Snap Placket - in downloads

[SynEpona]

This is how I interpret the Otto instructions for a snap placket. It might not be the *right* way, but it works for me.

This style placket is on the polo shirts in both Otto 1/09 and 1/10.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010001.jpg
Cut out all pieces as instructed

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010003.jpg http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010004.jpg
Transfer pattern markings to RIGHT side of shirt front and WRONG side of placket piece.

(apply interfacing to placket piece and then finish raw edges. I don't finish the top edge as it ends up inside the collar.)

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010005.jpg
Put a pin thru the mark for the bottom of the placket opening on the placket (wrong side up).

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010006.jpg
Stick the end of that pin thru the mark on the shirt front.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010007.jpg
Match your marks at the top/collar.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010008.jpg
Pin it all in place.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010010.jpg
Sew. I set my needle 2 spaces right of center, so I can line up center with my marked line and have a very even SA once I'm done. The blue pin is just showing the marked line, as the vanishing marker was vanishing. At the end, I pivot and stitch 3 stitches, then pivot & go back up to the collar, again keeping the marked line at center.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010012.jpg
When you're finished stitching, it will look like this.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010008.jpg
Cut the placket open, up to, but not through, your end stitches.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010014.jpg
Turn the placket to the inside of the shirt front, and press it flat on the narrow side (where the scissors are).

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010015.jpg
Fold the wide size over as shown.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010016.jpg
Fold the wide side back along your marked foldline.

At this point you should have 3 facing layers and one shirt layer, all stacked up. One shirt + one facing, the opening, then 2 facing layers.

Press it all smooth.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010017.jpg
I stitch the under side of the placket almost 'in the ditch' of the facing. I stitch very close to the seam of the upper side of the placket.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010018.jpg
Top stitch a little rectangle to secure & strengthen the bottom of the placket. Yours will be tidier since you won't have my son trying to spin your chair while you sew!

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010019.jpg
This is what the inside looks like.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af120/SynSews/Placket%20Tute/SGFeb2010022.jpg
After you get the collar on, you'll have this.

(I'll return with complete photos later, ran out of time this morning!)

[cinnamama]

You are awesome. I haven't attempted this yet but I can tell your tute will help!

[brevans02]

Looks like an awesome tute!

[ericaeli]

Thank you so much for doing this! I am hoping to make the polo in the new otto, and this will help so much.

[Misty589]

this w0uld have helped 3 days ag0 L0l :) i put my placket in with the wide side 0n the wr0ng side

[StacyCK]

Very nice - thanks for showing it!

[marzipan]

You rock! I've done one successfully before, but this will totally save me from having to reinvent the wheel each time Thank you!

[jcsews]

GREAT tute!

[SynEpona]

You rock! I've done one successfully before, but this will totally save me from having to reinvent the wheel each time Thank you!

You're welcome! I pretty much had to get it all photographed for myself ... it's hard to follow the word instructions and remember it all each time. I :heart: illustrated instructions!

[aksh]

great tutorial. Thanks for sharing