How to Sew a Band Collar

[@anniocrafts124]

It's amazing that even after 8 years your video is still the best in terms of explanations and clear depiction! Thanks for your wonderful work!

[@onemercilessming1342]

I love these videos!! Thank you. They are a wonderful review for those of us whose sewing lessons occurred decades ago, as well as bringing us up-to-date on newer techniques and innovations.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

One MercilessMing Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoy our demonstrations :)

[@njerimagda7521]

My word these video is awsome!!! I am doing a simplicity pattern and almost gave up because I couldn’t under the instructions on the neckline and this is it. Thank you

[@elizabethanderson2720]

This video saved me! I have a pattern for a lovely blouse. The instructions for the collar are "Sew in collar", which is really not helpful! My first attempt at the blouse has ended up as rags for the household as the collar was a shambles! But now thanks to this video I have a lovely blouse with a perfect collar! Thank-you Professor Pincushion!

[@ObsidianMStone]

This is such a great tutorial and just what I needed! Thank you!!

[@cjanemake3303]

Professor Pincushion another great tutorial. I love how the hand stitching really just disappears into the collar. love it.. thanks for the great tutorial. :D

[@nokuthulamazibuko9979]

I love the way you explain do your illustrations.

[@sphoorthitheatre7146]

Hi, Greta teaching. I like your fingers and the nail paint. You have a beautiful fingers designed well for stitching garments.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Sphoorthitheatre Steparc haha, thanks! but my name is Tova not Greta. :D

[@sphoorthitheatre7146]

+Professor Pincushion Oh1 I am sorry Ms. Tova.

[@lilcicero77]

I think it was a typo for "Great teaching"

[@jamtaylor1992]

This video may be 3 years old but it's just helped me with my university project!!! 😭😭😭 thank you!! 👌🏽👌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@cathys1996]

Excellent instructions that I desperately needed! Thank you so much!

[@eunice1008]

Thanks for this tutorial, very helpful!

[@g.praveenakumari1210]

Thanks you. Very clear and easy way to stitch collar .

[@shamini2811]

Thanks for explaining so well and accurate!🙏

[@maria-thethreadthief1880]

Love your videos! Helped me with different ideas and projects. Question: if I don't have fusible interfacing, what could be an alternative? What kind of interfacing are you using? Yours looks lighter than the one I bought which is quite thick (good to stable bags). Appreciate your feedback.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Just Maria I'm probably using a lightweight fusible interfacing from Pellon. There's definitely different weights you can find at the fabric store. You can also use sew-in interfacing or use other fabrics for interfacing. Check out this tutorial on interfacing 101: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn6vZa2Hq5xrmJo

[@scubagirl608]

Good pace! You don't force us to watch you sew long seams, or go too fast!

[@Reinfoxy]

THANK YOU this spared me a huge headache ❤

[@karenv1339]

Question: (I probably would find the answer by re-watching this video more carefully) Which piece of material is best to iron the fusable lining to--the part that touches the neck or the outer piece that shows on the outside? And why?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Karen V The band that has the interfacing is considered the "facing" piece to the collar and it goes on the inside (or the part that touches the neck). I don't know why exactly it's like this or if you'll even notice if you do the opposite but every collar I've ever made has been like this.

[@karenv1339]

Professor Pincushion thank you! And thinking about it more..the 'unlined' piece probably looks more natural--not as stiff--and might look more like the rest of the garment. Right? haha! guessing.

[@hjs4248]

hi professor! very helpful video for me .. BUT!!!!! i' ve question about the neckline cutting that is: is there any generelized formoula of neckline cutting according to the collar size. if my collar size is 18 so how much neckline should i cut for a perfect fit.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Hina Masood You can use the neckline of the bodice pattern to help create your collar pattern. If you tape the front and back bodices together (overlapping the seam allowance) at the shoulders, put a piece of tracing paper over it. the bodice neckline would be used to draft the bottom of the collar pattern and then you just draw the shape of the collar you want to have and add your seam allowance.

[@MrsStepford]

Hello. Thanks for this really helpful. I am working on a pattern with a similar collar and finding it difficult. I notice you don't understich the collar... this seems easier.. is it not necessary?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

not really in this case because you usually understitch if it's going to be tucked inside like a facing and also if you understitch and then top stitch it might look a little messy with two rows of stitches.

[@MrsStepford]

Thanks so much for getting back to me on this my dear Professor! I agree. I do plan to top stitch and it would be too much. Again - thanks an absolute bunch! Love your work!

[@gretchengardener9265]

Great tutorial-- thank you!!

[@linuxgirl_]

What is the collar band pattern referred to in the video? If a pattern is necessary, a link to it in the description would be helpful.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

This demonstration is not specific to a particular pattern, I just choose one that I currently owned for the tutorial. If you have a pattern with a band collar, the steps should be pretty similar.

[@ruqaiyahidreesbaagwala5620]

Professor Pincushion

[@TheCinemaphileJD]

what about the back of the collar stand??? did you catch the back of the stand when your top stitched? this is the hardest part and i always have issues with this. maybe i should just avoid top stitching and just slipstitch everything??? what'd you think?

[@itsAjobi]

thank you so much! i just realised that i did the pattern straight rather than curved.. probably why it wasn't working... great video!!

[@husnainhussain8404]

Hi loved this video but loved your nails if you don't mind can you tell me if you done them your self or did you buy them.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

thanks! those were nail wraps. I think they were the sally hansen brand. :)

[@goldogwolly]

Would there be any difference if you put the fabric with interfacing on the outside instead of the inside of the collar?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

you probably wouldn't notice much of a difference

[@waystalkerkerillian]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed! (Visual Learner here haha)

[@marisah5724]

Thanks for the great instructions. Worked perfectly!

[@alexhutchison4517]

This is fantastic! Yay, Professor Pincushion!

[@safiaahmed3111]

Question: I like to keep my blouse neck front and back deep and broad, but my shoulders always falls and the neck does not sit/fit properly on body. Please guide how shall I correct this mistake??? Many thanks!!!

[@nosheenarif9795]

kindly tell us how to measure

[@Emma-eo1tq]

Does anyone know what the measurements should be? I'm patterning myself.

[@tallatnaeem3]

I tried but my band color was shorter then neckline. I don't know how deep and wide neckline should be and how to measure the band collar according to neckline and how much should be neckline. please can u give the exact measurements

[@ProfessorPincushion]

tallat naeem it depends on your shirt size. If you measure the neckline curve of front and back (doubling it if each pattern is half size) that should give you the length the collar needs to be. Also, make sure you're adding seam allowance.

[@tallatnaeem3]

thanks that is good information

[@stockerns328]

You have the prettiest hands on KZbin!

[@atiyaahmed1495]

Ur nail paint is ver beautyful mam👌

[@Sheilazcrochetz]

Another superb tutorial...Thanks so much !!!

[@imal61]

May i know what is the name of that white item put in between the cloth?thank you

[@ProfessorPincushion]

fusible interfacing

[@fragrancesewingboutique9628]

I love this video you are doing great job 👍😍😍

[@SpectreProductionsXB]

ThankYou!!!!! this video helped me a lot. trust me lol. i sat here stumbled how how i can replace and resew on this part of my shirt and it turned out ok lol ^^

[@JubeeBijou]

This tutorial helped me!

[@zehrabatool494]

when I stitch the ban coller one side is more longer then the other why..??

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+zahra batool do you mean that it extends past the edge of the neckline? When done, the collar edges will overlap each other when the shirt is buttoned up. But if you mean that the collar seems to be longer than the edge of the neckline, it might be an issue with pinning. Make sure to pin the ends together first to make sure that matches and then work on the middle. If you start pinning on one end and then move forward, then sometimes things are a little off. Check out my tutorial on easing to see how I pin when things are a little off. Hope that helps.

[@faya9507]

how to you get the measurement to cut out the band collar

[@ProfessorPincushion]

+Fay A I didn't make this pattern, I just grabbed it from a pattern I already owned. sorry for the confusion

[@ruinightmare4805]

I subscribed thank you so much for such an easy tutorial!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

thanks for subscribing

[@ginghamdollfashion]

Hi could I please ask how you made the pattern piece?

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Owusuah Atta-Krah I didn't make a pattern piece for this but used one that came with my pattern. If you have a pattern with this type of a collar, you can use it to frankenstein it on to other shirts. We will be having a tutorial on making this type of collar on your own but it will be part of our premium membership on our site. Make sure you sign up for our newsletters so when it comes out, you'll be notified.

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

+Professor Pincushion Oh... That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out- how to make the pattern for the collar myself. I roughed it out myself and it worked but my neck hole was too big for me and the collar band was too short to go all the way around. Have you made that video yet?

[@karunaverma07]

Very nice teaching for collar

[@ProfessorPincushion]

Karuna Verma Thanks so much for watching :)

[@FareedChughtai]

If you stitch the outer side second then you won't need to hand stitch from the inside.

[@ProfessorPincushion]

the hand stitch is to make sure that the inside is secured so it makes it a lot easier to the the outside top stitch. Sometimes the top stitch doesn't always catch the inside edge.

[@FareedChughtai]

Right, but stitching the inside separately first then stitching the outer side requires no hand work. In this way you wouldn't need to catch the inner side from the top stitch. Just a thought for those who were saying they wish to avoid hand sewing.

[@malakasadkhan5466]

Get lost .don't tell us to do what

[@SheikyPets]

hello! Im new to sewing clothes and ive been trying to figure out how to sew up a cosplay. The only thing is the cosplay requires a collar. Im going as Sayuri Hanayori from the anime seraph of the end and can really use some tips! The shirt looks a bit like a military jacket. I was going to use a pattern for a button down dress shirt then make the front panel that buttons down a completely second piece. Now what ive been struggling with is should I make it a button down shirt under that panel or have a zipper go down or even have it a solid shirt without a opening in the front but then can I still attach a collar onto something that doesn't open at the front? Your input would mean A LOT! As im a beginner itd really mean a lot if you give me your advice or how you'd go at a project like this. Thank you!

[@ProfessorPincushion]

super cute! Have you seen this pattern? www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/military-jacket-102012 The style is a little different than the character's jacket but you can use it as a foundation, maybe have a zipper front or hooks and eyes and then create a separate center panel that buttons on over the front of the jacket to get a similar look. So the jacket can have the brass buttons sewn on the sides and then you just do a center panel that buttons onto those brass buttons. It might be a little bit of a pain in the neck if you have to frequently get in and out of the jacket but if it stays on for awhile, I think you'll pull of the look. It also might be a little more simple to create. Hope that helps!

[@starrydi]

This is a GREAT tutorial and is very appreciated! Thank you so much!

[@shaistamasood3596]

thank you for lerning collor

[@1954BJohn]

Super cool!

[@Linknielol]

This video saved me

[@mrsshoaib5515]

hi, please teach me cowl neckline design

[@suthanyadoung-in4084]

Many thanks for the video. That's very kind of you. :-)

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[@naomiegele1759]

Tutorial will really helpful... Thanks

[@cecelia996]

Do you see the one without interfacing to the right side of the fabric? I’m trying to us this for my Princess Leia collar since hers stands up like this and I’m just all trying to figure out to do that

[@ProfessorPincushion]

If you want to be more stiff and definitely stand up for your costume, you can just do interfacing on both collar pieces :)

[@imtiyazvirani3379]

so so so nyc and easy thnx ma'am

[@sewingmistakesunlimited]

Now I know how I'm doing my collars wrong

[@angelicarmelle3578]

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[@ranaajmal7128]

I always find problem in measuring

[@Amine_9oran]

thank you

[@hjs4248]

Thanxalot professor...😊

[@summer0time4444]

Please do more videos ♡♡ .....love you so much

[@ProfessorPincushion]

summer0time4444 they'll definitely be more to come :)

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[@distinctivefabric3083]

this is great..

[@zehrabatool494]

hmm ok I will try thnx mam :)

[@Mohdfaisal-uk8xo]

thanks 4this vidio i apsulutly sure 4 cutting

[@penguindaisy9770]

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[@vfashion6177]

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[@ViceroyoftheDiptera]

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[@naomiegele1759]

Tutorial will really helpful... Thanks