Video tutorial: Draft a pattern for a hidden button placket

Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial to add to her YouTube series. This one shows how to draft a pattern for a hidden button placket on a shirt. This is a feature where the button placket is hidden behind a strip of fabric (called a guard). Her tutorial shows how to make the guard, the placket hidden behind it, and the button stand (the strip of fabric on the other side of the shirt where the buttons are stitched.) I was captivated just watching how all these pieces fit together. Go to her video to see how to draft a pattern for one.

[photo from Emily Tao on YouTube]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!