[Tutorial] DIY Fur Collar

Winter is Coming!

I bought a DKNY wool coat at Goodwill for $10. And it's really nice and all, it just needed a little spicing up! So I decided to use my faux chinchilla fur I've had for forever to make a fur collar to go on top. And it is just enough to make the coat look fabulous.

The Inspiration:

  via Emerson Fry / via Boat People Vintage

DIY Fur Collar Tutorial

You will need:

Faux fur (mine is from fabric.com)

Heavy interfacing (I had heavy fusible interfacing around)

Lining fabric (from the  scrap pile at Joann Fabrics)

Pattern paper (or old wrapping paper, like I used!)
Good fabric shears

Pins, needle, and thread
Sweater clasp or fur hooks (in the button aisle)

Let's get started!

What I'm Loving: Peter Pan Collars

How can a collar be so versatile? It's school girl, vintage, modern, sweet, playful, and just about a zillion other things that cannot be found in any of my wardrobe pieces. You know what that means--it means I've been mildly obsessing over this little scrap of fabric around one's neck that I must have/draft/buy so I can make millions of peter pan collared-goodness. Here's some inspiration for my compulsions:

I watched Gertie's vlog on how to draft such a pattern...I think this was the reason we've become smitten, that darn collar and I. But now you, too can draft your very own sewing ambrosia [I'm really liking that word] and be as adorable (well, maybe close) as me! I'm definitely gonna be doing the sailorish colors--possibly a removable bow? Velvet, I'd guess. Mmm. My mouth is watering.