The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Sailor Collar Tutorial

A tutorial based on the one by Solai Tsukada. I modified her pattern to resemble the "Pikachu ears" that sailor collar patterns are shaped like, so it sits better on the shoulders.

Haruhi's sailor collar goes past the bust, so you will have to extend the "ears". Simply measure from your neck-shoulder line to where you want your collar to end. Mine are 14" long.

Materials:

ღ Fabric (E.g. twill)
ღ Bias / grosgrain ribbon / (...)
ღ Sewing Machine
ღ Ruler + Chalk + Scissors

Measurements:

ღ Collar lenght (from shoulders to waist)

Instructions:

Cut your fabric (48" x 38"), fold in half and cut on the fold . You should have a rectangle that measures 24" x 18".

Draw a vertical line marking the center of your fabric. Measure 2" 1/2 from the center of this line and draw a diagonal to 1" 1/2 from both ends of the rectangle.

Now curve the neckline and the outer edges of both "ears". Cut out both pieces of fabric.

Separate your two identical pieces of the collar. Pin your bias tape / ribbon ~1" from the edge on the right side of one of them. Sew down.

Sew both pieces wrong sides together (the ribbon will be inside). Leave the bottom of the collar open to be able to turn it inside out in the next step.

Snip ends carefully to make turning inside out easier. Please read Solai's tutorial as she has very clear photographs showing where and what shape to cut.

Turn your collar inside out, and press. Fold the bottom in slightly and stich in place. I like to topstich the edges around after pressing so the collar looks neat.

Voilá! You now have a lovely Sailor Collar. To attach to your top simply stich some clasps (E.g. shoulders, tip of the ears).
You can easily modify the lenghts/curves of the "ears" to adapt this collar to practically any cosplay school uniform. For example, for my Erio Touwa uniform I shortened the "ears" and curved them more gently. The possibilities are endless.

Hope this tutorial was helpful!