How To Repair A Shirt Collar Repair Guide

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6

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

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Introduction

If your shirt’s collar is unstitched or stained, this guide will help you to fix it in about 20 minutes. Knowledge in using a sewing machine is required to perform a satisfactory fix. Beware of punctures while using the sewing machine, and burns while ironing the fabric to set the needlework.

How to use a sewing machine: https://craftspress.com/how-to-use-a-sew…

What you need

Step 1

              How to Repair a Shirt Collar               

• Use a seam ripper to completely unstitch the collar.

Use a seam ripper to completely unstitch the collar.

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Step 2

• Cut a piece of fabric the size of the damaged area, and place it over the interior of the damaged section of the collar.
• Sewing machines can be dangerous; be sure to always keep your hands clear of the needle’s path.
• Sew the piece of fabric into the collar.

Cut a piece of fabric the size of the damaged area, and place it over the interior of the damaged section of the collar.

Sewing machines can be dangerous; be sure to always keep your hands clear of the needle’s path.

Sew the piece of fabric into the collar.

Step 3

• Fold your shirt and its altered collar in half, then mark the middle of the pieces with a fabric pencil.
• This will be handy when stitching the pieces back together.

Fold your shirt and its altered collar in half, then mark the middle of the pieces with a fabric pencil.

This will be handy when stitching the pieces back together.

Step 4

• Place the fragment of the collar that was altered, the side facing your neck, in the opposite direction.

Place the fragment of the collar that was altered, the side facing your neck, in the opposite direction.

Step 5

• Sewing machines can be dangerous; be sure to always keep your hands clear of the needle’s path.
• Stitch the pieces back together.
• To simplify the process, add pins beside the path that will be stitched, or just follow the marks of the previous seams that you unstitched in the first step.

Stitch the pieces back together.

To simplify the process, add pins beside the path that will be stitched, or just follow the marks of the previous seams that you unstitched in the first step.

Step 6

• Steam irons are extremely hot and can cause burns.
• Iron the area to settle the new stitching.

Steam irons are extremely hot and can cause burns.

Iron the area to settle the new stitching.

Enjoy your like-new collar!

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