The shirt is FINISHED! The final button-loop got sewn on Friday afternoon, halfway through making up a pair of ethnic trousers (we’ll get to those in a minute). Day two and three of shirt construction went much smoother than day one – getting over my cold and having slept better probably had a lot to do with it. And you know what? The gussets really weren’t so bad the second time round. Behold!

underarm gusset

shoulder gusset

seriously it’s like working on a giant pillowcase

frill and collar

gathered sleeve

sleeve frill

inside gathered frill on gathered sleeve

sleeve frills