Inspired by vintage accessories, we came up with this cute Peter Pan collar. The pom poms are a favorite around here and add a fun touch. Not only is this a cute project, but it comes together quickly. You can easily use leftover fabric from the faux fur coat collar, as we did. In that tutorial, we drafted a custom collar to match a coat. In this one, we’re giving you a free pattern, making it a much faster project.
Because this collar is tied on over a blouse, sweater, or jacket, it’s quite adjustable and would make an adorable gift.
Download the pattern here or click the link at the bottom of this post.
Items Needed:
- 1/4 yard faux fur
- 1/4 yard lining
- 2 20” lengths of velvet rope, ribbon, braid, piping, cord, etc.
- needle
- thread
- tailor’s chalk or fabric marker
1. Trace the circle pattern using tailor’s chalk or a fabric marker. Cut two circles. Because the pieces don’t have seam allowance, snip only the fabric backing. Take care not to cut the fur.
2. Hand baste along the circumference with 1/4” gathering stitch on wrong side and only nipping the backing fabric. Leave long thread tails.
3. Knot the end of your two ropes and place knot inside the pom pom. Slowly pull the basting thread until it gathers around the rope. The knot should be inside the pom pom.
4. Stitch through the base of the rope and knot the thread. The pom pom should be securely on the rope now.
5. Cut one collar on fold each of lining and fur. Take care that the nap of the fur is correct. The fur should lie in the direction of the outside edge of the collar.
6. Pin each of the ropes at the large circles on the collar, making sure that the length of the rope is on top of the collar. Baste into place.
7. Pin collar and lining with right sides together. Change your stitch length to 3 and sew lining to fur. Leave a 3” opening at the upper collar back. Trim the seams to 1/4” excluding opening.
8. Turn to right side. Tease any fur out of seams with a toothbrush or your fingers. Pin and then hand stitch the opening closed.
Now you have a fun new accessory for winter!
Cute! And I happen to have some faux fur remnants I didn’t know how to use. Nice tutorial.
Good faux fur can get so expensive, so it’s nice to have little projects like this for remnants.
This is so cute..and ocelet prints are all the rage. Paired with the fuschia sweater and it’s downright adorable!
So cute. Really wonderful. Thanks so much.
That’s a really cute tutorial!
it started snowing today in London, so this is perfect timing. plus i think i will be having a snow day tomorrow so i will get a chance to sew it too!
Okay, I have to say that this tutorial is one of the only things that is making the coming winter seem not-so-bad! :-)
Ha, yes. Winter has already arrived here in Oregon, unfortunately.
Very cute. Could you please tell where you got such cute faux fur? Thanks!
I wish I could give you a good online source! I bought this fabric at our local emporium, Mill End here in Portland. It seems like a tough thing to buy online, since it helps so much to feel it!
Oh my gosh–I LOVE the little fur pom-poms for the tie! So adorable! I second Eileen’s question: do you have some good sources for faux fur? The pickings in my town are quite sparse and pathetic at best… ;)
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Ha, it’s so funny we posted these furry collars all at the same time, but I guess it’s that time of year!
Caitlin and I got a little loopy constructing the pom poms and started making little tribble-like creatures from them. They would make awesome cat toys!
I do wish I knew some good sources for faux fur online! Alas, I always buy it locally.
I love the idea of making the pom poms into cat toys! hehe. I might actually have to keep that in mind. ;) Plus I’ve seen some wacky 50s-era pins and sweater guards sporting mink pom poms, so this has lots of uses!
Thanks for getting back to my about the faux fur. Hopefully if I get a chance to go back north I can pick some up at one of the independent fabric shops. ;)
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mood has a limited selection of faux fur and you can buy a swatch: http://www.moodfabrics.com/index.php?file=categorylist&navtypes=263&navmattype=N/A_263&navdept='2'&navtrdep=&navbtdep=&navnewtrdep=&navacdep=&keyword=&frompage=navigation
I love it!!
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I did it, that’s a wonderful idea! Thanks a lot!
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this is beautiful, I’m definately going to give it a go! thank you
lovely tutorial, i used it and linked to y’all here
i like it ! thank you
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i just made this in little person size (3 yr old girl to be precise) by shrinking it and it’s so cute – and surprisingly easy to make! i wasn’t sure what the seam allowance should be so i sewed at 3/8″ (which is good for this extra tiny size i think). now i just hope it fits and the recipient likes it. :)
I’ll try ….Wonderfull
Merci pour le patron du col claudine, j’adore, j’en ai fait 4!
Thanks for the peter pan collar, i love, I’ve made 4!
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Do you have a template for the actually collar part? I know that if I do it, it’ll be all horribly uneven!
Hi Mollie, There’s a link to download the template on the blog post, or you can download the template at this address: http://www.colettepatterns.com/files/free-patterns/colette-patterns-0002-collar.pdf
OMG this is the cutest tutorial! thank you so much for sharing
xoxo
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I have been checking out a Peter pan collar pattern for adding to dresses, that could be adjustable. Do you think I could make this in a crisp white cotton? I like the Peter Pan collars on the range of Orla Kiely dresses in white. Is there another way of attaching it to the garment, better than a safety pin?
This is so lovely! I didn’t see the seam allowance on the pattern or in the tutorial. Are they included, should I add them? Thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you so much, so easy and cute!
thank you for this tutorial. W here is the pattern?
Thanks for your tutorial and pattern. I’ve done it for a coat and it’s so nice :-)
Merci beaucoup
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This is a nice easy pattern to make – I’ve completed it in just 30mins! Thank you for sharing