles over the remainder of the original shirt's sleeve button placket. Then I put binding over the raw edge.
A few more finishing touches and the shirt is done. I might put a big button at the neckline but I'm not sure yet. If I do, it'll be a button made from the blue and white checked fabric. Here's the shirt:
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