No exposed seams :shirt yoke burrito method you won't regret learning

Burrito Method: How to create a seamless finish on a shirt yoke////
Here is a short how to video I produced a couple of months ago for my Patreons. It is super useful and straight-forward to show how to ensure all seams are enclosed inside the yoke of a shirt. I absolutely love this finish!
#burritomethod #penguinandpear #sewing
The pattern I used in this video was Thrread Theory's Fairfield shirt for men.
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[@kathymcconville6428]

That was the best burrito tutorial I have seen. It's so much easier to follow when you don't go to the sewing machine and just demonstrate the actual fitting pieces together . Thanks Claire.

[@Penguinandpear]

Wow thank you!

[@sewsmits]

This makes so much more sense than the image in the pattern i've got! Thank you!

[@fpdima]

I was hesitant to do a shirt with a yoke because I never understood the whole process. You taught it in such a clear simple way. I now believe I can try a yoke style shirt. Thank you so much.

[@lisaknottsberryfan7982]

Thank you so much that was so easy following you. I could not make out the instructions on the pattern. God bless you

[@heidefries1825]

Great tutorial Claire! I love using this method, it truly brings your sewing up a notch and add a professional touch to so many things. I use it all the time when I sew the gusset on knickers/panties.

[@Penguinandpear]

Thanks Heide! Yes I use it on panties gussets too. Im always perplexed when patterns don't call for that!

[@HelyanweCurufinwiel]

What a neat technique. Thank for showing this.

[@Penguinandpear]

Happy to help!

[@MiddleEastMilli]

I love the speed you went: kinda slow. It helps my eyes to catch up with all the swirling hands and fabric designs! LOL Thank you very much!

[@nmb2738]

Simple straightforward explanation. Thank you!

[@Penguinandpear]

Thanks!

[@Kit-thrift]

Thanks for this video! I was following a pattern which called for this method but the diagram didn’t make sense, you made it really easy 😊

[@janetrecrecord853]

I've heard about this but never knew how to do it. Thanks for showing how it's done, great tutorial!

[@skoop0808]

Thanks, Claire! I have been making a couple of Gilbert Tops that use the burrito method, and the first one was a complete mystery to me! I got there in the end, but I wish I had this tutorial when I started! You explained it all very clearly - thank you!!

[@maureencapobianco3596]

Thank you for the tutorial! It was very helpful!

[@SHAREBeth]

Very helpful!! Thank you so much!!

[@paraboo8994]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I'm currently working on the Cashmerette Vernon shirt and even though they have really good instructions, the pictures on this particular step just confused me. You saved me a lot of headaches witj your great explanation ❤

[@VictoriaBeecher]

Thank you - first time sewing a shirt, and first time with this method - its brilliant - thank you

[@lumindina699]

Thank you for a great tutorial on the ever confusing yoke burrito! Using the fabric which allows us to see which is wrong side and which is right side is so very helpful!.

[@plamipetrova3384]

Thank you very much for this video! Very helpful! I just did it!

[@aprilkeyes2420]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@melonhead6000]

I've just done my very first burrito yoke!! Thanks for a very clear, easy to follow video 👍

[@annewhitney8809]

You can make pillowcases using the burrito method. Look it up. Fun.

[@Penguinandpear]

I saw there were videos on it during my research. Not sure why you'd need to with only one piece of fabric?

[@annewhitney8809]

It’s when you have a small piece of a novelty fabric or pieces left over from quilting that you do this. Makes it finished looking. Besides which, it is just fun to do.

[@Penguinandpear]

Ahh I see!

[@sayerc455]

Thankyou for sharing, this has always daunted me a little but looks easy enough. Thankyou again for sharing. X

[@Penguinandpear]

No problem!

[@Silver_Threads_Sewing]

You’ve made this method extremely clear. Thank you! 💞

[@beckgrant6820]

That was so helpful, thanks!

[@1957val]

Good job! Thank you for sharing.

[@happydogshandmade4680]

Oh that’s so clever. Thanks for showing us xxx

[@HatulaSquire]

really really helpful thank you

[@alisonwilliams5355]

Claire, another great video and tips that make the top look really good. Thank you.

[@foxeymoore]

Thank you for an excellent demonstration.

[@JulesCraftRoom]

Very clever 👍

[@tabitacarlsson9632]

Thank you! Never done this method. You made it look very easy!

[@rubybaker5544]

Thanks, another great video that made the method easy to understand.

[@mrs.knecro7044]

Cause I’m still pretty new to sewing this is like magic! And I could see someone doing the chicken joke with it where you roll the towel and then pull the ends just the right way making it look like a chicken ha ha. Very hand my for when I decide to try and tackle a shirt with a shoulder yoke.

[@Penguinandpear]

Lol

[@TrillianaEM]

Thank you, that's a great trick very good explained!

[@staceygambettimakeup]

Thank You so much! Your videos are so helpful and I’ve learnt so much :)

[@autumnalexandra4743]

That was awesome....thank you so much for posting this!!

[@sapphirecamui6447]

Cool!

[@deebuettner8017]

This was on my list to research today! Thank you so much! You made it look easy.

[@Penguinandpear]

I'm glad it helped! X

[@annewhitney8809]

Be sure to check your pattern for the seam allowance the designer specifies. Some Indy patterns don’t have a 5/8 “ allowance. Ask me how I know lol. Too many years is sewing the big 4. I’ve done this with pillowcases but never a shirt. Have to try.

[@Penguinandpear]

Oh yes for sure!

[@qormi1000]

Anne Whitney do you mean pillowcases with the Burrito method? I cannot picture how you can do that.

[@Penguinandpear]

Shes referring to shirt yokes as shown in my video. Shes saying to check the seam allowance in the pattern..

[@sandiwalker761]

Thank you.👍 S

[@meganmills6545]

Lovely clear video - thank you! Will this work on, say, a nightgown or top where the front isn't split into right and left - it's also one piece like the back is? Thank you... Megan (It seems it should be able to but I a bit nervous to try it out to find out - which I know is really silly of me!) :-)

[@Penguinandpear]

Yes it will work if the front is not split in two. Try on scrap fabric to gain your confidence. Good luck!

[@meganmills6545]

Thank you so much for getting back to me - that was very kind of you! Your answer was what I was afraid of, unfortunately. I'm really wanting to do something (a nightgown) that has a front yoke and a back yoke (each double layered and each like a back yoke but with a different shape for the front and back necklines) and a single layer one-piece front and single layer one-piece back each sandwiched between their respective yoke/yoke lining pairs at the lower edge of each yoke. The yokes are to be joined at the soldier seams (but with those as enclosed seams too if I can somehow do it - it's getting both the lower yoke-to-front and lower yoke-to-back seams enclosed as well as the shoulder seams enclosed that I'm aiming for - preferably without hand stitching. I know how to do it with handstitching but the idea is to see if I can avoid it). :-) The side seams would all be sewn afterwards don't need to be enclosed. And the neckline and armholes are left unenclosed too as they'd get different finishing treatments. I think I'm going to have cut out some 1/2 or 1/4 scale pieces from an old sheet and just experiment. I've heard of "bagging" linings so maybe there's something I can adapt from that technique that can help. But if you or anyone else thinks "Oh - is that all she meant - well why didn't she say so? It's a doddle!" then I'm all ears. In the meantime, if I do figure something out I'll be sure to come back and let you know what I did. Thanks so much again and kind regards... Megan

[@meganmills6545]

@@Penguinandpear I'm thrilled to say that I have something to report! I cut out a tiny gown (the yoke is 4" wide and the shoulder seams are 3 cm) and did a 20cm long skirt on both front and back that was gathered right across at the same rate as the full-size gown would be. First I sewed the shoulder seams on each matching front/back set of yokes and then put the resulting "full yokes" wrong sides together and sewed the neckline seam all the way around. I turned one yoke through to the "inside" so that now I had a double-layered front/back yoke with all the shoulder seams and the neckline seam full enclosed. From here I used the "burrito" method for joining the gathered skirt to the front and back yokes and it worked. Both could be stitched, rolled, burritoed, stitched again and turned through even though no yoke or skirt is split. I'm so chuffed - I won't have to enclose the yoke-to-skirt bodice seams on one or both sides by turning up the seam allowance on one or both inner yokes and hand-stitching. It can all be done on the machine. YAY - not only are the seams enclosed but I don't have to put a bias binding or collar or anything on the neckline for it to have a clean finish. You make such lovely instructional videos that if you get a chance (and have room on your To Do List) it would be lovely if you could make a video showing this because I tried all sorts of search terms and couldn't find one at all doing this. Nor could I find anything when just search the internet. Everything related to shirts that buttoned at the front or things that didn't have the enclosed neckline as well as the enclosed shoulder seams. It is probably elementary for experienced sewers but for beginners it would be a really useful technique for them to know and is hard for them to find. :-) One thing I learned after sewing the first skirt was to do the first seam just inside the seam allowance, and then do the second one on the seam allowance because when I didn't I could see a little line of stitching on the inside. (I sewed the skirts to the outer yoke pieces first). It was just a couple of threads inside the seam allowance on the 2nd skirt but on something this tiny it made a difference. (I wasn't brave enough on something this tiny to try to sew each one in a single pass of stitching - I was afraid the gathers might end up in a real mess!) Thanks so much again for the great video, and for answering my question so promptly... Megan

[@kimsolomon6619]

Could you do a tutorial on the cold shoulder on the everyday t

[@Penguinandpear]

I've never made a cold shoulder.

[@ellenwaynegibbons8591]

Hi Claire I have been watching your videos for ages and came across one where you said you were gifted a pattern for jeggings can you tell me the name of the pattern company Thanks

[@Penguinandpear]

Oh that was itch to stitches mountain view jeans

[@ellenwaynegibbons8591]

Thankyou so so much

[@juliehale9491]

Hi Claire great video is there any chance you can do a tutorial to help me with the fact that all my tops and dresses although not so much if its jersey, pull backwards and I find the neck moves up and nearly strangles me. I keep tugging the front down it’s most annoying. Also how do you get your shoulder seams to sit on the top of your shoulders mine always drop down over the end of my shoulder perhaps I need to shorted the length from my neck to the end of the bone at the end of my shoulder. Any help would be welcome 💐

[@Penguinandpear]

Unfortunately I cant film videos for specific requests like this, as its not something I deal with. I do have memberships where I ask members for questions that I can answer in a members own video. Theyre not demonstrations but I may be able to give some tips. I will just say measure that your apex is in the right place on the pattern. You may also need extra length at the shoulder.

[@baxter3877]

Sounds like you need a round back adjustment.

[@lindahoskin6617]

Julie, I find that I learn a lot from people's comments and I enjoy reading them after watching a video. But to be honest, it was annoying reading yours because of your lack of punctuation. If you would use simple periods at the end of sentences, the point of your message would be more clearly understood.

[@cherylp.3347]

@@lindahoskin6617 what are you talking about Linda? That was rude. I got through and understood her message just fine.

[@lindahoskin6617]

@@cherylp.3347 I didn't mean to be rude! Really! I'm very sorry if Julie is off-put by my comment. I guess I thought if it were me writing about something, I'd want to do my best for the message to be easily understood by others on their initial reading. If it wasn't, I'd want someone to tell me so I could improve. I think punctuation is important, from KZbin comments to resumes. But maybe I'm in the minority so I'll keep quiet in the future. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@Pureimagination200]

What is a yoke??