Ok, you got me, there’s no such thing as a green-collar worker: I was just trying to find some kind of link for the new collar I made at a workshop for Forest Hill Fashion Week. Interestingly enough, there is something called pink-collar workers, which means doing stereotypical women’s work. Who knew?
I attended the free workshop at Stag & Bow and they provided the materials and a template for you to cut out the shape of the collar. They had a choice of different styles of collars but I liked the strong look of this one. The gems are acrylic ones from Paperchase sale a few years ago – I saw them and thought they might come in use sometime.
Essentially it’s two pieces of material and bias binding around the edge. And don’t forget to press it so it’s all flat and neat. PRESSING IS KEY said Pascale during the workshop.
Getting round the corners neatly was the hardest part. Folding the binding inwards, a bit like when wrapping a present was marginally more successful than cutting the binding at each edge and sewing each corner. I used the binding to make the ties too.
The most fun bit was deciding on the patterns for the gems and sticking them on – I wanted a slightly asymmetrical, haphazard design. I think the beads actually make it. And the quirky lime and brown colour combination of course!
Oh and sewing geek alert: you can buy a cool tool to easily make binding. There are different sizes for different widths of binding. That’s my Friday night sorted…
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