How to Sew a Shirt Yoke - the Burrito Machine Sewn Method

Learn how to sew a double shirt yoke entirely on your sewing machine with this clever bagging out/burrito method. No need for hand sewing, an incredibly professional, neat finish and easier to sew than you might think. Take your dressmaking to the next level with this clever technique.
I've used dressmaking fabric with an obvious right and wrong side to make this tutorial super easy to understand and will take you through step by step how to master this useful technique that will benefit you in your sewing projects for years to come.
It is such a satisfying sewing skill to master, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
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[@Scrapitydoodah]

Thanks. That was really easy to understand and well explained.

[@threaddysewist1750]

WONDERFUL instruction! Thank you

[@robynlaszlo6128]

Best ever tutorial

[@deannasanft3683]

Thank you for this clear tutorial. I watch it for a refresher each time I sew a shirt.

[@mariannamullarkey6085]

Excellent tutorial thank you

[@scribeoflafayette]

You're a lifesaver!

[@kerynmartin6454]

Brilliant. Thank you. Love this method

[@mermodfreres]

So clever and the instructions were great!

[@marshabiguenet1145]

I watch this video every time I make a yoke. Thanks so much.

[@monicashrimpton9402]

Thank you so much Lucy. You made my day ❤🧵👔x

[@alexaelliott2598]

Best and clearest demonstration of the burrito method. Thanks Lucy. You’re a gem. The fabric selection made it easy to follow. 🇦🇺

[@sabethpyaso]

Very easy and clear 💯

[@solarwinds-]

Yeah, a lot of KZbinrs do not consider the fabric. Lucy chose the perfect print, makes it so easy to follow.

[@dorothychestnut4177]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial

[@ninaspalace]

Thanks so much for these techniques videos. I am discovering and enjoying using your methods. 🌄

[@sherrievirdell8285]

I could not figure this out based on pattern instructions! Awesome video, thanks!

[@dellb4398]

Best video ever on the burrito method!!! Thank you so much!

[@momzilla9491]

Up until now, I was beginning to feel as if I was dyslexic. You cleared that up! Thank you so much

[@miriamgladen9615]

Will try today the first time. Wish me luck? Thanks for your tutorials. They are slowly, logically and calmly explained. Easy to follow.

[@victoriarose5054]

Saved my sewing sanity 😂

[@antoniokinsey4041]

Enjoyed watching this burrito technique. Thank you.

[@judyrobinson5044]

WAY more exciting than a REAL burrito! Great video!

[@Knittyneeds]

Greetings from France 👍. Congratulations 🏆🌹. I really loved the burrito method, so neat and professional looking. WHEN YOU SMILE THE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU. What I loved the most was this beautiful young Lady with such lovely smile and with a charming voice. Thanks for a very detailed and step by step instructions. I must try this on an old bedsheet just in case I make a mistake. I have already subscribed to your prestigious channel on KZbin. Thanks for sharing caring and making me smile 💋. 👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹💝💝💝

[@saffronwaldenmencapsociety]

flipping heck - I'd almost given up after following pattern instructions - unpicked twice... found this - so easy thank you so much!! `

[@marciahighsmith4820]

I’ve been watching your tutorials to remember how to so much of my forgotten information about sewing. Thanks for the lovely tutorials.

[@SewEssential]

That's made my day, thank you.

[@HelenKendrew]

Thank you for this helpful demonstration. My shirt pattern is lovely but the instructions aren’t great and I was struggling until I watched this video. Really great.

[@cathykieser53]

Your directions are the best, thanks

[@helenharris3175]

I need to say you are a great teacher!!

[@subasdas7454]

after searing so many tutorials finally got the best tutorial .... thank you so much 🥰

[@victoriaconstantine-cort3091]

Thank you very much!!!! I' ll watch this a few times to get it into my head a bit more!!! xXXXXX

[@jantanification]

I knew what the burrito method was , but despite watching numerous tutorials, have never fully understood what was actually going on. After watching GBSB last I was determined to get my head around this technique. Thank you so much for this clear demonstration. I finally 'get it'!

[@jillbrooks2420]

I too have spent hours trying to follow the pattern leading to despair. The you tube is wonderful

[@maggiewalsh9418]

This was the most simple, straightforward explanation of how to do this. Thank you so much.

[@kathleenmuller6218]

Excellent tutorial!

[@LeahBZ]

Thank you!!

[@arlevalin]

This was the method that was taught in our uni. Thanks for making me review this method. 🖤

[@hannahwarwick2068]

Genius! Thank you

[@julieturner1768]

That was fantastic and made so much sense. Thanks Lucy.

[@janetturnbull2813]

Thank you for this! Sewing with Style Arc patterns and although I'm experienced at sewing, their instructions are a little vague. This is a game changer..I did a little dance having got the yolk sewn with my 1st attempt 👍😁

[@janetgasston9888]

Wow love how that when together, so much easier when you can see it step by step. Thank you x

[@solarwinds-]

Gotta love sew-a-longs. Thank you Lucy. I'm making a white linen shirt. Very handy.

[@An84765]

This totally saved me thanks so much!!

[@nanastevens4094]

¹okay, am I the only weirdo who just loves hearing the whirring of a sewing machine? Good video, I think the burrito method is wonderful. I like the inside of a project to be nicely finished.

[@SewEssential]

Thank you and no I love that sound too!

[@janethatfield6277]

Me to 😂

[@judyhaight6980]

Thank you! The instructions in my pattern were so difficult to follow that I am delighted to find your wonderful video!

[@suekarabis6341]

Awesome!!!! Thank you.

[@atheodo]

You are the best 🙂

[@elainescotter9973]

Fabulous clear explanation/demo, thank you!!

[@jonathanbailey5896]

Absolutely brilliant and very exciting as you said. I managed to do it first time you're clear instructions were greatly appreciated. Thank you so much..

[@AllanCaine]

Awesome video. Thank you very much!

[@susanjacquier5358]

Oh wow...I've spent hours trying to interpret my pattern ( all parts), while making my first shirt for hubby...( I'm covid recovering and bored lol ) I swear they asked Ikea to draw up the pattern, or Bake Off technical challenge where they leave out vital instructions !! I'm So happy to have found your channel ( subscribed lol ), so now I can actually proceed with confidence ..yay! 🦘🦘

[@elizabethrowe7262]

Wow! A professional way to make a Shirt Yoke! While I was watching this, I remember back in High School we had to make a smock in our Home Ec class that was when I was 13 yrs old back in 1966. Its amazing that I had made something so confusing back then and it seemed very easy watching you show how its done. Now that I am so much older and am wanting to make a blouse with a yoke, I feel very confident in achieving it. I even have a blouse pattern with a yoke on it and will pick a nice piece of fabric and sew the yoke the Burrito Method. Thanks so much for showing me Lucy!

[@nicolassmith1792]

How are you

[@THERESIANGONYANI]

Great tutorial...thank you

[@fundadumlupinar684]

Excellent thank you😍

[@maureencapobianco3596]

You provided an excellent tutorial! Thank you so much! 😊

[@uppereast74]

Thank you for a wonderfully filmed tutorial. Images were clear and I could follow what you were doing. I'll echo a previous comment, the choice of fabric made watching the construction straight forward. Working on my first shirt. The pattern instructions were vague, and other tutorials I've watched seemed to make things more complicated than necessary. Looking forward to completing my garment. You are an excellent teacher.

[@KarliCartoons]

This saved my ass seriously, thank you!!!

[@kespeisithoe9329]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@sylviafielding5437]

Thank you so much for this and, as everyone says, you are a brilliant teacher. Would you please consider making a top with sleeves from start to finish on video. I’ve been sewing for a long time but not dressmaking - I really want to start making my own clothes. Yours would be the perfect tutorial for that. X

[@elizabethtriplett6422]

Brilliant!

[@lesleyheather1]

Great video

[@dawnhobbs6737]

This is a great video. Love this method. Keep up the good work.

[@nicolassmith1792]

How are you

[@theresatumidajski5219]

Thank you. Wkg on a gift 4 times sew and rip followed you and viola its perfect!

[@wainisesavou6921]

Thank you so much

[@reetle4440]

I'm making my first yoke- thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm sure I will also watch it every time I do it. You're a wonderful teacher.

[@julieallen7392]

I had never heard of this method before. It gives such a clean finish and your instructions are so clear and easy to follow. Thanks Lucy, another great video.

[@Jo81562]

Thank you so much for this video. Having a visible right and wrong side was very helpful.

[@elizabethwallen1961]

So clever.

[@christinem281]

Really useful video , so clear. I recently made the Tessuti Harlow shirt, which seems to do the Burrito yoke in two stages, half at a time. It’s a lovely pattern which gives such a professional finish without too much overlocking, but oh the instructions were so hard for me to follow, especially the visuals. I have fed this back to them. Anyway your video is so wonderfully clear and nice I understand why it’s called the Burritos method!

[@elizabethbrown617]

Brilliant

[@elsafischer3247]

Great idea. THANK YOU from Switzerland

[@SewEssential]

It's a pleasure Elsa.

[@carolina.Flo.4]

Very helpful. Only clear demonstration I could actually understand and follow. Thank you so much 😊

[@annettecowburn1096]

Very useful and clever, thanks for sharing that Lucy.

[@SewEssential]

Thanks Annette, I'm so glad it was useful to you.

[@elainemartin5784]

Thank you. That's the first time I actually understood that process. Great tutorial.

[@mgam9501]

So pleased to watch you explain this method, thank you Lucy

[@SewEssential]

That's so kind of you to say and I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

[@yyoong3613]

Very clear instructions. Explanations are given in a manageable pace. Thank you for making a complicated process crystal clear.

[@hollys9188]

Fantastic tutorial - thank you! I tried the method on a t-shirt to replicate my favourite shop-bought t-shirt which has the front and back enclosed (like two of your back pieces). I sewed the front neckline burrito and pulled it out through the sleeve hole, then treated that as one piece and used your method but taking the back neckline in too and pulling it out through the sleeve again. It worked perfectly! Couldn't have done it without your tutorial.

[@lydkoch9209]

I am trying to figure out what you said. Butterick 6838 pattern, nightgown with yokes on front and back. Can you please explain with a bit more detail?

[@hollys9188]

@@lydkoch9209 Sorry I never check my youtube! I meant I used the tutorial for a t-shirt so used it for the front and back instead of just the back :)

[@smallfootprint2961]

I remember my mom sewing late at night... so it's a great sound for me too. Thanks for the tutorial on this method. Looks easy enough.. I'll just need some practice. Good excuse for a new shirt. lol.

[@judiesiewert248]

Thank you Lucy! Very clear explanation!

[@SewEssential]

Thanks Judie I'm so pleased it was nice and clear for everyone.

[@sandraoleary6315]

You made it look so easy! Thank you, I will be using this method from now on...

[@nicolassmith1792]

How are you

[@catplaytime1044]

So calm and clearly explained, no rush, nice and easy - you made me belueve I can actually do this! New to your channel, subscribing wuthout hesitation!!

[@catherinecasey1009]

Thank you for a great demonstration. I look forward to your weekly videos

[@SewEssential]

That's so kind of you Catherine, I'm so pleased to hear that.

[@louisepartridge6644]

Thank you Lucy a really useful and clear video. Couldn’t have done it without you!! 😊

[@nmd1211]

This is a super video!! It makes sense, shows the "burrito" and is very simple to do Nothing compares - thanks so much!!

[@michaelhawkins3980]

Brilliant. I’ve watched this a dozen times to remember it & it works!,

[@estrellaherrera4927]

Wonderful! I use the burrito method to make Pillow Cases for my grandchildren! Never thought of using it for garment sewing. Thank you very much! I LOVE IT!

[@nicolassmith1792]

How are you

[@pablopicoso]

Thank you so much. I had totally forgotten how to do it. Been 30 years! 🙏🏽

[@tiffanychurch4225]

You’re a LEGEND

[@valerieteel8300]

Great tutorial! Making a shirt for my husband and was confused with this step. You made it simple to understand. Thank you!❤

[@janethatfield6277]

Lovely demo Lucy your explanation of the burrito method is the best one by far thank you for sharing. X

[@SewEssential]

Wow thanks Janet I'm so pleased to hear you say that, what a lovely compliment, you've made my day!

[@janethatfield6277]

Sew Essential Your very welcome Lucy. I love your demos. X

[@bernadettefeener660]

So clever! I will watch it a couple of times before I test it out. It's amazing.

[@ladylouise1969]

Fun video! This is how I make my pillow cases!! :+) It always reminded me of a hot dog inside of a bun!! LOL! Thank you!! Have a wonderful week-end! :+)

[@SewEssential]

haha thanks Louise, much appreciated.

[@diandjohn4]

Thank you for your clear instructions. Your video was perfect and helped me sew the burrito yoke correctly. 💖😁✔️👍💃💃💃💃🧵🧵🧵🧵🇦🇺

[@sehamabdallah3739]

Wonderful thanks from Egypt 👍🌹

[@SewEssential]

It's a pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

[@cynthiabrewer266]

Loved this tutorial. Thank you

[@SewEssential]

That's so great to hear, thank you for watching.

[@michaelgracewatts2943]

What a marvellous method. I look forward to using it very soon. Thank you Lucy.

[@SewEssential]

Thanks so much for your kind feedback.

[@ruthlanwarne8978]

Thank you Lucy. This was very clear🤗

[@SewEssential]

Thanks Ruth, so glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the lovely feedback.

[@christophernejman]

"The Burrito Method" was titled that method by Industrial Sewing teacher Margaret Islander, of Islander Sewing Systems.

[@sarahcyn]

Sure was! And the great Janet Pray!

[@monicakatunga5790]

I love this. Thank you so much. I'm making shirts for my boys these days. I will now add the yoke.

[@sofieholmberg7651]

I am so thankful for your channel!!! Your tutorials are so very helpful❤️❤️ They really give me the feeling that ” I can do it” and makes me take on more advanced projects!!😀😀😀 Liberty ”Thea Boho shirt” here I come! 😅😅Have a good weekend and one again thank you!!❤️❤️❤️😀😀😀

[@TheSmockerlady]

Best video on this method. I will try it next time as I have always handstitched inside. Thank you Lucy❤

[@attaboye1]

WOW! as a new sewer (nothing like jumping in and first project is a dress shirt. LOL) I have watched a load of these videos explaining this method, but the way you explained it I was able to get it done finally. Thank you.

[@gillianchatterton6376]

Just brilliant! Thank you. 👍

[@SewEssential]

It's a pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it.

[@alexaelliott2598]

I am SO excited. After watching your demonstration a few days ago I was grateful for the clear instructions. Tonight I sewed my first yoke using this method, step by step watching your video… “hey presto”, abracadabra, it turned out brilliantly and SO easy once you get the idea how it works. It’s actually really simple. The standard method is fiddly and complicated. This was really fast and simple. Thanks again Lucy. 🇦🇺❤️

[@Aurora-uh9nk]

Great tutorial 👍 ! Thank you 🙏 Most commercial patterns never tell you to cut the yoke in double thus ending up with a flimsy yoke ! Clever method indeed !! Tks so much Lucy 😋

[@SewEssential]

No problem thanks so much for the lovely feedback.