Pirate Shirt (but bigger)

Posted in Miscellaneous, Sewing

When you’ve just made a simple pair of dungarees as your third item of handmade clothing, what do you do next?

The author kneels on a picnic blanket, in front of a hedge. She wears a dusky pink 'pirate' shirt, with loose collar and big pouffy sleeves; and black jeans. She has a notebook in her lap.

A pirate shirt, of course!

I sewed the main seams by machine, but did all the seam-felling, reinforcement patches, hems…..

Close-up of a cuff of the dusky pink 'pirate' shirt. Two gold buttons hold it closed, the gathering is visible, and a reinforcement patch is at the base of the cuff slit.

…..buttons and buttonholes by hand. (Machine buttonholes are beyond my skills at the moment!)

Close-up of the buttons and buttonholes of the cuff. Two hand-sewn buttonholes are on the opposite cuff edge to the gold buttons. The holes are sewn in a slightly paler pink than the fabric.
Close-up of the collar of the 'pirate' shirt. The gathering at the collar is visible, with the v-opening and a short ribbon loop at the centre-back of the neck.

I’m so happy with how it came out!

The author sits on a picnic rug, on grass in front of a hedge. She wears a dusky pink 'pirate' shirt, with big pouffy sleeves and a loose collar. This is with black jeans, and slightly scuffed black ankle boots. She has an open notebook in her hands, which has a black cover with pink and white flowers on.

Look at the pouffiness of the sleeves! The neatness of the cuffs! I used Bernadette Banner’s excellent video tutorial to guide me, though this is made from cotton, not linen. I cannot wait to make more of my own clothes, it is so satisfying!

Anyways, see ya!

FillieFanatic

Published by filliefanatic

Lover of all things tiny, model horse collector, reader and crafter for life!

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