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Sewing: Draft a deep cowl neck
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Draft a deep cowl neck

Instructions

Free Tutorial: Draft a Deep Cowl Neck

My tutorial on drafting a high cowl neck top has had a lot of pageviews in the last week (this always makes me happy). So at the request of at least one reader (see? that's all it takes with me!), I'll show you how to draft a cowl neck top starting with a pattern that has a dart. This will produce a deeper cowl neck . . .
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Category: Sewing

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Retro / Vintage, Classic, Romantic, Funky, Casual


Materials

Tracing paper, pen, clear ruler

What was your inspiration?

All the cowl neck tops I've been seeing in shops - and my innate frugality that fights spending money on a new pattern!

What are you most proud of?

Sticking with it when the first few tries didn't work.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Don't use your best fabric for your first try as you may need to tweak it!

 

9 comments

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Farah Shamail on craftsy.com
Apr 30, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
hello, i have just checked the draft for cowl neck,can you please tell how to pinpoint the "dart".
PoldaPop on craftsy.com
May 03, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
Hi Farah, I'm glad you are trying out the tutorial! The dart should be part of the pattern you are using as your base pattern. If you like, send a picture of where you are at to poldapop@gmail.com and I can give you some guidance. Thank you for checking out my tutorial!
Farah Shamail on craftsy.com
Apr 30, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
hello, i am new here,can you give a tutorial on how this particular cowl neck is made.
Deby Coles on craftsy.com
Jul 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Thanks very much for posting this.
PoldaPop on craftsy.com
Jul 16, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You are welcome! Please let me know how it turns out. I will be adding an update to the original post a little later this week to explain how to do facings on the cowl neck. Cheers!
SewingAndStyle on craftsy.com
Jul 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
lovely, easy and totally worth the effort- might give it a go too.
PoldaPop on craftsy.com
Jul 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Please let me see it if you do!
klamb1308@yahoo.co.uk on craftsy.com
May 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
My kind of thing.
PoldaPop on craftsy.com
Jul 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks!