How to Add a Button Placket to a Garment

You can create your own simple pattern for a button placket and learn how to sew it to a top or bodice.
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[@tomilolaakanle8468]

This is the only placket tutorial I can actually follow. I've watched several videos and they're mostly difficult to even understand. This is so clear and I've used it several times now!

[@heathertavane8629]

I work at a fabric store and I have learned so many helpful things from your tutorials. It makes it easier for me to help my customers. I suggest your channel to so many people, especially the beginner sewers.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Heather Gonzalez I used to work at a fabric store too! Glad to help you out and thanks for recommending Professor Pincushion :)

[@manderly109]

You seriously have no idea how much you just helped me. I’ve been struggling for the past two nights to understand this super confusing McCall’s pattern. Every other placket tutorial I found had the placket & shirt pinned right sides together and the pattern I’m using has it with right side to wrong side. Thank you so much!!!

[@ohohsnowsnow]

You're a hero, this made plackets so easy!

[@TattooedAussieChick]

Omg I was panicking about doing a button placket. But this tutorial has given me so much confidence! Thank you. You have a new subscriber!

[@faya9507]

I want to thank you so very much for your clear tutorial on the placket construction and please continue with your clear videos. I am a newbie with learning to sew my own clothes and appreciate your videos. Please continue and your beautiful nails.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Fay A thank you so much for your kind words

[@04658IFH]

Thank you! I don't know how many videos I watched on this topic before yours, but now I get it. My first practice placket came out well enough that I now dare to cut the cloth for my next garment.

[@mamaof1319]

I’ve been struggling with plackets and driving myself crazy trying to figure them out. This tutorial finally helped me to figure it out!!! Thank you

[@iqraamin1017]

It really helps me. I dont know before how to make a placket. Now i have learnt it. And i willtry it. Thank you

[@ZenaHerbert]

This is just what I need, thank you. I have to put a placket down the front of a smocked frock and had no idea how to do it neatly. Thank you again.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

glad to help! :)

[@darknessfierce4209]

I like this, the pieces can’t shift around! So clean

[@indranigoonewardena8949]

I am from Sri Lanka. This is the first time to sew a placket very successfully following your video. It's very clear and easy to follow. I tried so many videos but I could'nt do it neatly before'. So thanks a lot. I don't know whether you have done umbrella sleeve and butter fly sleeve. I did'nt check your videos. If not pl do some sleeves and the chinese collar. Once again Thank You very much. I will check your videos. I wish you healthy life time.

[@clarenamanya1827]

You are an amazing teacher. I watched someone else's tutorial first and miserably failed. I have excelled after following yours. Thanks alot

[@alesiaofthewoods6082]

I followed your instructions, stopping to do each step and then continuing the video. My placket turned out great! Thank you!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

nice! I'm glad it worked out for you :)

[@mirandaventer6537]

This is a wonderful tutorial! I think I finally understand how to do this.

[@alicebroussard1654]

I Love your tutorial. You explained it very well thank you so much God bless you 😷✂️✂️✂️

[@hjs4248]

Hi professor ! ur sewing technique regarding placket is extremely helpfull .i have applied it while sewing and it really worked for me. thanx keep the good work going...

[@fashionrebelution]

Great little tutorial. I’m adding you to my favorites playlist 😊

[@aishafatiha]

I really love this. This is the easiest plackett tutorial ever. Ever!

[@matronmatron]

This was so unbelievably helpful, thank you!

[@ktrayan1]

You are such a good teacher. Totally doable now that I watched this video.

[@jjsiegal1]

You did a Fantastic job with this Video --- Thanks very much !

[@judyburke2932]

Thanks - very helpful to me right now as I’m trying to make one

[@beechan4732]

this video has helped me so much i am doing my final collection for collage and i really needed this literally the best tutorial i have found for placket

[@rina2012ful]

Thank you so much for this video. You have helped me with this button placket more than i learnt from class. Thanks again!

[@moonmama24]

This couldn't have come at a better time! I am sewing my self a shirt dress and it has a button placket on it and I've never made one before.

[@nishaniranaweera3472]

Thanks so much, one of the best I've come across, clear simple instruction!!xxx

[@vivlee3840]

What an excellent tutorial..probably the best I've seen. Thank you!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Wow, thanks!

[@avdm196]

Nice tutorial. Technically it doesn't matter but it is maybe worth mentioning that in your video the closure is left over right, which is often used for men' clothes, while for women it is often right over left.

[@ShiftingSands57]

Exactly, this tutorial is confusing for a placket on women’s clothing it is the wrong way.

[@suziesflavazkitchen9971]

It's clear so all I would do is turn to the side to gender fit❤

[@delfinabarreto6360]

Kudos to a thorough instruction.👏👏. Subscribed 🙋‍♀️

[@christinewesthead3260]

Superb desmonstration! Thank you so much.

[@4671pat]

Thank you very much. This is exactly what I was looking for. Your tutorial are very clear . thank you, thank you.

[@KariCordier]

This is great. By the way you have gorgeous nails! Nice nail beds

[@saracureton2289]

Superbly clear, thank you so much

[@julhob4492]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@withlovestephaniedenise7024]

Love you Tova. I'm not sure if I'm here for the tutorial or to look at your well-manicured nails. Lol Thanks for giving of yourself to help others. Xoxo

[@fraeuleinpusteplume2730]

Thank you! That was super helpful 🌻

[@sewredhead]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@bethpicton9677]

Excellent video, very easy to follow! Your a super teacher, thank you!

[@alkasom6100]

very easy n simplest way of making placket..... thanks for helping me through dis video

[@dannyscott9066]

Thanks for such an easy tutorial on the placket. Explained wonderfully. Subscribed for future tutorials.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

thank you so much for subscribing!

[@bevmcmullen8758]

Love your tutorials. Such clear instruction. Thank you xx

[@buzzi2k]

So so helpful. On a knit garment, such as jersey, what type of fabric would you use for the placket?

[@dishhatter]

what an awesome tutorial!!! thank you for sharing.

[@Gee1Anne2MaryA]

living for the little blue stand in your hair ;) Great tutorial!!

[@inthestreetspodcast8145]

I really love this‼️..... Could you transform let say a regular tshirt into a Henley shirt using this method??

[@ckim5134]

very good instructions

[@TakeaDeepBreath_]

yeeeeaaaaaaazzzzzzz sis, this is just what a girl needed.

[@samidhadhongade5125]

Very well explained 👍

[@hattiedraper1061]

Thank you. Very clearly explained.

[@shannonc.5837]

Would this also work for a skirt placket with hook and eye closures?

[@shilpirashid]

What an amazing tutorial! Thankyou so much!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

you're welcome! :)

[@nubiamendoza520]

Al fin entendi como hacer eso!!!! estoy feliz. Muchas gracias por su excelente explicación.

[@safiyyahafdal1925]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks ❤️

[@clothingalterations]

Great job

[@quazylade90]

you are such a good teacher.

[@Us-zy7xx]

Very nice 👌

[@misskhan4672]

thank you soooo much..I tried it and it turned out great...love you and keep up the great work

[@ProfessorPincushion]

so glad it worked out for you :)

[@farahrose6984]

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[@jennyjefferis1]

Excellent, thank you.

[@huma3671]

Thanks a lot 👍👍

[@safnasafna5492]

hi sis... iam srilankan youre vidios supper.thanks

[@164memo]

thank you for your easy way of teaching

[@BTjin-tq4zp]

Thank you! It worked perfectly!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

I'm so glad it worked out for you :)

[@molliedove1]

Would this work the same if you wanted the placket right over left instead of left over right fold?

[@geraldinelombardo7897]

Just love your videos! Help me out here. I may not beeing looking at this correctly . Why wouldnt you, or coukd you, sew the placket to the outside (just the opposite of what you demonstrated) then hand sew on the inside, giving the outside a clean neat finish? Is it because you have to top/edge stitch the placet down?

[@LadyBloodSkull]

I'm using a Butterick pattern B5526. And there is the "placket" and the "front band", do I need to use both or I can only use the "front band" to make my shirt?

[@fizzlave4423]

Thank you so much 💜💜💜

[@saeedh24]

Is there a part two on how to finish up the neckline with a placket?

[@riasatali8391]

great job well done

[@russellgibson5013]

That was very nice. What I would like to see is I guess you would call it a placket. But one for mens slack with hidden fly buttons I would think that the under side of the top placket would have hidden button holes so that would mean the top part of the placket would be in two parts is that so and maybe how would one be created?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Russell Gibson yeah, that's a different process than this but this tutorial might help: malepatternboldness.blogspot.com/2011/05/jeans-sew-along-10-how-to-make-button.html

[@russellgibson5013]

+Professor Pincushion thank you I do think it will.

[@ahmedandsarah9462]

this video is very helpful for me,, i love sew. I want to say for it, that keep it up

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Fatima Patoli I'm glad you found it helpful :)

[@viviancovington7813]

Brilliant

[@Quilting4fun]

Is this the same process I would follow if I wanted a hem slit with binding? I’m not sure what that’s called.

[@hollyh7443]

Hi Tova. When the final product is buttoned, does the neckline measurement stay the same as the original neckline measurement?

[@ethelpepper]

Please tell me where you got your iron

[@onoono1047]

Awesome. Will subcribe for sure

[@sheejamanoj2782]

Thanks for sharing.

[@KrisMarie242]

Can I use this technique for a button down classic shirt?! If so would I just make the length of the placket the total length for the shirt? Thanks for the tutorial it's very easy to follow!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+KrisMarie You could if you wanted to, if you can finish the bottom so that it looks nice. With my placket, it's still 1 piece at the bottom and a button down shirt it's 2 pieces. Watch our tutorial on the button band to get an idea on how it's done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXiuoHqpj516l5o You could make your own pattern for the button band, it's basically just a rectangle that's the length of the front bodice and the width is: desired width x 2, plus seam allowance. Then you can cut a copy of your front bodice down the center and add seam allowance to this edge. Hope that gives you some direction.

[@rajarshidas2513]

Thank you very much.

[@Easycookingandtips]

very very helpful

[@hashiniranaweera5284]

Thank you so much!!xxx

[@sachinbhoir1266]

It,s good Ilove it

[@SahilKhan-gj2hz]

Nice video

[@slazaro1438]

Hi there! Love this tutorial! But how can I do this when the dress I'm making needs lining? Do I sew it like it's one fabric? Would love to hear your suggestions!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

if it were me, i'd do it after the lining is in and treat it as one fabric. good luck!

[@slazaro1438]

Professor Pincushion Thank you! This is getting marked professionally, will this method mark me down?

[@safnasafna5492]

vrey nice youer all vidios wow

[@janetlunn4356]

Would this work with a tshirt?

[@sharleengraybill2803]

love this! so helpful!

[@annehaddad4093]

can i make a button down dress with a double jersey knit fabric

[@soniabutt4714]

very nice

[@sheryllovestobake9898]

wow perfection

[@aliraza-df1gk]

very nice.

[@rina2012ful]

hi Tova. i have seen some rtw blouses that have plackets where one part of the placket has concealed buttonholes. i mean the buttons can not be seen from the outside. is the method of construction with this video? Btw, thanks so much for the detailed explanation.

[@khanshahedshaded8645]

Mahek

[@ShiftingSands57]

Surely for a women’s top the placket should be reversed - the one with the button holes be on the top and buttons on the bottom one?

[@yustinzhu716]

as i am breastfeeding, can i put zipper instead of button with this placket? it is easier to have zipper opening than button opening for me.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

you would probably have to do the plackets differently to get a zipper in. Check out our tutorial on the fly zipper. I would imagine that it would have a similar look.

[@saadhashir5092]

Yustin Zhu ....

[@saadhashir5092]

Yustin Zhu

[@neelofarwani380]

so nice

[@grwm_tommi501]

thank you!

[@marilyneyvonne]

Thank you

[@hiranawaz2106]

Need some help..are we suppose to make neckline first and then button placket?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Do you mean "finish the neckline"? I would put in the placket and then finish the neckline. Hope that helps :)

[@jessicahontz9985]

Can you sew this with a silk or chiffon fabric?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Sure, don't skip the interfacing part though. For chiffon, you can use organza as a sew-in interfacing. It'll provide needed stabilization.