Re-enforcement Stitch
In this section we will create the re-enforcement stitch that is seen on the bosom slit on the historical shirt. This can be re-created on a modern garment any place you have a slit that needs reenforcing. If you are doing a sample piece I would suggest cutting a slit along the grain line of the sample textile 6 inches (15 cm) down and do a small hem. This section shows you how to hem the bosom slit and how to sew the re-enforcement.
The original re-enforcement on the historical shirt.
The re-enforcement stitch I do in the video.
Hemming the bosom slit
Right handed
Left handed
Sewing the re-enforcement