How to Sew a Collar Professionally

Learn how to sew a collar with a special sewing technique to keep your collar from flipping up. The collar lays flat and looks professional.

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Pull the under collar or facing 1/8 inch past the edge of the collar on all edges except the neck edge.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

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Sew the two collars together with the regular seam allowances. This means, if you are sewing at 1/2 inch you will sew 1/2 inch from the collar edge, not the facing edge!

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Trim and grade the seam allowances and especially at the points.

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How to Sew a Collar Professionally

Learn how to sew a collar with a special sewing technique to keep your collar from flipping up. The collar lays flat and looks professional.

Pull the under collar or facing 1/8 inch past the edge of the collar on all edges except the neck edge.

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Sew the two collars together with the regular seam allowances. This means, if you are sewing at 1/2 inch you will sew 1/2 inch from the collar edge, not the facing edge!

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Trim and grade the seam allowances and especially at the points.

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