List and draw the components of a basic shirt.

 Experiment Name: List and draw the components of a basic shirt.

Theory:

A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. There are various types of shirts for men and women. Basic shirt is one of them. There’s nothing more classic than a woven collared shirt. This shirt has a formal collar, a full-length opening at the front from the collar to the hem and sleeves with cuffs. In this article, I will discuss various parts of the basic shirt.

Objective:

1) To learn about different components of a basic shirt.

2) To draw a sketch of a basic shirt.

3) To identify different components of the sketch.

Name of Different component of a basic shirt:

1. Coller Band.

2. Coller.

3. Yoke.

4. Upper Front part.

5. Lower front part.

6. Pocket.

7. Back Part.

8. Sleeve.

9. Cuff.

10. Placket.

11. Upper front facing.

Pattern pieces and fabric cut pieces required to

make a basic shirt:

SL	Component Name	Required Pattern Piece	Required Fabric Cut Pieces
01	Coller Band.	1	2
02	Coller.	1	2
03	Yoke.	1	2
04	Upper Front part.	1	1
05	Lower front part.	1	1
06	Pocket.	1	1
07	Back Part.	1	1
08	Sleeve.	1	2
09	Cuff.	1	4
10	Placket.	1	2
11	Upper front facing.	1	1

Components Description:

Collar

In upper clothing, the part around the neck either upright or turned over is called collar. The collar is the top parts of the shirt part. It is the most important parts of a basic Shirt. Without the collar, parts can’t complete a shirt. Collar parts basically 2 parts need to sewing first. After sewing need to Turnover and Poke out and Press. Below is the second part of the collar. This part name is Collar Band. The Below Collar Band needs to be attached with the collar top part. After attaching Make fulfill the Shirt Collar. There are different types of collars design are available in the market like a one-piece collar, Two pieces collar, Sports Open Collar, Multi pieces collar.

Back Part

The back part has so many Different constrictions. Like Back dart, Back Pleat, Back Yoke Etc. If Back has yoke then Back should be 2 parts, 1st one is yoke part and 2nd one is Body Part. Back part should be joining By Over-lock machine then turned over and Topstitch by DN Machine or SN Machine. On the other hand, base on design back part constriction is also different. 

Pocket

Pocket is one of the basic parts of a Men’s shirt. Different types of the shirt have different types of pocket. Such as Patch pocket, Cargo pocket, Harmony Pocket, Mock Pocket, Welt Pocket. Actually, a Shirt Pocket is used to keep something like a dollar, Coin or any Small Document.

Different types of pocket are different shapes, some are Square pocket, Hexagonal pocket, plain pocket, a round pocket, Hemmed pocket, etc. Shirt pocket mainly attaching by Single Needle Lock Stitch (SN) machine or Dabble Needle Lock Stitch (DN) Machine. Nowadays some auto pocket attaching machines are also using for pocket attach. This types of heavy Machine use for the bulk production in apparels factories. 

Center Front:

The front side of a shirt has two separate parts, one is left side and the other is the right side. The middle point of the left and right side is named as Center Front. Different types of Center Front design is also different. Basic Formal shirt front middle point Name is Placket. This place mainly uses for button attach. This Placket helps to wear the Shirt.

Shoulder:

The shoulder is the main part of a shirt. Accurate Shoulder fitting is looking nice on your body. If shoulder Measurement not ok shirt fitting also looks ugly. Before buying a shirt you should check the shoulder measurement properly. Shoulder Basically 2 parts Left and Right. On the sewing time, shoulder 2 part should join before Collar attaches by 4 threads Overclock. 

Shoulder Yoke:

Man’s or Women Shirt showing different types of shoulder yoke. This Shoulder yoke is mainly used for decoration purposes.

A yoke is a shaped pattern piece which forms part of a garment, usually fitting around the neck and shoulders, or around the hips to provide support for looser parts of the garment, such as a gathered skirt or the body of a shirt.

Flap:

The flap is the design part of the Shirt Pocket. Different Types of Flap design are seen in Different Shirt, some are Triangular, Square, etc. Every Flap has one Reese hole for button close. Snap button also can attach in the flap for safety issues.

Sleeve:

The sleeve is the most important part of the shirt. Many kinds of sleeve designs are available on the shirt. The sleeves are also very different between the Men’s and Women's Design. A women shirt sleeve much shorter than a men’s shirt. Man’s shirt is basically 2 types of sleeve short and long. One shirt has 2 sleeves, one is left sleeve and the other one called Right sleeve.

Cuffs:

Cuff is one of the main parts of the Sleeve. The Sleeves below have one separate part called the Cuff part. Most of the shirt has this part. Men’s or women’s shirts can add the Sleeve cuff. Various shapes of the cuff part are available. 1. Notched, Squared, Rounded, pointed, One-piece Cuff, two pieces cuff.  Without a cuff also some shirt sleeves. It should be made by self-fabric Hem by Fold Stitch.

Side Seam:

Side seam means Back and front part attaching position. Both sides need to attach By Overlook Marching inside seam area. 

Label:

The label is very special and the main parts of shirts. One shirt has so many labels like Care label, Buyer label, Size label, Hanger Loop Label, Heat seal label, etc. The country-wise label is also different In Garments. Care label should be attached on the side seam position and size label should join in the neck position inner side. Generally, the Buyer label joins in the inner neck position on men’s shirts.

Button Hole:

Buttonhole usually used for the center from placket Button close. The shirt has 2 part center front placket one is upper part another is a lower part. There is one part used for the buttonhole part. Different types of buttonhole design are available with different measurements. The basic shirt has 7 or 8 Buttonholes. One buttonhole must be needed on the Collar Corner Edge position.

Button Attach:

The button is the most important part of the Basic shirt. Without Button, you can’t wear your shirt or close your center front. Button Should be attached to the center front placket of your shirt. Before the button attachment must need to mark by pencil to push through the buttonhole. The button does not adjust with the buttonhole If you are not following this marking.  You can use design-able buttons in your dress shirt like Snap button, Normal Button, Hook Button, Loop Button, etc.