Burda Style For people who sew

These instructions aim to help you understand how changes to the design of the collar affect the shape of the collar that you make as a result, and hence to guide you in making such changes. Although the shirt collar shown here is a standup collar for a man's shirt, similar considerations will also apply to collars on women's shirts or other types of collars, albeit under a wider range of variation. The principles remain common to all collars. Furthermore, these instructions complement those provided on drafting the men's shirt block. Note that I was inspired by two books in preparing this tutorial : Winifred Aldrich's book called "Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear" and also the invaluable "Shirtmaking" by David Page Coffin. The latter is a mine of information about making shirts, with a special focus on men's shirts.

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paper, pencil, ruler, French curve (or dinner plate if you have none), flexible measuring tape or piece of string

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  Oct 21, 2011, 10.31 AMby alphay

  Thank you for the very comprehensive tutorial, the extra 2cms you added, would that not make the collar bigger? Because if you measure from point C to point E would make the overall collar 4cms bigger. I’m thinking that should be cut off, is that right?
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  May 25, 2010, 04.49 AMby whatimake

  I noted that by doubling the widths of both the collar and the collar band, merging them into one piece, and flipping the angle of the collar so that it goes in the opposite direction, then folding the result over, will make a “Napoleonic” standing collar design; this particular collar is a fairly decent one for some outer-garments like overcoats. It adds a rather dandy-esque feel to the garments in question.

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    May 26, 2010, 03.40 AMby gedwoods

    Sounds like an interesting embellishment – I might put my hand to your suggestion!

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  Apr 30, 2010, 09.23 PMby kicchan

  Ooh, in perfect time! I was just about to make a separate shirt collar. Now I can have one done correctly – and nice looking. :) Thank you so very, very much!