Watch and Learn Grasshopper - Peter Pan Collar

Well, if you haven’t heard about the collar craze taking hold of the fashion world by now, check out some fantastic samples from the SYS - LookBook. 

I did my first attempt very recently on a BurdaStyle blouse pattern. I can now proceed with using sequin fabric to style up my tops! 

If you’d like to learn how it’s done, watch and learn grasshopper!

What you need:

• A blouse pattern - it’s best if you’ve used it before and know how it looks on you. 
• if you don’t know how to sew or too lazy to sew (shame on you by the way! :P) you can use any shirt / blouse that you like and draw the neckline roughly 
• paper
• scissors
• a bias tape - or a fancy ribbon 

Step 2: Following your first drawing, make up your mind about how long you’d like to have your collar and finish drawing. 

Step 3: If you’d like to “decorate” your collar with a bias, preferably with a different color, make it ready. 

Step 4: Using the pattern you made in Steps 1 & 2, cut 2 pieces of fabric. 

Step 5: Pin the bias / ribbon onto the top collar fabric (on the right side)

Step 6: Either hand-stitch or machine stitch the bias/ribbon slowly onto the collar

Step 7: If your bias / ribbon is as thick as mine, carefully pin the other fabric piece on one another with right sides facing inwards

Step 8 : Now carefully sew them together. It would be easier if you follow the first stitch line.

Step 9: Once you finish sewing, turn them backwards and iron the stitch lines so that your collar will look neat once finished. You can now insert it onto  your shirt / blouse or use it separately by simply leaving longer ribbons at both ends or by stitching a small press stud that can’t be seen on the outside. 

To see more photos on this project, go to my Collar Me Stylish post. 

happy sewing! :)

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