Drafting a Men’s Shirt Block

Drafting a Men’s Shirt Block

Drafting a Men’s Shirt Block

In this lesson, we shall learn how to translate an upper body men’s block into a classic men’s shirt button-through shirt. This includes a placket, a pleated sleeve, a single button cuff and a collar and collar stand.

The slopers needed for this lesson can be found and drafted in our lesson: Drafting a Men’s Upper Body Jacket Block and Drafting a Men’s Classic 2-Button Single-Breasted Jacket.

Module Description Step
1 Lesson Prep 1-2
2 Drafting the Front Shirt 1-7
3 Drafting the Front Shirt Placket 1-6
4 Drafting the Shirt Yoke Placket Extension 1-3
5 Drafting the Back Shirt 1-18
6 Drafting the Front Shirt – Final Steps 1-3
7 Drafting the Collar 1-10
8 Planning the Button Placement 1
9 Drafting the Shirt Sleeve, Cuff & Placket 1-7
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MODULE 1 • Lesson Prep

Step Description
1 In this lesson, we shall learn how to translate an upper body men’s block into a classic men’s shirt button-through shirt. This includes a placket, a pleated sleeve, a single button cuff and a collar and collar stand.
2 We also provide a downloadable chart and diagram listing all points of measurement for reference.

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