I've seen this idea and really like them. You did a great job explaining. May I suggest one modification- take the top buttons and sew them onto the top placket, right over the button holes and attach velcro between the two plackets to close the top of the neck. Velcro is easier for anyone who has arthritis or other dexterity issues.
We were asked not to include velcro for the charity partner we were sewing for as patients in Hospice have such delicate skin, and also the sound of Velcro can be bother some to some. Also we find Velcro can get really full of debris not wanted and hard to get out and these are going to Hospice patients. For general use, Velcro might work well! Flannel will stick well to itself, so for a bedridden person, it does really well simply setting one side over the other without using the buttons. Best of luck to you, glad the pattern helped!
Thany you for your great direction... i was ask to do one for a man in a wheel chair! It wasnt flannel so i used pelon and lined the back hoping it will protect the shirt underneath
That sounds great. We like the flannel shirt because you can use the shirt back to line it with so you have little waste, however, we also make these from regular mens and womens shirts and line them with flannel. We have another video on making them with regular shirts here: ruclips.net/video/r2rXUzjOr2c/видео.htmlsi=FkBgstlaNaqcwC1W
You've done a lovely job explaining this process. My high school textile program is using donated shirts for this same project and I am using your video to help guide them through the process. We will be donating to a local elder care facility. Thank you! Do you happen to have written instructions to go along with your video?
I'm sorry we missed your comment! We do keep all patterns for all of our projects on our website! www.craftingchange.org/patterns In the future, please just check out our website! Here it is in case you still wanted the written directions. It is for using any shirt, including the flannel. docs.google.com/document/d/1yvPBWAm_SuqnW4gHkD63SL4lzaJhXsUdlOGLhaG_nuY/edit?tab=t.0
Nice concept. But why cut off the entire back just to sew it back on ? Just cut out the unwanted section, open seams1 inch to roll down 1/2 “ x 2 & stitch. Much
Hello and thanks for your comment. You are cutting off the back of the shirt under the yoke and then sewing it on as a backing to the front of the shirt. The point of this item is to be an adult bib. In order to function in this way it must be thicker than 1 layer of shirting. Having it be just the single layer of flannel shirt isn't strong enough to do what our charity partners need. Watch at 2:01 to see where to cut off the back of the shirt. Then watch at 3:05 when Carol attaches the cut off back of the shirt to the front. It is important that any Dignity Bib has two layers and is thick enough to protect the clothing of the person wearing it. I hope this clears up why we take the time to make it 2 layers. 😀
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Very clear instructions - thank you for the tutorial!
You are so welcome!
I live in a senior building and am going to make these and donate to our building
That is so wonderful, they will be so appreciated!
😁 Thank You for sharing❣️
I hope it was helpful! We love sharing patterns to help others.
Thank you !
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I've seen this idea and really like them. You did a great job explaining. May I suggest one modification- take the top buttons and sew them onto the top placket, right over the button holes and attach velcro between the two plackets to close the top of the neck. Velcro is easier for anyone who has arthritis or other dexterity issues.
We were asked not to include velcro for the charity partner we were sewing for as patients in Hospice have such delicate skin, and also the sound of Velcro can be bother some to some. Also we find Velcro can get really full of debris not wanted and hard to get out and these are going to Hospice patients. For general use, Velcro might work well! Flannel will stick well to itself, so for a bedridden person, it does really well simply setting one side over the other without using the buttons. Best of luck to you, glad the pattern helped!
Thank you
Thany you for your great direction... i was ask to do one for a man in a wheel chair! It wasnt flannel so i used pelon and lined the back hoping it will protect the shirt underneath
That sounds great. We like the flannel shirt because you can use the shirt back to line it with so you have little waste, however, we also make these from regular mens and womens shirts and line them with flannel. We have another video on making them with regular shirts here: ruclips.net/video/r2rXUzjOr2c/видео.htmlsi=FkBgstlaNaqcwC1W
You've done a lovely job explaining this process. My high school textile program is using donated shirts for this same project and I am using your video to help guide them through the process. We will be donating to a local elder care facility. Thank you!
Do you happen to have written instructions to go along with your video?
I'm sorry we missed your comment! We do keep all patterns for all of our projects on our website! www.craftingchange.org/patterns In the future, please just check out our website! Here it is in case you still wanted the written directions. It is for using any shirt, including the flannel. docs.google.com/document/d/1yvPBWAm_SuqnW4gHkD63SL4lzaJhXsUdlOGLhaG_nuY/edit?tab=t.0
Nice concept. But why cut off the entire back just to sew it back on ? Just cut out the unwanted section, open seams1 inch to roll down 1/2 “ x 2 & stitch. Much
Hello and thanks for your comment. You are cutting off the back of the shirt under the yoke and then sewing it on as a backing to the front of the shirt. The point of this item is to be an adult bib. In order to function in this way it must be thicker than 1 layer of shirting. Having it be just the single layer of flannel shirt isn't strong enough to do what our charity partners need. Watch at 2:01 to see where to cut off the back of the shirt. Then watch at 3:05 when Carol attaches the cut off back of the shirt to the front. It is important that any Dignity Bib has two layers and is thick enough to protect the clothing of the person wearing it. I hope this clears up why we take the time to make it 2 layers. 😀
clothing protector.
Yes! This is a clothing protector! Isn't it a neat way to up-cycle an old shirt?