Seams & garment construction
Placket
Also known as: Button placket, Fly placket
Reinforced closure strip of a shirt or polo where the buttonholes sit.
Description
The placket is the reinforced, usually interlined strip that holds the buttonholes. On shirts it is 3–4 cm wide, double folded and secured with a double seam (two rows 4–5 mm apart) using lockstitch 301. On polos the placket has 2–3 buttons and is usually 10–14 cm long.
Interlinings used: Vlieseline H180 or G710 (10–15 g/m² fusible). Sample products at Clubmartin: business shirt with Kent collar, piqué polo, trekking shirt with covered placket. Seam strength 120–180 N/cm. In a covered (fly) placket the buttons sit behind a second fabric strip.
Properties
| Stitch types | Class 301 double seam |
|---|---|
| Needle threads | Nm 120/2 with fusible interlining |
| Usage | shirts, polos, blouses |
Related product categories
Sources & references
2- Wikipedia: Placket Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placket
- Freudenberg Vlieseline vlieseline.com https://www.vlieseline.com/
