Adding a Yoke to the Plantain Tee
Spice up the Plantain Tee with a contrast yoke
Posted by Heather B
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Who doesn't love a tee with a little twist? With a little bit of cutting and taping you can add a contrast yoke to the Plantain tee. Get your free Plantain Tee download from http://blog-en.deer-and-doe.fr/42-new-pattern-the-plantain-t-shirt/.
Sample is sewn in cotton/lycra with a stretch lace overlay.
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You Will Need (5 things)
- Ruler
- Pen
- Plantain Pattern (Free download)
- Paper Scissors
- Scotch Tape
Steps (11 steps, 45 minutes)
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1
You'll need to grab the front and back pattern pieces of Plantain. Make sure the seam allowance is drawn in on the shoulder seams. I also added the seam allowance to the other edges to make measuring the finished yoke more accurate.
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Starting with the back, measure 4" down the seam allowance at CB and mark. Use this mark and the CB to draw a perpendicular line across the back. This will be your back yoke seam line.
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3
Cut the pattern apart on the line, then tape extra paper to the cut edges so you can draw in the seam allowance.
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4
Once you have the new SA trimmed up your back piece is done.
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5
Next take your front and draw in the seam allowance on the the neck and arm edge. We're going to measure down on the SA for the front yoke line. On the neckband edge measure down 2 3/4"and mark.
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On the armhole edge measure down 3 1/2" and mark.
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Then draw a diagonal line connecting the two marks for your front yoke line.
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Once again cut the yoke line and then add seam allowance to the cut edges.
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The last step is to connect the two yoke pieces. Take the front and lay the shoulder stitch line on top of the back shoulder stitch line.
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10
Tape in place and trim up any overhanging edges.
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11
You'll want to mark both the armhole and neckline shoulder points as notches. Then when you're sewing the shirt up later you'll still have matching points for the sleeve head and neckband even though the seam is no longer there. Now your pattern is ready to sew!