Seven ways to get the right starting point
SHIRTMKR gives you several ways to choose or create the fit of your shirt.
The right route depends on what you already know, whether you have a shirt you like, and how much control you want over the finished measurements.
Choose a Standard Size
Select your preferred fit and collar size from our finished-shirt size chart.
This is the simplest route and works well when one of our standard sizes already suits you.
Price: Free
Best for:
Customers who know their usual shirt size
Customers happy with a standard finished fit
First orders where no changes are needed
This route does not create a saved custom pattern.
Adapt a Standard Size
Start with one of our standard sizes and make up to three changes in quarter-inch increments.
For example, you may wish to:
Add sleeve length
Reduce the waist
Increase the cuff
Add shirt length
Adjust the shoulder
You only need to tell us the changes you want. If one adjustment requires a connected pattern change, our production team will handle it.
Price: £25
This route creates a saved pattern that can be reused or amended later.
Measure My Own Shirt
Measure a shirt you already enjoy wearing and use those finished-garment measurements as the basis of your new pattern.
You can copy the shirt closely or make small improvements.
For example:
Add 0.50" to the sleeve
Reduce the waist
Increase one cuff for a watch
Add length to the body
Price: £25
This route creates a reusable saved pattern.
Construction methods vary between shirtmakers, so an exact replica of another shirt cannot be guaranteed.
Send Us Your Shirt to Measure
Send us a shirt you already own and we will measure it professionally.
Your order remains on hold until the shirt arrives and the measurements have been recorded. Your original shirt will be returned with the completed order.
Price: £25
You are responsible for sending the shirt to us.
This route creates a reusable saved pattern.
Create My Own Pattern
Provide your body measurements and choose your preferred fit.
We use those measurements, together with the correct fitting allowances, to calculate a finished-shirt pattern.
Price: £49
Best for:
Customers who do not have a suitable shirt to measure
Customers who want to begin from body measurements
Customers who need a more individual starting point
This route creates a reusable saved pattern.
Use a Saved Pattern
Choose a pattern already stored in your SHIRTMKR account.
This is the quickest route when the fit already works for you.
Price: Free
You can use the same pattern with a different cloth or design.
Amend an Existing Saved Pattern
Choose one of your saved patterns and make changes before placing a new order.
The previous version remains stored against the orders that used it, while the amended measurements are saved as a new version.
Price: £25
Best for:
Changes in body measurements
A different fit preference
More or less sleeve length
Cuff changes
Small refinements after wearing a previous order
Which route should I choose?
Choose Standard Size when no changes are needed.
Choose Adapt a Standard Size when a standard shirt is close but needs up to three adjustments.
Choose Measure My Own Shirt when you already own a shirt that fits well and are comfortable measuring it.
Choose Send Us Your Shirt to Measure when you want us to measure the shirt professionally.
Choose Create My Own Pattern when you want to begin from body measurements.
Choose Use a Saved Pattern when you already have a fit that works.
Choose Amend an Existing Saved Pattern when an existing pattern needs to be updated.
Your pattern is saved for future orders
Every custom pattern is stored in your SHIRTMKR account.
You can reuse it without another pattern charge, amend it when needed, and keep different patterns for different fits or occasions.