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I made Western Shirt for ManFriend and then all the sudden my head exploded about shirt making and how awesome it is.
The thing for me, though, is that I don’t tend to wear button up shirts. I own several, and they’re nice, but I don’t end up wearing them. I realize that this is partially because most of them are white, and I usually ruin anything that’s white. It's also partially because they don't fit me correctly.
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I like the idea of the popover style, because you get the fanciness of a button up, but the safety of a shirt that isn’t buttons all the way down.
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I got this floral cotton knit in a KnitFix shipment from GirlCharlee, and it screamed archer to me.
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I used Pam Erny’s two piece sleeve placket (I’ll never use another placket again, basically) for the sleeves, and extended it to about 11” for the front placket.
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(I’m trying to show you the sleeve placket!)
The first sleeve placket I didn’t interface, which I think as a mistake. I ended up using some knit fusible interfacing for the second one and it went off much better.
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I made a size 0, and aside from the plackets and pop-over, didn’t make any other modifications. I know this is supposed to be a very slouchy, loose fit, but I’d like to take the shoulders in a touch. Other than that, the sleeve length is great, and the overall length is perfect, too.
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I used white pearl snaps instead of buttons. Highly recommend this pattern!
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Those are some pretty sweet pattern weights you have there!
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