Semi-fitted button up shirt by Elbe Textiles ✄✄✄
Take your shirt-making skills to the next level with this beautifully tailored design from Elbe Textiles, straight from Perth, Australia.
Join us for a 12-hour advanced sewing course where you'll create your own Sanders Button-Up Shirt, a sleek, semi-fitted shirt packed with professional details. With expert guidance at every step, you'll gain the confidence to tackle more complex patterns and refine your finishing techniques.
Why you'll love this pattern:
A sharp front design with inseam pockets built into the front yoke
Shaped back panels for a flattering fit through the waist
Enclosed back yoke with a stylish hanging loop
Your choice of short sleeves or long sleeves with cuff, pleat, and beautifully tailored plackets
Optional pocket flaps for added structure and interest (View B)
Separate button stand and a subtly curved hem for a polished finish
This course is more than just making a shirt, it’s about gaining the skills to create wardrobe staples with a designer edge.
Large size range included.
Participants in this course must purchase and print (and assemble if you are printing the A4 size) their own copy of the pattern - click to buy it here.
COURSE PLAN
Homework may be required to stay on track
Workshop 1:
- Taking measurements & size selection
- Tips to using multi-size patterns accurately
- Pattern lay up, cut out & transfer markings
- Apply interfacing
- Commencing construction
Workshop 2:
- Sew inseam feature pockets
- Assemble back unit & hanging loop
- Shoulder seams
- Double yoke - burrito method/magic roll
Workshop 3:
- Top stitching & stay stitching
- Insert flat lay sleeves
- Create sleeve button placket, pleat & cuffs
Workshop 4:
- Front button packets
- Collar
- Hemming
- Buttonholes
Check out this Shirting Fabric Guide from Tissura.
Workshop skill levels explained – click here.
Details
You will learn
- Extensive techniques; collar with stand, plackets, cuffs...
- Interfacing, pleats, plackets, sleeves, buttonholes, narrow hemming
- Taking measurements, choosing the right size, pattern placement and transferring markings, cutting technique.
You will get
- A semi-fitted button up shirt made by you
Appropriate for
✄✄✄ Sewciopath!: You have been using sewing patterns you pick up at Spotty, buy online from indie designers or download and print. The garments you have been making are from a wide variety of woven and knit fabrics, including challenging materials like silk blends. You are keen to gain knowledge that will allow you to alter patterns, improve the fit of garments, achieve impressive results and learn couture sewing techniques.
Preparation
What to bring
- Fabrics and notions as per the pattern information
What to wear
Casual
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Your Teacher
Thread Den
2417 reviewsLearn to sew, craft and create with Thread Den, located on Melbourne's vibrant Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Since 2007, we've spent almost 20 years helping students start from the very beginning, level up their skills, and find their own unique style.
Coming to Thread Den feels like learning from a friend, a super nice, clever one, alongside a small group of fellow sewists. Everything you need is right there waiting for you: lovely big cutting tables, smooth-running Janomes with plenty of feet and accessories, inspiring resources, and friendly people to chat to along the way.
Your teachers bring years of experience, their own labels and businesses, and a genuine love of sharing their skills and craftsmanship with you.
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Cancellations & Refunds
If the organiser cancels the class:
You are entitled to a full refund.
If you can't attend the class:
You’re welcome to send someone in your place.
OR
- A refund can be requested 1 day before class starts. An admin fee of AU$35.00 applies.
- A transfer can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
- A credit note can be requested 4 days before the class starts. An admin fee of AU$10.00 applies.
No changes will be allowed after these times.
Terms & Conditions
Attendance & Preparation
Taking part in a workshop at Thread Den is fun, and we love teaching people our craft, but it''s your responsibility to clear your diary for the session(s) you''ve booked, especially if your course runs across multiple weeks. To finish your project, you''ll need to attend every session and arrive on time. Unfortunately, we can''t go back over material already covered, as it wouldn''t be fair to your fellow participants.
Please bear with us on this next point: our workshops and courses are usually booked out weeks in advance, so it isn''t always possible to simply move you into another session. If a suitable class is running and has space, we''ll try to offer you a discounted spot to help you catch up. If that''s not an option, you may need to book a private lesson to stay on track.
We also won''t chase you up to confirm you''re coming to class or that you have the right supplies. Most workshops require you to bring your own materials; we only offer a supplies kit at an additional cost for the Sewing Basics 3 Week Course. If you''re ever unsure what to bring, just email us at info@threadden.com and we''ll point you in the right direction.
We want you to love what you make just as much as we do, so please take our fabric recommendations seriously. Choosing a fabric suited to a more advanced skill level can make the experience frustrating rather than fun.
We do our best to answer common questions in each workshop description, but please don''t hesitate to email us with anything else. And we''d genuinely love to see the fabric you''re considering, we''re always happy to point you toward our favourite fabric and haberdashery suppliers.
Thanks for reading through the finer details, we appreciate it.
Our cancellation and refund policy is presented during the booking process.
Medical Events
Your safety and wellbeing are important to us. We reserve the right to make decisions necessary to protect the safety of all participants, this may include calling an ambulance on your behalf and at your expense.
Course Cancellations
- Classes are subject to sufficient enrolment (usually a minimum of 2 participants).
- We reserve the right to cancel any scheduled course.
This policy is also available on our website: threadden.com/about/bookings-and-cancellations-policy
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