Introducing the Eden Shirt

Eden is a classic button-up shirt with a modern touch. It has a slight A-line shape with short sleeves, and a shawl collar finished with clean facings at the center front. The curved hemline and French darts add just the right amount of shaping. Whether you dress it up or keep it casual, Eden is the kind of versatile shirt you’ll reach for again and again.

Seamwork members can use the exclusive bonus pattern to transform Eden into an elegant shirt dress, offering even more styling options.

Hayle is wearing the Eden top in a size 2, graded to a 6 at the shoulder. We made a full bicep adjustment, added 1/2" (12 mm) to the armhole depth, 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) to the overall body length, and 1" to the sleeve length. Her measurements are, bust: 33 1/2" (85 cm), waist: 25 1/2" (64.75 cm), hip: 38" (96.5 cm), and she is 5'10" (1.78 m) tall.

She’s also wearing the Eden dress in a size 2, graded to a 6 at the shoulder. We made a full bicep adjustment, added 1/2" (12 mm) to the armhole depth, 1" (2.5 cm) to the sleeve length, 1" (2.5 cm) to the upper body length, and 3" (7.6 cm) to the lower body length.

Morgan is wearing a size 20 Eden top and dress with no adjustments. Her measurements are bust: 48" (122 cm), waist: 41" (104 cm), hip: 52" (132 cm), and she is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.

Fabric and Fit

Fabric recommendations: The shawl collar will work well for most lightweight and medium-weight woven fabrics. This shirt looks lovely in fabrics that have some drape, like rayon crepe, challis, Tencel or Tencel twill. You can also choose fabrics with a bit more structure, like linen, flannel, lawn, chambray, shirting, and voile.

Fitting tutorials:

• 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.


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  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.


• If you prefer videos, there are bust adjustment videos in the Hansie sewalong here.

Seamwork Style Ideas

Here are some ways you can style the Eden shirt.

Keep it simple with a pair of dark jeans, like the Chelsea flares.

Wear it layered with the Brookes skirt and Bud shacket.

Create some drama with the Marett palazzo pants and Baz wrap coat.