The Costumer's Manifesto: Patterns for Men's and Women's Detachable Collars from the 1850s to the 1930s

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Patterns for Men's and Women's Detachable Collars from the 1850s to the 1930s
Copied from collars in the collection of Tara Maginnis

Click on the Thumbnail to download the pattern.
Most of the patterns are in 2 pieces, and will need to be taped together to be complete.
Patterns have around 1" of overlap. Align the center back buttonhole marks to put together.
To adjust the patterns for larger neck sizes, you can add inches in the center back where the button hole is located.
To see how the patterns look when put together you can go to this page for full images of the patterns.

Lady's Dotted Fold over collar

Lady's floral embroidered fold over collar

Lady's floral embroidered stand collar

1/2 patterns for 4 styles of gentlemen's wingtip collars: