Join Linda as she uses the London Shirt pattern to make a Japanese boro-inspired jacket. Boro is a class of Japanese textiles that have been mended or patched together. The term 'boro' typically refers to cotton, linen, and hemp materials, mostly handwoven by peasant farmers, that have been stitched or re-woven together to create an often many-layered material used for warm, practical clothing. We are using a base fabric of printed linen with machine-sewn raw-edge patches of linen gauze in an arrangement of blocks over which sashiko (a running stitch) stitching is applied.

The London Shirt is a loose-fitting garment with diagonal-to-the-front side seams forming open side vents, a swing back, and stand-up or fold-down collar. It has dropped shoulders with three-quarter length sleeves and folded cuffs. Seven buttons are used for closures.

The class consists of a prep letter, a pre-recorded class, and two pre-recorded Zoom Q&A sessions. When you purchase the class, a link to the class page (where you will find all the video recordings) as well as the prep letter can be found in your account files. Please be sure you are signed in to your Sewing Workshop account before purchasing. Your class information will be found in My Account, under your Order History. Find your original purchase to see the class downloadables.

The London Shirt pattern not included, purchase the printed or digital pattern today.

What you will learn:

• Creating a placement design
• Layering patches and stitches
• Sashiko stitching with hidden tails
• Applying a foldover collar
• How to sew a doublefold hem
• Perfect buttonholes

*The London Shirt pattern is not included in the kit or the workshop. Purchase the printed pattern HERE. Purchase the digital pattern HERE.

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• We do not offer refunds on digital products including digital patterns, tutorials and classes.