How to make a dickie collar

Everyone laughed when I said I was bringing dickeys back. Then they were all, hey, nice shirt! and I was like, WHAT SHIRT, BITCHES? Dickeys. Cost effective. Space saving. Easy to make. Cute. Hilarious. (I had just asked my mom if the pictures she was taking were going to highlight my dickey. You would giggle

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Hello Readers. I had this shirt that I didn't love and didn't wear. Today's project is a dickie to wear under other shirts to add interest at the neckline. Be…

I made two dickies for my mom for Christmas. I merged two patterns to make them. I started with the wrapped collar from Stretch & Sew 333 View B, upper right: The bodice is from Kwik Sew 2812, View D, upper right: It was easy enough to merge these two patterns. I traced the size Medium bodice from the Kwik Sew pattern to get the overall shape, then I laid it over the bodice piece of the S&S pattern to get the neckline for size 40: The collar was traced in size 40 of the S&S pattern: Notice…

Hello Readers. I had this shirt that I didn't love and didn't wear. I decided to make a few things from this shirt. Today's project is a dickie to wear under other shirts to add interest at the neckline. Before and after. There isn't anything wrong with this button-up shirt I just never wear it. It is a little stiff and never feels comfortable when I put it on. I sketched out the shape of the dickie I wanted. I folded the shirt in half so each side would be symmetrical. I cut the piece out…

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Let's talk about how to sew and attach the collar and finish the neckline of Banksia Version 3, shall we?

Hello Readers. I had this shirt that I didn't love and didn't wear. Today's project is a dickie to wear under other shirts to add interest at the neckline. Be…