Add Placket Tool

What it Does

Drafts a placket, which is the strip of fabric that finishes a slit opening, such as at a sleeve cuff or a front neckline. The tool draws both parts of the placket from the sizes you enter: the overlap, which shows on top, and the underlap, which is the narrower part underneath. It also draws the fold lines, the stitching lines and the seam allowance.

Use this when you have a slit in a sleeve or neckline and need a placket pattern piece to finish it.

The placket is drawn in a new layer inside the layer you are working in.

How to Use

1. Activate the tool by clicking the Add Placket icon
2. Click in the workspace where the top left corner of the placket should go. Click again to move it
3. Select Continue
4. Enter the sizes in the table below, in the unit shown. Every box needs a value above 0
5. Select Preview to see the placket. You can change a value and select Preview again
6. Select Save to keep the placket, or Cancel to leave without adding it

Sizes to Enter

Input	What it is
Slit Length	The length of the slit in the garment that the placket finishes.
Extension Length	How far the placket extends past the top of the slit. This is the finished point or box at the top.
Underlap Width	The finished width of the narrower underneath part.
Overlap Width	The finished width of the part that shows on top. This is where buttons and topstitching usually go.
Seam Allowance	The seam allowance added to the outer edges. It starts at your draft's standard seam allowance.

info

Every box must have a value above 0, including Extension Length. If one is empty or 0, an alert tells you all boxes need a value, and the placket is not drawn.

🧠Memorization

When you memorize a draft, the placket is remembered along with the position and the sizes you entered.