I stay stitch my short neck ( just inside the seam allowance) and then clip up to (Not through) the neck edge stay stitching. This allows you to lay the circular neckline in a virtual straight line, making it easy to then attach to the collar stand.

This is my favorite version of this dress that I’ve watched. It is so adorable. I love your choice of fabric. I’m encouraged to make it now. I’ve had the pattern for so long but have a hard time finding rayon, which is the flowy fabric I like. (I don’t like polyester, which is the only one I can find at my local fabric store. ). But there is always lots of cotton!

I made my son a shirt a while back and the collar was the worst part. I ended up with a couple of "pleats" in the back of the neckline. Thankfully, he still loves it and wears it a lot. I'm about to make him another one and try your method. Looks so much easier!

Thanks for the review!

Beautiful! 💖 I agree, no pockets for this billowy dress. I can see how a hem facing would work well on such lightweight fabric, good to know. I've had my eye on the Pattern Fantastique 'Calyx Smock' top/dress for a while now.... but I have sworn an oath to not purchase any more patterns until I sew a few of the ones I already own! So hard!🤨

Is there a site for the market please

Thank you, for the great video! It was a nightmare getting that part of the shirt neatly sewn.

So much simpler to sew one stand on and then sandwich collar between the other stand. 😅

Just found your channel! Thank you for sharing this game changing collar technique!

This was brilliant! Thank you so much, it worked very well for me.

So cute - hope, you made more of these!

I think this is the method I'm going to follow from now on. It's so logical!

Thanks for this video! This method was so useful, and you're a great teacher. 😊

This method is from Sewing Magic!, by Barbara Hellyer. Published in 1979. It is also described in Shirtmaking, by David Page Coffin.

So glad I found your channel. I have not done clothes in years and wanted to make a shirt for me. I could not make heads or tails of the instructions. This is ideal. Thank you. 👍

The Voice of Fashion has a Paragraph regarding Plus size fitting. Could I use this method with the National Garment Cutter System of rulers? I hope I can find someone with this information.

Uh Oh, discontinued style as of June 2024, tho there are a few used ones on the Preloved page. Must have been a problematic style. But, this gives you the chance to make some for us out of pleather as a video!

omg i could listen to the sound of your scissors all day.

Graças a este vídeo consegui, finalmente, fazer um colarinho de qu não me envergonho!

amazing!!! this has helped me unravel the enigma of the shirt collar!!!! thanks!

I just found you please please show us how to use these patterns

Thank you, this tutorial helped me a lot in making a costume with a stand up collar. You are the best!

OMG!!! Thank you so much for this video explaining the change of rulers..,. I have tried to use the Voise of Fasion rulers to draft the 1894 Patterns and they came out very off... Like way off... and your video explains why this was happening. Talk about frustration... You Now have a friend in Hawaii!!! Aloha!!!

It appears one of the collar stands in your video did not have interfacing, is it necessary using your method?

It doesn’t pull on the waistband if you’re A) wearing a corset and B) the waistband is tight. I’ve never had one droop.

But it is inclusive. Mathematically if you’re a 50 bust you can use the 25 tape and use 2 as 1.

Thank you. I'll try your method with my next collar. What's the title and author of the book you mentioned as out of print and the origin of this method?

Such a good tutuorial! Straight forward and clear. I will try this on a collar and stand of a dress that I am currently making!

Great idea and nice job.

Thank you, this is now my favourite method!

Thank you for the step by step…it looked more intimidating from the pictures but once you kindly broke down the steps, it looks easy. That could also be a very modern throw for cold offices or restaurants…more thinking…Chris in Florida

where is this market located in Danang?can you pls share the address

Thank you. I was thinking that since you can get the individual issues maybe it would more cost worthy to buy the issue you want.

Thanks a lot I will definitely try this method xx

What's the name of the market

Thanks for mentioning my books! Fran

Watching this video as I hand baste my last collar stand ever. Thank you so much for this idea. Can't believe I didn't consider this solution!

I totally agree with all the issues you've been mentioning, especially the costing. I ended my subscription around 4-5 years ago after moving from Hungary to UK. Honestly, the subscription costs twice here and I don't think it's worth it for 2-3 patterns\month I like or sometimes I don't like any. If I'd buy any pdf from the UK, US or German website it would cost the same like buying a magazine, which I think it's robbing for our money. In the last couple of years I used to buy the pdf versions from the Russian website, but since the war started all the British bank deny any payment to the website. I also discovered their Turkish website lately where you can buy pdfs for pennies, but unfortunately, it's not frequently updated, but I can live with that.

Where do I find the link to buy the rulers?

Did you end up making a tutorial on your collar sewing method? Sounds super interesting!

Really well done. I make one similar for my medieval fantasy costume outfits for my final uni works though I used a facing instead of bias tape. But I then overlapped a homemade weaved tape on top and blanket switched the edges with the same tumeric dyed thread as the weaved tape.

Made this for a knitting friend and enlarged it to 18”wide by 21” tall so it fits sweaters!

Another easiest method to sew a collar.🎉

It's a lot easier true. But l would love it if you made a video with the same thing but with adhesive too. Most of us new sewers mix what part is lined and what not when putting it together to sew

Thank you so much. I am a visual learner and I appreciate your video. I love to sew blouses with a collar, but I don’t look forward to sewing a collar. Now that I see there is another way, I’m excited to try your method.

The diamond cutting system link is no longer active. Do you know where I can find it to get the ruler ?

Why can't you topstitch from the other side? Surely it should very similar and if the thread is the same colour it would blend in anyway?

My two collar band pieces never stay matched up. One always stretches far over the other during sewing. Maybe because only one piece is interfaced? I could interface both sides, and maybe try a walking foot, though in the past that hasn't helped.

What an awesome tutorial! I found this incredibly helpful thank you so much! Also, if anyone struggles with your fabric shifting after you turn under your last little bit on the collar stand before you stitch it down- using a small amount of the white Elmer's school glue right where you want your fold to sit then set with a hot iron to dry it in place. It will wash out the first time you wash the shirt and will keep your fabric right where you need it while sewing.

Boy, is this ever slick! While I found the front band seam a bit tricky, it produces a very neat result! So much better than the method I was using. A question though, how would you handle this if it were a collar band without a collar?!