https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/stuff-2 • Posted by Heather B
I love cowl necked garments, especially during the Fall/Winter when they keep the back of my neck cozy. You can easily add a cowl to your favorite scooped neck T-shirt with a little light drafting. Sample garment is Bluegingerdoll's Bonnie, sewn in polyester jersey.
I love cowl necked garments, especially during the Fall/Winter when they keep the back of my neck cozy. You can easily add a cowl to your favorite scooped neck T-shirt with a little light drafting. Sample garment is Bluegingerdoll's Bonnie, sewn in polyester jersey.
Draw in the seam allowances on the neckline and shoulders on both the front and back pieces.
Using a flexible tape measure, measure the back and front necklines on the seam line. Subtract the shoulder seam allowances to get the length of the cowl.
*Due to the length, I'll be showing half of the cowl. The other end is a mirror image.* Draw a line the length calculated from measuring the neckline. I find self healing cutting mats to be really handy for this type of drafting.
Decide how high you want the cowl to be and draw another horizontal line at that height. Mark that line as a fold line. I'm making a 5" high cowl in this example.
Double the height of the cowl so that it can be folded over. In my example this makes the pattern 10" high.
Find the halfway point on the long side of the cowl and mark it with a notch. You'll want to match this notch with a CF notch on your neckline. I've put my grain line at this location too. Add a seam allowance to finish the pattern.
Cut your cowl out and then sew the short ends together.
Fold the the tube horizontally so that the long edges meet.
Pin the seam at the CB of your neckline and the center of the cowl at the CF of the neckline. Sew together the two layers of cowl with the shirt's neckline. After the neckline is finished continue sewing the T-shirt according to the pattern's instructions.