DRAFTING THE PERFECT SHIRT COLLAR

$3.75

Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide
Drafted to Your Neck Measurements
3-Page PDF With Sewing Steps
Instant PDF Download

Description

A step-by-step guide to drafting a shirt collar and collar stand from your own neck measurements, then sewing it on. The stand is drafted first and the collar is drawn on top of it, with a diagram at each stage.

What you need

Your back neck and front neck measurements
Paper and a ruler
A hip curve
Interfacing for the upper collar and the outer stand

How it works

Part 1 drafts the collar stand from your back neck and front neck measurements and traces it off as your master stand. Part 2 draws the collar on top of the stand, from the stand height out to the collar point.

The last page shows how to trace the two pieces and check that they match, then sews them on in five steps.

In the download

Drafting the Perfect Shirt Collar, a 3-page PDF
Part 1, the collar stand: figures 1 to 4
Part 2, the collar: figures 5 and 6
Part 3, cutting and sewing: steps 1 to 5

Measurements are in inches. The draft has no seam allowance, so add your own. The diagrams are not to scale.