Drafting a Shawl Collar & Variations
This lesson will teach you how to draft a shawl collar and several other collar variations. You can transfer this knowledge to any of your other vest, blouse, dress or jacket designs.
The torso sloper needed for this lesson can be found and drafted in our Pattern making lesson: Convert Bodice Sloper To Torso Sloper then pivot the shoulder dart to the side seam by viewing: Pivoting a Torso Shoulder Dart to the Side Seam. To pivot the back shoulder dart to the back neckline view: Pivoting a Back-Shoulder Dart to a Back Neckline Dart.
Learn more about jacket collars by viewing: Drafting A Portrait Collar Jacket and Drafting A Women’s Jacket.
| Module | Description | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson Prep – Front | 1-3 |
| 2 | Lesson Prep – Back | 1-4 |
| 3 | Front Collar Draft | 1-14 |
| 4 | Front Facing | 1-6 |
| 5 | Final Steps | 1-4 |
MODULE 1 • Lesson Prep – Front
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | To get started with this lesson prepare a piece of pattern paper two times the width of the front torso sloper and 15” (38.1cm) longer than the length of the torso sloper. |
| 2 | Position your front torso sloper approximately 13” (33cm) down from the left side of the paper and trace the front torso sloper off onto to the paper below. |
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