Burda Style For people who sew

Collar with Lapel
Using chalk, mark a cross onto the wrong side of the bottom collar. Place collar parts right sides facing, pin
the base edges onto each other. Hold the lower collar folded to make up for the larger width of the upper
collar. Pin the outer horizontal edges of the collar onto each other, about 5 cm away from the round collar
edges (1.96 inches). (a)

Then hold the collar edges folded, pin the remaining outer edges onto another (b)
From the bottom collar, stitch the outer collar edges onto another. Trim seam allowances ©. Turn collar.
Iron the edges of the bottom collar so that the seam is visible close to the selvage. Stitch collar, allowing
1.2 cm (about 0.47 inches).

Place collar right sides facing onto a collar lapel piece, with the seam allowances of the front lapel end
overlapping the collar. Pin collar. Place the other lapel piece right sides facing, above the collar, onto the
lapel piece that has already been pinned. Pin front and upper lapel edges. Stitch, stopping at the marked
seam of the front lapel pieces. (d) The collar is placed in between the other two pieces at the upper lapel
edge. Trim seam allowances. Turn lapel, pin edges and iron.
Trimming, front edges
Pin the shoulder edges of the back trimming right sides facing onto the shoulder edges of the cut front
trimmings. Stitch. Fold apart the seam allowance and iron. Fold the cut trimming at the wrap line toward
the right side of the coat. Pin the upper edges of the selvage onto the neckline; stop at the marking for the
base of the collar. Stitch. DO NOT turn the trimming inside.

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