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The Thyme Shirt is designed for sewists who love classic style with subtle details. A popover shirt with a band collar, Thyme is semi-fitted through the bust with a straight cut through the body, creating a balanced silhouette that feels relaxed but polished. The design is comfortable enough for everyday wear yet refined enough to pair with skirts, trousers, or layered over jeans. Its quiet sophistication makes it a versatile addition to any handmade wardrobe.
Thyme’s thoughtful details elevate the simple popover style. Bust darts give gentle shaping without fuss, a lined shoulder yoke and center-back box pleat add polish and movement, and a partial front placket keeps the neckline soft and easy to wear. The band collar and classic chest pocket complement the design, while the cuffed sleeves with plackets offer a subtle nod to traditional menswear tailoring.
The Thyme Two-Piece Collar adds a tailored, menswear-inspired shirt collar to the original popover. This seamless integration keeps all the features you love—semi-fitted bust, bust darts, lined yoke, center-back pleat, chest pocket, partial placket, and cuffed sleeves—while giving the shirt a more structured, classic finish. Perfect for sewists looking to explore traditional collar construction while working with a familiar pattern.
Ilisa is wearing a size 2 Thyme, graded to a 6 at the shoulder and hip. Her measurements are bust: 34" (86.4 cm), waist: 25 1/2" (64.8 cm), hip: 38" (96.5 cm), and she is 5'9" (175.3 cm) tall.
Iman is wearing a size 16 Thyme, graded to an 18 at the hip. Her measurements are bust: 44" (111.8 cm), waist: 37" (94 cm), hip: 50" (127 cm), and she is 5'9" (176.5 cm) tall.
Fabric and Fit
Fabric recommendations:
Thyme works beautifully in light- to medium-weight woven fabrics. Ideal choices include shirting, poplin, linen, linen blends, cotton lawn, cotton voile, cotton gauze, chambray, Swiss dot, rayon challis, rayon crepe, and silk. Look for fabrics that hold subtle structure but remain soft and comfortable for everyday movement.
Fitting tips:
With it’s straight cut, prioritize fitting the shoulder, sleeves and the bust of the Thyme popover.
- Understanding ease will help you pick the right size or sizes.
This tutorial
will teach you all about design and wearing ease. - Follow this tutorial to
lengthen and shorten a sewing pattern. - If you need to
adjust the armhole depth,
use this tutorial. - If you want to blend
between sizes,
use this video tutorial. - To adjust the shoulder slope,
follow this tutorial. - Here are fitting tutorials for the
shoulders and sleeves. - Here are tutorials for
wide or narrow shoulder adjustments. - Here are tutorials for
small bust adjustments
and
full bust adjustments.
