Re-Collar Your Collar

I love these button down blouses from Heavy Red but can't justify paying $62 for them so I decided to make my own!








This is the first in a series of collar re-dues I'm going to be doing. This is a great project for both guys and girls alike. I love it because there are so many options to this for tons of different looks.

Start by picking out the collared shirt you want to use and carefully remove the collar from the shirt using your seam ripper.



Place your old collar on a piece of paper to make a new template. I like to use newspaper because it's a great way to recycle. If you want a more exaggerated collar like mine draw your corners out.



I folded my pattern piece in half and placed it on the fold of my interfacing. Cutting around the pattern piece making sure that you leave plenty of room for seam allowance.



You're going to do the same for your chosen fabric for your collar. You should have 3 pieces for your collar.




You're going to place the RIGHT sides of your two collar pieces together and place your interfacing on the WRONG side of one of your pieces.

At this point you can also pin a zipper edge or a lace trim to your collar.



This is probably a no brainer but sew your pieces together.

If you are using fusable interfacing then you should iron it on to your collar before you sew. If not then just go on and sew around it.

Also, keep in mind that the thicker the fabric you are sewing through the longer your stitch length should be.



Turn your collar right side out and use your seam ripper to pull out the corners. Iron your seams down flat.



Pin and sew your collar back to your shirt.



If you didn't do the zipper or lace trim you can either be finished now or you can add some other adornment to your collar- I added some lace on after sewing my collar together.

Oh My Goth!

Love love love this piece! It is so sexy it's not even funny.



I'm not normally a vest girl- and lord knows you wouldn't see many goth sporting a vest but this is so amazing I just fell for it.




This dress is a total Etsy steal, but with that hood you couldn't go wrong.




Another amazing Etsy dress.



I am in so much lust for this dress you can probably hear me panting over it through your computer screen.



After seeing this photo, I fully believe that every little goth girl should walk around with curlers in her hair.







The model in these photos is about as gothic as a cheerleader but the clothes speak for themselves.



Heavy Red Fashions



You can pick up a sequins tank top at just about every store now-adays but only Heavy Red has managed to make one "goth"



Every little goth girl needs something like this in her closet.



I am so in love with this top that I will not rest until I have one, even if I must make it myself, which is the more likely scenario.



Something about the zippers on the thighs of these leggings facinate me.

Corsets.

Oh what a long way we women have come. We went from drudging around in long skirts and corsets to wearing tight jeans and corsets??

Oh yea ladies we've come a very long way in our history.

It seems that no matter how far we have come women will never get away from corsets. I was given a charm key chain once and the largest charm on it was a corset.

Women get piercings that they lace up for a corset affect. This is one aspect of corsets I cannot understand. I keep thinking how badly that would rub against your bra. And if you are only thinking that women get this done on their back--- think again. Women are getting more and more creative with their piercings anymore.

OWIE!!!
(F.Y.I don't google search this piercing if you're squirmish because there are some sick photos out there)

I must admit I love corsets.

Some of my favorite corsets come from a Gothic shop called Heavy Red.

I wish I could make my boobs look that small.


I love the look of this corset- its unique from the standard corsets we see anymore.