applying binding for otto 3/2009 camp shirt-dwnlds

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i am pretty sure there are a few other methods to sew this but here is mine :wink: i am not the best in explaining stuff so i took a ton of pictures.

step 1, pin the collar and shirt, right side together
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step 2, machine baste as close to the edge as i can. i ran out of white interfacing so the black stuff is interfacing. my seam allowance is the area around the interfacing.
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step 3 - because i was impatient, i flip it to see how it will look and also to make sure it matches the other side. ignore the raw edges, i dont have a serger. unflip it before attaching the binding.
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step 4, i use ready made single fold bias tape, i open the bias tape and sew the edge next to the basting stitch.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/...4d0622d5_m.jpg

step 5 - trim all the excess and flip it over
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step 6 - stitch the binding, this is the tricky part, pull the bias tape slightly and also make sure the back part is not bunched up and sew slowly
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/...514d7c22_m.jpg

step 7 - all done.
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step 8 - voila, a pretty collar
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/...ba1d94.jpg?v=0

if i learned anything with making camp shirts, your iron is your best friend during the process of sewing it. i hope this will help someone.

thanks :heart:

Thank you, thank you. I will read this again tomorrow at the office when I am more awake and hopefully I won't have any questions.

YAY!!!! Thanks so much. I have been seeing all the SNSs of that shirt and have been working up the nerve.

Gorgeous!! I love seeing ppls techniques. I tend to do things the hard way :o

this is my 2nd camp shirt this style (the raglan style is harder than the one from 3/2009) and i like it, not easy peasy but definitely didnt give me much grief that i want to rip the shirt apart.

I like your idea of using bias tape rather than cutting the bias binding. I will do that next time I make the shirt.

Thank you!!

Hi
Id also like to thank you for supplying this great utility, it is really helpful.


Many thanks

Kind regards

Paul