Giselle Shirt - Resource Page

With Just Patterns, I believe in empowering dressmakers to improve their skills with each project. If you need help with a particular step or want to explore new ways to do things, I've curated a compilation of resources that may be useful when constructing your garment.

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Resources on the blog

  • How to Sew a Tower Placket (Free Pattern Included)

    How to Sew a Tower Placket (Free Pattern Included)

    Learn how to sew a tower placket step by step, with a free pattern piece you can use with any shirt. Includes the same technique used in the Giselle Shirt.

    How to Sew a Tower Placket (Free Pattern Included)

    Learn how to sew a tower placket step by step, with a free pattern piece you can use with any shirt. Includes the same technique used in the Giselle Shirt.

  • The Giselle Shirt Tester Version

    The Giselle Shirt Tester Version

    Seeing all the Giselle tester versions come together has been such a highlight. A huge thank you to this group for helping refine everything from button placement to sizing guidance...

    The Giselle Shirt Tester Version

    Seeing all the Giselle tester versions come together has been such a highlight. A huge thank you to this group for helping refine everything from button placement to sizing guidance...

  • Fabric recommendations for the Giselle Shirt

    Fabric recommendations for the Giselle Shirt

    Fabric makes the shirt. From crisp poplin to fluid silk, the Giselle Shirt transforms completely depending on your fabric choice. Here is how to choose the right one for the...

    Fabric recommendations for the Giselle Shirt

    Fabric makes the shirt. From crisp poplin to fluid silk, the Giselle Shirt transforms completely depending on your fabric choice. Here is how to choose the right one for the...

  • The Giselle Shirt is Now on YouTube: Watch the Full Reveal

    The Giselle Shirt is Now on YouTube: Watch the ...

    The reveal video for my newest pattern, the Giselle Shirt, is now live. Watch all three back views (the open knot, the adjustable tie, and the classic) come to life.

    The Giselle Shirt is Now on YouTube: Watch the ...

    The reveal video for my newest pattern, the Giselle Shirt, is now live. Watch all three back views (the open knot, the adjustable tie, and the classic) come to life.

  • Introducing the Giselle Shirt

    Introducing the Giselle Shirt

    Meet the Giselle Shirt, a relaxed-fit shirt sewing pattern with three distinct back views: an open knot back, an adjustable tie back, and a timeless classic back. Available in sizes...

    Introducing the Giselle Shirt

    Meet the Giselle Shirt, a relaxed-fit shirt sewing pattern with three distinct back views: an open knot back, an adjustable tie back, and a timeless classic back. Available in sizes...

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Additional Tutorials and Resources

General Shirt Construction

Shirt Sewing Playlist: My favorite sewing youtube channel Atelier Saison covering shirt construction step by step.

Tips for the Perfect Shirt: Threads Magazine
David Page Coffin's overview of shirt-specific techniques including easing collar bands and cuffs to build in shape.

How to Sew Plackets, Collars and Other Shirt Details: The Shapes of Fabric
An illustrated guide covering all the tricky shirt details in one place plackets, yokes, collars, sleeve plackets, and cuffs.

Chest Patch Pocket

Patch Pocket Tutorial: WeAllSew / BERNINA
Covers construction and the different ways to finish the top corners of a shirt patch pocket, including reinforcement stitching.

Unlined Patch Pocket Tutorial: So Sew Easy
Specifically focused on the unlined patch pocket most commonly found on shirt fronts, with a cardboard pressing template trick for crisp edges.

Collar & Collar Stand

How to Make a Shirt Stand Collar: Threads Magazine
David Page Coffin's method, building shape and curve into the collar and stand with sew-in interfacing for a fine RTW result.

Create a Professional-Looking Shirt Collar: Threads Magazine
Peter Lappin's FIT-based method for sewing the collar and attaching it to the stand with narrow seam allowances.

Construct a Flawless Collar Band: Threads Magazine
Louise Cutting's technique: sew the band to the shirt first, then insert the collar entirely by machine.

Shirt Collar Video Tutorial — Professor Pincushion
A free beginner-friendly video demonstrating how to create and attach a traditional button-down shirt collar with sharp points.

The Secrets of Sewing Perfect Collars — WeAllSew / BERNINA
Focuses on interfacing choice, a clever thread loop trick for collar points, and marking the inner stand before stitching for even curves.

Sleeve Placket

Tutorial: Shirt Sleeve Placket: Off the Cuff Shirtmaking
A dedicated blog tutorial for the shirt sleeve placket with excellent step-by-step photos.

How to Sew a Professional Sleeve Placket — Threads Magazine
Peter Lappin walks through orientation, cutting, and stitching a traditional peaked-roof sleeve placket.

How to Make a Precise Sleeve Placket: Threads Magazine
Includes a downloadable placket pattern piece and uses fusible web tape for crisp, accurate results.

Cuffs

A Guide for Sewing Professional Shirt Cuffs: Threads Magazine
Peter Lappin covers rounded and notched cuffs with techniques for handling curves and bulk.

Fashion a Fine Shirt Cuff with Clever Folding: Threads Magazine
A single-line-of-stitching method that looks perfectly finished inside and out, great for drapey fabrics.

Buttonholes & Buttons

Buttonhole Basics: Threads Magazine
Covers stitch density, thread choice, and technique for clean machine buttonholes on woven fabrics.

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Giselle Shirt – PDF Sewing Pattern

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