MAKING SHIRTS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DELIGHT

Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to be here. I've been priviledged to see many creative things you could do with your hands with just a needle, and many other designs too. I must say, this community is spectacular. I consider it an honour to be among you and to share my experience in this shirt I designed.

The ankara material has always been a great material to make good outfits from, ranging from female gowns, senators for men, caps, footwears, handbags, even shirts. One outstanding feature of an Ankara fabric is how easy to use it is, I recommend it for newbies in the fashion designing field.

I decided to sew a simple shirt with this Ankara material and I will take you through the processes I underwent to make it a success.

First and foremost, i had to cut it out to the measurement I have in hand. From the front which is folded and cut into two parts, the back, the back landing, to the sleeve. I made sure to add two inches extra to the front to make up for the allowance and button down. Whereas, I added an inch to the back.

I folded the two front parts I had already cut out with a hemming gum and proceeded to hold the back landing with the back, after which I trimmed them carefully to match.

I headed to the machine for the thread work. Since it is a shirt for males, the left side of the front parts is expected to be untop unlike the female shirt where the right side should preferably be untop.

With a cuff gum, I trimmed the collar to the actual measurement of the neck and made sure to gum. After preparing the collar and ironing it to lap perfectly I joined the materials. Starting from the left part to the appropriate side and then right.

I ironed the sides to relax and then trimmed the arm hole after which i trimmed the neck for the collar. It has always been a routine to make the collar the last part of the shirt that i get to fix.

Some prefer to weave their shirts, others refer a turn-up. Though in many cases I subscribe to weaving the shirt and closing both sides up, in this case i used the turn-up method.

I prepared the cuff, since it's a long sleeve shirt, gummed it and fixed to the shirt, but that was after i had joined the sleeve itself to the work.

Finally, I fixed the already prepared collar to the shirt and ironed it. A shirt is never completed without a button-hole and the button itself. That makes a complete shirt.

Shirts are very lovely when they are carefully measured and designed. I was happy I could complete the shirt although shirts has always been easy and enjoyable as I design.