Pattern #1912-A-028 Ladies' Automobile Duster -- Section 2: Preparing & Mounting the Collar

The Collar of this Duster coat is the stylish, wide "sailor" type so fashionable in the 1910's.  

When cutting the Collar, the most important point to remember is that there is a separate Collar pattern for each of the two sizes.  Piece 7A must be used with Size A Coat, and Piece B with Size B. 

This Collar is constructed separately from the Coat itself, and then sewn on around the neckline only as far as the Seam Indicators #10 (at the large dot), on each side (see markings on pattern Pieces 1 (Coat Front) and 7A or 7B (Collar). ​

​Be aware that if you make any alterations or changes that will affect the Coat's neckline (for example, by adding to the centre back line), you will need to make the same changes to the Collar.  Further, if you do a complete re-drafting of the Coat to change the size, you will probably also need to re-draft the Collar piece.  

The photos below show the process of preparing the Collar (laying out and attaching the surface lace embellishment), sewing Collar and Collar lining together, and stitching the Collar to the Coat neckline.   This attachment stitching is done as a 1.6cm (5/8") seam, in order to allow the Facing to be sewn on in a 2.0cm (3/4") seam to hide the preliminary stitching lines. 

​The next step in construction is preparing Front Facings (Piece 8) and Back Facing (Piece 9), and sewing them onto the Coat to finish all the Coat edges. 

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