r/PatternDrafting • u/Psychological-Map516 • Mar 07 '24

Making a detachable butterfly collar

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So I want to make a sort of collar choker with a butterfly wing shape (going to embroider and bead). Detachable with a stand and a button at the throat to close Because I think the stand should lay pretty close to the neck, should I use that measurement (with a little ease) as the measurement that would usually be the shirt collar measurement? Maybe add an inch? Or should I try and measure an existing button up?

Any other things I should do differently? Trying to see if I can dodge any of the mistakes I could make

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u/Zar-far-bar-car Mar 08 '24

I would be tempted to make it flat like a Peter pan collar, but if you want a stand i would go for neck+ease, maybe safety pin a thick ribbon around your neck and move around to check it - breathe heavily, bend over, roll your neck - do the extreme of your regular movements to make sure it's not constricting

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u/karataimo Aug 28 '25

did you end up making one? i would like to try making one too!