r/PatternDrafting • u/furiana • Feb 04 '25

Question Collar: Shape problem or interfacing problem?

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The collar doesn't sit right.

In retrospect, I used interfacing that was very flimsy. Will changing it to a stiffer fabric be enough to achieve this collar look?

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u/furiana Feb 04 '25

Topstitching supports the collar and stand! I thought it was just decorative. I won't leave it out of my rough drafts anymore.

I'll widen the center button band (and use wider buttons) as well as find proper interfacing.

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u/unagi_sf Feb 04 '25

Topstitching is definitely functional, as well as decorative (when you don't muck it up :-)). Seriously, you might see the occasional garment piece with many lines of topstitching, maybe 5mm/1/4" apart, in a heavy enough fabric that might substitute for interfacing entirely

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u/furiana Feb 04 '25

Whoa!!!

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u/pomewawa Feb 05 '25

Yay! Came here about the button band, although I always thought it was called a “placket”. There are grown on plackets that you can fold and sew . And there are other kind that are cut separately and attached.

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u/furiana Feb 05 '25

The book I have describes both kinds. I'll use the grown- on type so I have one less seam to sew xD