Garment Construction

Name:
Instructor:
Assignment:

Tamaala Perkins
Dorine Reid
Gather information on all three collar types. Include pictures of
the collars and collar terminology

Collars

Collars are style features which are attached to the

neckline. They act as a focal point on the garment and
can be large, small, wide or narrow. Collars can be in the
many form such as a square, round, or v-shaped, they
can be sewn high or low on the neckline. Collars can be
fixed permanent or can be detachable.
A Collar is made from one straight fabric or two shaped
fabrics that are stitched together around the outer edges.
A collar has to be treated by nipping the edges, turning
and pressing. The size of the collar is determined by the
size of the garments neckline.
Collars can be classified as flat, stand and turn-over.

Flat Collars
A Peter Pan collar is an example of a flat which lies flat on the
shoulder. It is circular in shape.

Figure 1 Peter Pan

Collar

Figure 2 Peter Pan Collar

Standing/Stand-up Collars
A stand-up collar after completion stands around the neck. A
mandarin collar is an example of a stand-up collar. The front edge
can take any shape, example round, square or angled. The collar
can had extension which can be buttoned or it can meet edge to
edge. All stand-up collar needs to be stabilize to provide support
and structure in order to stand.

Figure 3 Mandarin
Collar

Turnover/Roll-Over Collars
A turnover collar stand up to the neck at the back and roll
over the shoulder. The outer edge of the collar is wider
than the garment neckline and this allows the collar to sit
away from the garment neckline.

Figure 4 Roll Over

Collar

Collar Terminology

Band
Band is a strip of fabric that fastens around the
neck, perpendicular to the body of the garment, to which a collar
proper may be attached.

Figure 5 Collar
Band

Collar Stiffeners

Collar stiffeners, bones or stays - strips

of baleen, metal, horn, mother of pearl, or plastic, rounded at one
end and pointed at the other, inserted into a man's shirt collar to
stiffen it and prevent the points from curling up; usually inserted
into the underside of the collar through small slits but sometimes
permanently sewn in place.

Figure 6 Collar Stiffeners

Points
Points are the corners of a collar; in a buttoned-down collar, the
points are fitted with buttonholes that attach to small buttons on
the body of the shirt to hold the collar neatly in place.

Figure 7 Collar Points

Spread
The spread is the distance between the points of a shirt collar.

Figure 8 Collar Spread

Stand
A stand is the band on a coat or shirt collar that supports the
collar itself.

Figure 9 Collar Stand

Bibliography

1. Professional Sewing Technique for Designers

Authors- Julie Cole, Sharon
Czachor
2. Basic Needlework

Author-

Winefride M. Bull

3. Wikipedia
Website-

www.wikipedia.org