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Archer Button Up in gray and white stripes laid flat on wood table, hands smoothing hem during hemming step of sew-along

Archer Sew-Along: Day 15 – Hemming

Jen Beeman

Today's lesson is all about hemming! We're walking you through the traditional 1/4" double fold hem we use in the pattern instructions, as well as how to use the differential...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 15 – Hemming

Jen Beeman

Today's lesson is all about hemming! We're walking you through the traditional 1/4" double fold hem we use in the pattern instructions, as well as how to use the differential...

Person wearing navy gingham Archer Button Up, demonstrating cuff attachment with a striped fabric sleeve on wood table

Archer Sew-Along: Day 14 – Attaching the Cuffs

Jen Beeman

After attaching our collars we've got a quick lesson for you today –attaching your cuffs! After this there's just hemming and buttons/buttonholes so I hope you're getting excited to wear...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 14 – Attaching the Cuffs

Jen Beeman

After attaching our collars we've got a quick lesson for you today –attaching your cuffs! After this there's just hemming and buttons/buttonholes so I hope you're getting excited to wear...

Person wearing navy gingham Archer Button Up, holding up gray striped Archer shirt during collar assembly and attachment step

Archer Sew-Along: Day 13 – Assembling & Attachi...

Jen Beeman

In this lesson we're walking you through the steps necessary to assemble and attach your shirt collar. This process isn't hard, we promise, but it is a lot of steps....

Archer Sew-Along: Day 13 – Assembling & Attachi...

Jen Beeman

In this lesson we're walking you through the steps necessary to assemble and attach your shirt collar. This process isn't hard, we promise, but it is a lot of steps....

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 12: Sewing Side Seams, showing striped shirt held up and pinned underarm seam on wood table

Archer Sew-Along: Day 12 – Sewing the Side Seams

Jen Beeman

We've got a quick lesson for you today, sewing your side seams. Even though it's a short video that doesn't mean we haven't packed it full of tips and tricks,...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 12 – Sewing the Side Seams

Jen Beeman

We've got a quick lesson for you today, sewing your side seams. Even though it's a short video that doesn't mean we haven't packed it full of tips and tricks,...

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 11: Setting the Sleeves, striped shirt held up and hands positioning sleeve on wood table

Archer Sew-Along: Day 11 – Setting your Sleeves

Jen Beeman

It's time to set our sleeves! In this video I'll be showing you my technique to easily set your sleeves without puckers. If you've ever been nervous to insert a...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 11 – Setting your Sleeves

Jen Beeman

It's time to set our sleeves! In this video I'll be showing you my technique to easily set your sleeves without puckers. If you've ever been nervous to insert a...

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 10: Inserting Sleeve Plackets, showing striped sleeve held up and close-up of placket detail

Archer Sew-Along: Day 10 – Inserting your Sleev...

Jen Beeman

Today we're inserting the sleeve plackets. I know from teaching that this is something that a lot of people struggle with, but I've developed some best practices over the years...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 10 – Inserting your Sleev...

Jen Beeman

Today we're inserting the sleeve plackets. I know from teaching that this is something that a lot of people struggle with, but I've developed some best practices over the years...

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 09: Yoke Burrito Method, showing navy gingham shirt and rolled striped fabric on wood table

Archer Sew-Along: Day 9 - Burrito Yoke Method

Jen Beeman

It's time for our much anticipated burrito yoke tutorial! If you've ever struggled with this method this video is for you. I'll walk you through our fool proof method for...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 9 - Burrito Yoke Method

Jen Beeman

It's time for our much anticipated burrito yoke tutorial! If you've ever struggled with this method this video is for you. I'll walk you through our fool proof method for...

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 08: Yoke Method 1, showing black and white gingham shirt held up and yoke seam on wood table

Archer Sew-Along: Day 8 – Yoke Method 1

Jen Beeman

Today we're sewing up the yoke using the method described in our pattern instructions. This is a straightforward sewing technique with no fancy tricks, twists, or turns. If you've never...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 8 – Yoke Method 1

Jen Beeman

Today we're sewing up the yoke using the method described in our pattern instructions. This is a straightforward sewing technique with no fancy tricks, twists, or turns. If you've never...

Archer Button Up Sew-Along Day 04: Assembling the Backs, showing navy gingham shirt and gathered lower panel on dark wood

Archer Sew-Along: Day 7 – Assembling the Backs

Jen Beeman

Week 4 of the Archer Sew-Along starts today! We just published the first video of the week, assembling the backs. On Thursday we'll be sharing the first of two yoke...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 7 – Assembling the Backs

Jen Beeman

Week 4 of the Archer Sew-Along starts today! We just published the first video of the week, assembling the backs. On Thursday we'll be sharing the first of two yoke...

Person in navy gingham Archer Button Up with striped fabric, and close-up of handwritten Archer Pocket Template on cream card

Archer Sew-Along: Day 6 – Pockets

Jen Beeman

In today's Archer Sew-Along lesson we're forming and attaching our pockets. The pockets are front and center on your shirt so you'll want to make sure you spend the time...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 6 – Pockets

Jen Beeman

In today's Archer Sew-Along lesson we're forming and attaching our pockets. The pockets are front and center on your shirt so you'll want to make sure you spend the time...

Two Archer Button Up front pattern pieces in vertical striped linen, pink and blue colorways, taped to a white wall

Archer Sew-Along: Day 5 – Assembling the Button...

Jen Beeman

Are you ready for the next lesson in our Archer Video Sew-Along? I hope so because today we're assembling the button bands! This is a quick step, but take care...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 5 – Assembling the Button...

Jen Beeman

Are you ready for the next lesson in our Archer Video Sew-Along? I hope so because today we're assembling the button bands! This is a quick step, but take care...

Striped fabric swatches with applied interfacing on wood table, demonstrating interfacing selection for the Archer Button Up

Archer Sew-Along: Day 4 – Cutting & Applying yo...

Jen Beeman

Today's video focuses on selecting and cutting your fusible interfacing. Interfacing can be confusing but we walk you through the different types, applications and exactly how and were to fuse...

Archer Sew-Along: Day 4 – Cutting & Applying yo...

Jen Beeman

Today's video focuses on selecting and cutting your fusible interfacing. Interfacing can be confusing but we walk you through the different types, applications and exactly how and were to fuse...

Hands cutting black fabric with chalk-marked Archer Button Up pattern pieces and notches, with pattern weights on top

Archer Video Sew-Along: Day 3 – Cutting your Ar...

Jen Beeman

In today's Archer sew-along lesson we're talking all about cutting! We're talking print and pattern placement, stripes, plaids, and general cutting tips. I've also created these downloadable design sheets so...

Archer Video Sew-Along: Day 3 – Cutting your Ar...

Jen Beeman

In today's Archer sew-along lesson we're talking all about cutting! We're talking print and pattern placement, stripes, plaids, and general cutting tips. I've also created these downloadable design sheets so...