Learn how to sew different types of collars: Peter Pan, Stand-up, Shirt, Shawl, and the Notched Jacket Collar.

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This is my research blog about the tailoring studio project ‘Tensions’ The following weeks I will try to use this blog for documenting my ideas and thoughts about its various aspects, including my technical exercises and the experimental variations of these. The first week Class Exercise was about how to draft and to sew a Tailoring Jacket with a notched collar. On the first picture you can see the pattern instructions. The second picture shows you a part of my self-made pattern (left side…

Some do come with collar band some don’t come with collarband. If they don’t come with collarband it simply means it is build into the collar itself. A good tell tale of this design is the the lapel and collar tend to lay flat rather than stands up like a shirt collar design. this blog […]

A notched collar (or «tailored collar») is one of the most flattering collar styles! Learn the perfect way to sew it watching a video tutorial!

A notched collar is known by this name because is made combining a lapel, and a collar, and in between both a notch is formed. Using the same process, we can make almost any design of tailor collar, here some variations of it,notice the different widths and shapes of collars and lapels, also variations in the crossing area. The final result of a basic one should be something like this: Start with basic bodice patterns, if you dont have it, go to the FREE PATTERNS section of this blog and…