Men XS (chest 84 cm)

Button-up shirt pattern, men's size XS (84 cm chest)

Classic button-up shirt with collar and cuffs, highly customizable. Sized without bust.

Full pattern with 1 cm seam allowance · 139 × 131 cm

12pattern pieces

27pieces to cut

≈ 1.75 ydof main fabric (60" wide)

You will also need: interfacing.

Sewing instructions

General steps to sew this garment. Seam allowance is 1 cm (3/8") unless stated otherwise.

Prewash and press your fabric before cutting so it will not shrink after sewing.
Print the pattern at 100%, check the test square and cut the pieces following the cutting list. Transfer notches, darts and button marks.
Press and sew the button and buttonhole plackets on the fronts.
Attach the yoke with the "burrito" method: back between the two yoke layers, then the front shoulders.
Interface the collar and stand. Sew the collar, turn, topstitch and sandwich it between the stand layers; attach the stand to the neckline.
Slash the sleeve vent and sew the sleeve placket (overlap and underlap pieces).
Set the sleeves flat with a flat-felled or serged seam.
Sew the underarm and side seam in one go, matching the armhole seams.
Interface the cuffs, sew, turn and attach them to the sleeves, matching the pleats.
Hem: double-fold to the inside, press and topstitch or blind stitch.
Mark and sew the buttonholes, then sew on the buttons opposite them.

Measurement	Value	How to measure
Biceps circumference	29.5 cm	Around the widest part of the relaxed upper arm.
Chest/bust circumference	84.2 cm	Around the torso at the fullest part of the chest, tape level.
Shoulder to bust	25.1 cm	From the high point of the shoulder (next to the neck) to the bust point.
Back length	42.2 cm	From the high shoulder point, down the back, to the waist.
Neck circumference	32 cm	Around the base of the neck, where a shirt collar sits.
Shoulder width	40.4 cm	From one shoulder point to the other, across the back.
Shoulder slope	13°	Shoulder angle in degrees (usually between 10 and 15).
Waist to armpit	18.8 cm	Vertically along the side, from the waist to the armpit.
Waist to hips	11.7 cm	Along the side, from the waist to the hip line.
Waist circumference	70.1 cm	Around your natural waist, the narrowest part of the torso.
Hip circumference	70.7 cm	Around the hips, at the level of the hip bones.
Arm length	60 cm	From the shoulder point to the wrist, arm slightly bent.
Wrist circumference	16.1 cm	Around the wrist, over the bone.

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