Using my fabric I purchased with my Christmas gift card to Joann's, I made a cap sleeve t-shirt from my TNT pattern.
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TNT Cap Sleeve Pattern-Only Two Pieces! |
I like that my TNT Cap Sleeve pattern only has two pattern pieces and I can usually finish it up in under and hour or so.
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Sparkle Grey Knit Cap Sleeve T-Shirt |
I'm going to try my best to explain how I do my neckband for knit T-shirts.
Fold shirt in half matching sleeve seems, center back of shirt on left, center front on right.
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Shirt laid out in half |
Measure the neckline. My half measurement is 14. So the whole neckline would be 28".
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Measured Neckline |
I multiply my neckline measurement by .80. (That's a good number for me to have the neckband a little snugger fitting). You may have to use a number close, like .75, .70, etc.)
28 x .80 = 22.4"
Since I cut my neckband on the fold with the stretch of the fabric I only need 11.5". (half of 22.4)
I like cutting the width of my neck band at 2-1/2". That gives me a good 1/2" seam allowances.
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2-1/2" width |
Cutting from the fold, cut 11.5".
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2-1/2" x 11.5" on fold |
My nice looking neck band cut and ready to start sewing.
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Neck Band cut 2-1/2" x 11.5" |
Right sides together, I surged with a 3/8" seam allowances short sides.
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Serge right sides together |
Making a band.
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Neck Band |
With wrong sides together I stitch using a basting stitch on the raw edge. This also helps when inserting the neckband keeping the two pieces together.
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Basting wrong sides together |
Just a little reminder from my machine what stitch length.
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Basting Stitch |
Stitch around the whole neckband along the cut edge.
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Basted Neck Band |
Quarter the neckband. I usually place my two side pins about 1/2 forward for my tops. Helps since I have more fabric in the back than the front.
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Quartered neck band |
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Quartered neck band |
Better view of the neck band quartered and side pins brought forward 1/2" at each side.
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Neck Band Quartered |
Matching pins to side seams and center back and center front, I pin the neck band to the outside of the shirt.
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Pinning in neckband |
Sew the neckband onto the shirt, I like to have the neckband on the bottom so that I can stretch it to fit the neck of the shirt.
Once the neckband is sewed in I topstitch with a twin needle around the shirt neck right below the neckband. Slow even stitches. I also use the twin needle on the sleeve hem and the bottom hem of the shirt.
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Twin needle on the bottom hem |
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Sparkle Grey Knit Cap Sleeve T-Shirt |
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Sparkle Grey Knit Cap Sleeve T-shirt |
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Sparkle Grey Knit T-shirt-Back View |
Now I have to try to find something to wear this shirt with. Definitely my black twill skirt, maybe even a white one........
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Sparkle Grey Knit Cap Sleeve T-shirt with Purple cardigan |
This is all the fabric leftover from making the top. Pretty good not having much waste.
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Leftover fabric scraps |
Until next time..........
Bonnie
Pretty teeshirt and thanks for the neckband Tutorial. I must try your .80 or less method. I usually just subtract anywhere from 2 to 4 inches depending on the stretch of my fabric. Happy sewing.
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