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Rebato, c. 1600-1625 | Part Four: Making the Linen Collar

Sarah Bendall
  1. Rebato, c. 1600-1625 Part One: Brief History and Materials
  2. Rebato, c. 1600-1625 Part Two: The Pattern
  3. Rebato, c. 1600-1625 Part Three: Making the Wire Frame
  4. Rebato, c. 1600-1625 Part Four: Making the Linen Collar
  5. Rebato, c. 1600-1625 Part Five: Finishing the Rebato

 

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1. Place and cut the pattern. I’m using a lightweight semi-transparent linen.

 

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2. Hem the outside edge (narrow hem) of the collar. Pleat the inner band of the linen collar.

 

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3. Check that the pleats are even and the shape looks like this.

 

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4. Check that the linen collar fits the rebato frame. Sew down the pleats and iron flat.

 

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5. Choose a decorative lace trim. Here I’m using 3cm wide guipure lace, which is a type of bobbin lace

 

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6. Sew the lace on.

 

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7. And your collar is finished.

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2 thoughts on “Rebato, c. 1600-1625 | Part Four: Making the Linen Collar”

  1. I can’t work out how you go from the lines indicating the darts to constructing the darts. How wide are they at the base?

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    1. Hi Kelly, I think the darts were between 1-2 inches at the base. This was quite a while ago that I did this and honestly I think it was just a bit of trial and error and eyeballing it in the end. Sorry I can’t be more precise!

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