Sewing instructions for the Edda knotted shirt

December 19, 2018

With our Edda shirt pattern, you'll be a far cry from the ordinary. The knot at the center front is a real eye-catcher, and the attached goblet collar creates a beautiful neckline. The shirt also has a slim fit, creating a feminine and figure-hugging silhouette. Goodbye T-shirt, hello Edda !

Length in the back center = 61 - 67cm

→ To the “Edda” pattern

The jersey shirt Edda was sewn from a soft jersey in this tutorial.

Required materials:

We recommend a soft knit or jersey .


Size 34-44	Outer fabric	1.30 m	140 cm wide
Size 44-50	Outer fabric	1.75 m	140 cm wide

Cutting:

Seam allowances are included - 1cm wide or as per marking clips!

Cut the pattern pieces from your fabric . Place the selvedges parallel to the center. The pattern pieces should all be placed with the lettering facing up. Always align the grain arrow on all pieces in the same direction and parallel to the selvedge of the fabric. Transfer all notches from the pattern by making a 3mm cut with scissors or chalk . Notch the seam allowance along the fold, as this is always the center.

You need:

2x front part opposite
1x back part
1x collar part
2x sleeves opposite

Sewing instructions:

Seam allowances are included - 1cm wide or as per marking clips!

To sew your T-shirt, you will need a sewing machine and an overlock sewing machine, or alternatively, you can use your sewing machine's zigzag stitch to neaten the cut edges.

Be sure to use a jersey needle and a stretchy stitch. This means that if you're using a home sewing machine, you should use either a zigzag stitch or a three-part stretch stitch. Then, finish all seam allowances with a zigzag stitch or another similar stitch to prevent fraying. The colored lines in the images show you, in addition to the description, where a seam needs to be sewn or glued.
When sewing, pay attention to the seam allowance included in the pattern.
Have fun sewing!

You start with the two front pieces, where you neaten the curved edges on your overlock or with a zigzag stitch (here in the photo I have marked them again with a pink line). Once you've done that, take the right front piece. On this piece, sew the cross seams A and A together from the edge to the notch (marked by the pink lines in the photo). This will leave a small opening in the middle.

Then place both front pieces right sides together at the center front and sew the pieces together from the hem to the waistline. Now you can pull the left front part through the opening. Now close the cross seam in the left front piece just like in the right, this creates the optical knot. Place the front piece right sides together on the back piece and sew the previously finished side seams together.

Then neaten the shoulder seams and sew them together. Sew the back collar piece to the front shawl collar/facing at shoulder height.

Now sew the back collar to the back neck hole.

Next, gather the seams at shoulder height. To do this, sew two seams along the open edge using the longest stitch length. Knot one end of each and pull the other end until you've gathered the seams to 5cm (total 10cm). Now comes the visually most difficult, but very simple part. You now need to join the collar's attached facing to the neckline. To do this, lay the collar out flat on the table with the neckline at the top and the open facing edge at the bottom. Then take the rest of the shirt and place it in the center of the collar. Then pin the neck hole and the facing seam together. It's almost like wrapping roulades or filling spring rolls or sewing shirt seams together. You have to stitch it firmly and then turn everything inside out. This is what it looks like when finished. Sew the sleeves together, neaten them and sew them into the corresponding armhole. Finally, all you have to do is double-fold the hems and sew them on.