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Button collar. Fabric collar is trimmed with buttons, embroidery and lace edgings.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1981 (v.59#2) pg. 100, 144

Enchanting fool-the-eye collars, cuffs and aprons. They look like "trompe l'oeil" accessories, but are actually muslin decorated with paint, embroidery, appliques, and trims.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1981 (v.59#12) pg. 78

Lace-trimmed collars and cuffs, with cross-stitched floral designs, for "Sunday-best" dresses.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1984 (v.62#4) pg. 107, 163

Muslin collar is decorated with soft laces.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1985 (v.63#9) pg. 36, 161

Sweetheart collars. Separate tie-on fabric collars for a little girl feature boy and girl silhouettes against a white background.
CRAFTS Feb 1994 (v.17#2) pg. 26, 47

Country Christmas collar. Gingham collar, edged with lace, has a large back panel of painted muslin with "Merry Christmas" and a folk-art motif of Santa in a sleigh. Complementary painted wood Santa head pin and earrings included.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Nov-Dec 1993 (v.20#6) pg. 38, 41

How to make yokes and collars for home-sewn dresses and blouses from handkies, ribbons and lace.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1978-Winter 1979 pg. 91, 143

Tip: Convert old-fashioned lace gloves into a woman's ascot.
HANDMADE #8 Spring 1983 (v.3#1) pg. 45

Celtic punchneedle dress yoke.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL NEEDLE & CRAFT Spring-Summer 1979 (v.9#2) pg. 65, 106

Cowboy cuffs of tooled leather.
LEATHER CRAFTERS & SADDLERS JOURNAL May-Jun 1996 (v.6#3) pg. 70, Insert

Cowboy cuffs. Making two different styles of leather cuffs which are designed to knock brush aside, prevent rope burns, and protect the edge of shirt sleeves.
LEATHER CRAFTERS & SADDLERS JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1999 (v.9#4) pg. 60, Insert

Three antique collars to macrame. Beading and metallic accents embelish these unique collars.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS May-Jun 1981 (v.26#3) pg. 44, 98

Crocheted, knitted and tatted collars and cuffs to complement a woman's classic pullover sweater.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jul-Aug 1983 (v.28#4) pg. 94

Little girl's party dresses are decorated with shadow applique "choirboy" collars.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1984 (v.29#6) pg. 54, 55, 80

Two collars and a table runner are made from Battenberg lace.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1986 (v.31#6) pg. 64, 86

Woman's collar with scalloped edges and hearts-and-flowers cutwork.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Apr 1988 (v.33#3) pg. 74, 55

No-sew lace projects for the holidays. (1) Applique for a pullover sweater. (2) Lace collar. (3) Tasseled sachet. (4) Table runner. (5) Place mat. (6) Pillow in the shape of a Christmas tree.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1988 (v.33#8) pg. 32, 66

Beaded-collar necklace in a lattice pattern.
NEEDLE & CRAFT Jun 1989 (v.12#3) pg. 43, 33

Decorative collars for a woman. (1) Chrysanthemum collar embroidered in delicate floral designs and edged in lace. (2) Lace neck ruffle make from purchased lace.
NEEDLE & THREAD Mar-Apr 1983 (v.3#2) pg. 17, 47, 26

Collar and cuffs made using the traditional Norwegian art of Hardanger, a technique that combines embroidery, drawn thread and needle weaving.
NEEDLE & THREAD Jul-Aug 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 15, 44, 26

Blackwork collar, 5" wide, is worked in backstitch in an all-over design.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Mar-Apr 1986 (v.9#2) pg. 13, 28, 43

Making a "stand collar" like the style used in men's dress shirts.
THREADS #4 Apr-May 1986 pg. 42

Getting collars straight. Covers the basics on the neckline edge and six collars (stand-up, bias-cut straight, roll, flat, convertible and tailored). Describes how to make a body-based collar template and offers tips that help with the trickiest aspects of sewing a collar.
THREADS #15 Feb-Mar 1988 pg. 34

Tip for completing a notched collar without a back yoke by serging collar and self-facing to neck edge to avoid clipping.
THREADS #19 Oct-Nov 1988 pg. 8

Perfecting the lapel. How to succeed with the trickiest part of a tailored jacket. Explains cutting and shaping a collar, the turn of the cloth, preparing facings, alignment of parts, creating notches, sewing, and final trimming and pressing. Also includes fabric suggestions for tailored jackets.
THREADS #24 Aug-Sep 1989 pg. 57

Tip: Cut and store strips of ribbing fabric in the widths used for cuffs, waistbands and neckbands so that just the length needed can be cut off for a sewing project.
THREADS #25 Oct-Nov 1989 pg. 8

Against the grain. Exploring the subtleties of couture lapels found in Ungaro and Yves Saint Laurent jackets. An explanation of techniques and how to incorporate them.
THREADS #32 Dec 1990-Jan 1991 pg. 44

Tip on how to make the elastic adjustable on waistbands and cuffs.
THREADS #51 Feb-Mar 1994 pg. 16

Sewing a perfect point. A stitching guide, some turning tools and helpful hints to producing accurate corners on collars, pocket flaps, lapels, etc.
THREADS #53 Jun-Jul 1994 pg. 38
Added Info THREADS #55 Oct-Nov 1994 pg. 6

How to avoid "turn of cloth" problems when making collars and cuffs.
THREADS #53 Jun-Jul 1994 pg. 60

How to adjust a pattern to raise or lower the height that the collar will stand against the neck.
THREADS #54 Aug-Sep 1994 pg. 22

Professional-quality notched collar incorporates fusible interfacings and a one-layer undercollar.
THREADS #56 Dec 1994-Jan 1995 pg. 52

Designing your own collars and necklines.
THREADS #57 Feb-Mar 1995 pg. 30

When geometry meets fashion. A scaled-down version of a Ronaldus Shamask origami-based jacket. Includes details for making inseam buttonholes, mitered-corner patterns, a fold-over flap from neckline to cuff, a triangle-based collar and geometric lapels.
THREADS #63 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 30

To turn a better point. Custom shirtmaker's technique for turning ultra-sharp points on collars and other corners detailed.
THREADS #63 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 47

Using new or old socks for easy knit cuffs and baseball-type-jacket collars.
THREADS #63 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 50

Cuffs, begone. How to eliminate cuffs and replace them with a variety of new closures and edge treatments.
THREADS #66 Aug-Sep 1996 pg. 56

The foolproof notched collar. How top manufacturers construct collars and lapels.
THREADS #68 Dec 1996-Jan 1997 pg. 34

Dramaticlly embellished yoke in a sunburst effect and a fold-over collar. Construction of its folded-bias-tube spokes joined by twisted thread bars detailed.
THREADS #71 Jun-Jul 1997 pg. 76, 100

How to make a detachable fur collar and cuffs for a jacket.
THREADS #73 Oct-Nov 1997 pg. 12

How to get two collar points to match perfectly every time.
THREADS #73 Oct-Nov 1997 pg. 14

Fitting the neckline in a garment. A guide to measurements and pattern adjustments. Tips on how to shape a collar band.
THREADS #73 Oct-Nov 1997 pg. 20

Five lace collar treatments to sew from purchased lace.
WOMAN'S DAY Mar 11 1980 (v.43#7) pg. 10, 165

Six collars and neckware trims to sew.
WOMAN'S DAY Nov 25 1980 (v.44#3) pg. 30, 156

Four collars to make to accent any outfit.
WOMAN'S DAY Dec 22 1981 (v.45#4) pg. 46, 136

Wide white collars to make. Flattering versions of Paris's latest fashion accent. Five styles shown.
WOMAN'S DAY Jun 15 1982 (v.45#11) pg. 80, 153

Flamboyant lace jabot consists of three tiers of lace attached to a narrow lace neckband.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 26 1982 (v.46#2) pg. 76, 125

Woman's bow tie and two collars to make from imitation leather or suede.
WOMAN'S DAY Nov 16 1982 (v.46#3) pg. 80, 216

Women's lace handkerchief bow tie on ribbon snaps at neck back.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 25 1983 (v.47#2) pg. 64, 154

New ways to perk up a neckline.
WOMAN'S DAY Feb 7 1984 (v.47#6) pg. 24

Six collars to sew or crochet. (1) Passion-flower mesh crochet in petals. (2) honeybee pattern filet crochet with 8 point edge. (3) flower border cutwork choirboy and cuffs. (4) dogwood pattern filet crochet square and cuffs. (5) bicot edged Victorian cutwork. (6) ruffled pineapple and fern crochet.
WOMAN'S DAY Apr 24 1984 (v.47#9) pg. 116, 117, 167

Cowl-neck caper: A new look for an old favorite.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 2 1984 (v.48#1) pg. 23

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