Collars need careful trimming and layering so, If they are curved make snipping otherwise they will neither turn well have a neat, sharp finish. Pressing is also very important. A collar should be pressed to its shape. eg., roll collar should be pressed in a roll-it should not be pressed flat. Always press the neck join after attaching and before proceeding to finish. Some of the types of collars are 1. Round collar 2. Peterpan collar 3. Scalloped collar 4. Sailor collar 5. Rolll collar 6. Shirt collar 7. Band collar 8. Shawl collar 1. Round Collar or one piece peter pan collar: This is used for childrens dresses. In front, the collar is continuous and at back, it is divided with rounded ends. To make the pattern for this collar, first duplicate the neckline area of the garment as explained below. Keep the front and back bodice patterns together on a paper, with neck points of shoulder lines touching and with the patterns overlapping � near the shoulder as illustrated in figure. Trace the outline of the upper part of the bodies. Label the front neck line as shoulder-S and back neckline R. Now mark X, Y, Z, 1� to 2 away from T, S and R respectively. Join XYZ as shown.

Working from top to bottom, bring needle out at the beginning of the marked line. Hold the thread down along the centre line. Starting from the right of the line take a stitch with the needle slanting downwards, and bring it out on or near the Magic Chain Blanket Stitch Fly Stitch Feather Stitch Straight Stitch Chevron Seed Stitch Couching centre line with a thread held under. Pull the needle through, and take the next stitch from the left of the line with the needle slanting down and to the right. Continue working stitches alternately on the right and left, keeping them evenly spaced and of equal length and slant.