Tips & Techniques

Master two of the most common shirt sleeve placket styles to give your me-made shirts that expert final touch.

Sewing Plackets isn't as hard as you think!

Shirt sleeve plackets add just the right detail to classic, custom-made shirts. They can be basic or more elaborate, but the two most familiar styles are the tower placket and the continuous placket.

The plackets appear to be more difficult or intimidating than they really are. Youll see that they are mainly a series of folds and straight stitching to keep the folds in place! It just takes a little practice to master…