Stand up collar

Stand up collars can be very tricky when trying to follow the pattern instructions. I have created a simplet easy to follow video to help you understand the process.

Learn everything you need to know about how to sew a basic rectangular, folded stand collar.

How to make that Stand up collar.. I think I pinned a dress with this collar and neck line only the neck line was a little deeper

Elizabethan "Whisk" Collar | Renaissance Standing Neck Ruff of Embroidered Netting, handmade with silver-coated wire and premium invisible thread; easily shapeable into a bodice neckline; SETC Martin Izquierdo Costume Craft Competition Award Winner for Winter 2014 | from GraceMimbsAtelier on Etsy.com (sold as of December 2018)

When I went about designing a stand up collar for tops, I had to dig deep into my brain and books to get what I wanted. After I used several patterns to get the top and darts I wanted, I dug out this book. On page 157, I found my collar My collar isn’t quite as curved at this one and I did several other things; curve the piece at the top front edge, not put it on the fold so I made it longer, and lay it on the bias. When I cut out the top, I serge the shoulder, side and back seams. I put in…

Learn how to make a sewing pattern for a one piece rectangular standing/mandarin collar for any curved neckline.

This was another piece for The Women, when Sylvia accompanies Mary to the couture fashion house. This was such a fun piece to make because it was challenging and I felt like I was making something out of a Dior collection with the bow on this! While shopping in NY, Jaime fell in love with a purple striped fabric and decided to have me incorporate it into the back of the standing collar. With a little persuasion, he let me add a hint of it onto the bow, hat (which I also worked on) and the…