types of collars

Depending on the length of the upper collar edge, a collar tilts more or less towards the neck or stands out from the neck. A collar tilted towards the neck is achieved by raising the front centre of the collar. A collar that protrudes from the neck …

Draft the collar directly onto the joined front and back pattern for a very wide Sailor collar to achieve the necessary length at the collar edge.

Draw the new front hem from the sideseam perpendicular to the centre front. This change is necessary to prevent the wide underlap of the double-breasted jacket from showing.

This interesting collar variant is the combination of the cut for a stand-up collar and the simple lapel collar. The collar cut is constructed in the neck like a stand-up collar, so the break edge only begins in the front. This particularly refined …

A blouse with a bow tie can be worn in the office as well as on festive occasions. With a stylish bow tie blouse you are always well dressed. The pattern shown here contains two different bow tie blouses in sizes 36 to 46. You will get an insight …

Lapel and shawl collars are mostly drafted on the break line. But when the lapel will get a lager collar width or  a hollowed neckline the pattern construction should be drafted directly on the joined front and back pattern. 

The pattern chart „Basic Single Row Jacket Block Pattern“ has eight sizes: 44 - 46 - 48 - 50 - 52 - 54 - 56 - 58. The pattern is constructed including seam allowance. The technical drawing as well as the detailed description and measurement …

This article shows one of the four shirts variations from our journal Herrenrundschau 6-7.2015. Also the edition includes two Basic pattern blocks.

Lapel and shawl collars are drafted either on the break line or directly on the joined front and back pattern. Which option is to be preferred, depends on the desired collar type and the distance to the basic neckline.