How to add a button placket

Wait, are you totally confused by what a “button placket” is? Not to mention a “partial” one? Well, let me explain……button plackets are that thicker (reinforced) section of fabric that runs behind your row of buttons/snaps/etc…..generally found on button-up shirts. However, sometimes there’s a partial button placket that only goes part way down your shirt …

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How to create a placket the easy way when you sew a dress. Sewing hacks, button placket, tips and tricks from Christina McKearin. With clear photos!

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Recently, (I think on a facebook ad) I saw a cute sweatshirt that had big chunky buttons going up the side. I thought it was so cute but it was being sold by one of those fly by night companies. The ones that you can’t trust and shouldn’t purchase from. (speaking sadly from history here) […]

The partial placket, also known as a button placket, is basically an opening in clothes that allows you to easily put and remove your clothes and is a great design feature. As its name suggests, the partial placket will only go down a short distance instead of the full length of the garment. Sewing a...

Last week, I waxed on about all the endearing qualities of my Industrial Juki straight stitch machine and I promised that, next, I'd write a little bit about my other favorite sewing machine, a vintage tan and white Singer 401K.

Do you find a center front placket intimidating to sew? This tutorial was created to help you navigate how to put in a center front button placket, a method which is used often for the front faste…

Change any shirt pattern into a button front shirt. I'll show how to draft a facing and how to add buttons to a V-neck top.

This is a partial button placket and today we are going to show you, that actually, it’s not as hard as you might think. Note: This tutorial, we are creating an opening for a boy’s shirt, if you are working on a female garment, make sure you place the material on the opposite side. Materials...