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Coording it up rn

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I hand sewed a lot this last week because I was so happy with how the half bonnet I made came out.

I've been struggling to find old school appropriate blouses within my size range that also fit my criteria for purchase (second hand as a first priority, new from an ethically manufactured source as a second resort).

Eventually when I'm more confident with my skills I'll get around to sewing myself a nice cotton blouse from scratch, but until then I decided an appropriately frilly detachable collar can serve make some of my thrifted blouses that extra bit more egl-passing.

Please don't mind the wrinkles. It's cotton and I had to wash it to get the tailor's chalk out. I'll press it when I feel like it.

I specifically wanted an oversized Peter Pan collar with a stand, which I couldn't find a pre-made pattern for. I ended up tracing a detachable collar I already owned and altering the shape, as well as scoring tabs around the inner curve to later tuck into the stand.

I sometimes feel guilty for using heirloom lace remnants in my stash for amateur projects, but I think this was a worthy sacrifice as I should get plenty of wear out of this collar.