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Stitch the Kameez

Build a Punjabi kameez from cut pieces to a pressed, finished shirt

13 lessons·1h 40m·2 students·all levels
Stitch the Kameez

About this course

This is the build. You start with cut pieces and finish with a kameez you can wear. Gaani takes you through the whole assembly in the order a tailor actually works: attach the neckline, sew the darts that shape it to the body, join the shoulders, sew the fitting seam through bust, waist and hip, then set both sleeves. After that comes the part most people rush — the finishing. Folding the hem and slits, basting them, hand-hemming with tarpai, working the reinforced eye into the slit corners so they never tear, and sewing on the snap button. Then pressing it properly, which is what makes a home-made suit stop looking home-made. She films without cuts or edits, so when a seam goes slightly wrong you see her fix it in real time. It's taught in Punjabi, the way a real tailor speaks, with English captions throughout. What's inside: • 13 lessons — 1 hour 40 minutes of video • The complete kameez build, seam by seam • Hand finishing: tarpai hemming, the eye, and the snap button • Pressing and folding, so it looks properly made • A Punjabi stitching glossary in plain English You'll need your kameez pieces already cut, and a machine you're comfortable on. If your pieces aren't cut yet, take "Draft & Cut Your Punjabi Suit" first. New to the machine? Start with "Your First Sewing Machine & Practice Shirt."

What you'll learn

  • Follow a tailor's order of work instead of guessing what comes next
  • Handle an industrial Juki machine safely, and insert a bobbin correctly
  • Attach a kameez neckline cleanly, curve and all
  • Sew fish-eye darts that shape the shirt to a real body
  • Join shoulders with a neat enclosed seam
  • Sew the fitting seam through bust, waist and hip
  • Set both sleeves into the armholes, matching notch to notch
  • Fold, baste and hand-hem the bottom and side slits with tarpai
  • Work the reinforced eye so a slit corner never tears
  • Sew on a snap-button closure by hand
  • Press and fold a finished kameez the way a tailor does

Requirements

  • Your kameez pieces already cut — from "Draft & Cut Your Punjabi Suit" or your own pattern
  • A sewing machine; Gaani works on a Juki, but a domestic machine will do
  • Needle, thread, pins, scissors, a snap button and an iron
  • Some machine confidence helps, but every step is shown in full

Who this is for

  • Anyone with cut suit pieces who doesn't know what order to sew them in
  • Home stitchers whose garments come out looking home-made, and who want to know why
  • People who can sew a seam but have never set a sleeve or hand-finished a hem
  • Punjabi speakers who learn best in their own language
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Course Content

4 chapters · 13 lessons · 1h 40m

Chapter 1: Building the Kameez 5 lessons
1.1 The Stitching Plan Preview
1.2 Attaching the Neckline Preview
1.3 Adding the Pleats
1.4 Joining the Shoulders
1.5 The Fitting Seam
Chapter 2: Setting the Sleeves 2 lessons
2.1 Attaching the Sleeves
2.2 The Second Sleeve
Chapter 3: Hems, Slits & Finishing 4 lessons
3.1 Folding the Hem & Slits
3.2 The Basting Stitch
3.3 Tarpai — Hemming & the Eye
3.4 Attaching the Snap Button
Chapter 4: Pressing & Folding 2 lessons

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