Tag red gingham
The last of the gingham! This time a red 1/8-inch weave, also from Banasch’s Fabrics. It’s the same as the pink stuff from two weeks ago. As I said, I prefer the larger ¼-inch gingham, but this stuff is pretty nice too. I used a scrap of yellow stuff from a previous shirt for the inner collar stand, which I think contrasts nicely with the red.
I initially made up the shirt fronts like a woman’s blouse, that is, right-over-left instead of left-over-right. By some fluke, I didn’t notice this obvious mistake until I’d already made up the collar stand and trimmed seam allowances! yikes! I ended up taking off the collar stand, correcting the fronts, and very gingerly sewing a new stand back onto the neckline. And it worked perfectly. No harm done, except for a few yards of wasted mercerized cotton thread.
This shirt is nearly identical to last week’s, even the collar, which is a tall, very moderate spread. This is a solid pattern that I think I’ll stick with for the remainder of the summer.
I’m tired of gingham! Next week I’m doing something really different. Stay tuned.