Pierrot Collar

The pierrot collar is a small round collar made of ruffs (cloth frills) or double ruffle. This collar is derived from the costume of the comedy character in French theaters called pierrot (little peter).

Overhand Stitch

The overhand stitches are tiny, even stitches widely used to hold together two finished edges (for example, these are very useful for attaching a ribbon or lace to the finished edge of the garment).

The needle is inserted from the back edge through to the front edge diagonally, picking up only one thread each time. Every time diagonal stitches are taken over the edge maintaining the uniform spacing.     

                                                                                                                                      

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Sailor's Collar

The sailor's collar is a flap collar which is recognized by its wide lapels forming a V shape in front and with square panel at the back. Traditionally it is used on sailor's uniform. A typical one has two bands of soutache braid sewn around the edges and having two stars at the back corners. It is also called Middy collar and became a popular style for middy dresses and children's dress

Puritan Collar

The Puritan collar consists of square-cut, wide and flat flaps in the front and back that extends to the shoulder seam. This collar is derived from English protestants of late sixteenth and seventeenth century. The early Englishmen carried the collar to America where it was identified with the Puritans and early Americans. This style is often seen in dresses and blouses.

A-Line Silhouette

 A-line is the most popular type of silhouette which is fitted at the top (shoulders or waist) and then gradually flares or gets wider towards the hem. The term A-line was first coined by Christian Dior in 1955 to describe the shape of his spring collection of clothing that resembled the shape of capital letter A.

 The A-line silhouette emphasizes a small waist as different silhouettes emphasizes different body shapes or parts. A-line dresses can be of any length ranging from full skirt to ending at knee. This silhouette can be off shoulder, sleeveless, short or long sleeve and with any kind of neckline. The A-line silhouette is most widely used in everyday outfits and wedding dresses.

                               

Silhouette

 A Silhouette is the most prominent visual element of the garment that is the general outline or shape of the garment.

Silhouette are shown in solid black on a white background and is named after French Author Etienne de Silhouette who first made the drawings in black with no background details.

The side seam, waistline, shoulder line, hem line all work together to create a dominant shape called the silhouette. A silhouette can be changed by moving the waistline, narrowing or widening (shoulders, sleeve or legs), adding fabrics, padding different parts of the body or corseting waist or bust to create illusion.

There are basically seven types of silhouettes (dresses)