question for seamstresses
#2
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Arlington, TX
Posts: 231
if you remove a collar from a blouse, it becomes a collarless blouse. A mandarin collar is a piece of fabric which stands up rather than folding down like the collar you removed. At least that is how I see it.
#7
That's what I was thinking......starting with a collar that is sewn into a neckband, then taking out the seam, removing the collar, and stitching it back up. Thanks for the help!
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Pearland, TX
Posts: 406
Years ago, when I costumed LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE, I needed a bunch of red military uniform coats. I found a good shirt pattern -- with a collar set onto a neck band -- and made it without the collar portion. The neck band was just wide enough for a piece of trim to make it look a little military. I think your project will work just fine. Watch out when you remove the collar, though, as some blouses have a 1/16" difference between the outside and inside collar bands to make it stand more upright.
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: western arkansas
Posts: 2,077
If your blouse has a separate collar band to which the collar is attached, then yes you can make a mandarin collar out of the blouse. I think Mermaid said it better. I do make all my husbands shirts and they all have a collarband and a collar.
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