Do you love a pretty inside garment? Putting your attention to the little details? Then you might enjoy sewing this type of neckband with a covered back seam allowance. I have here sewn a sweatshirt with my new pattern the Frankie sweatshirt. This tutorial is also featured in Frankie's sewing instructions. It's really helpful to have Aqua glue marker when doing this. I'm using the one from Prym, but there are other brands as well. If you don't have glue marker, use pins or clips. Let me show you how I do it! Attach the neckband So before you start you need to attach the neckband. I've got a separate tutorial for that here. After the neckband is sewn to the neckline it will look like this: 1. Prepare the neckline strip Cut a strip of fabric, this is the fabric that will cover the seam allowance. I recommend using a light weight fabric for less bulk, but you can use medium weight fabrics too (I'm using a medium weight french terry fabric here). (Go to my fabric weight guide). If you've got my Frankie pattern you've already got a pattern piece for the neckline strip, and you can cut your fabric with that. If not, use these measurements: LENGTH: The neckline strip should have the same length as the back neckline plus 2 cm - unless it is very stretchy with ≈80% stretch or more, then your neckline strip could be slightly shorter, say 80-90% or the back neckline, plus 2 cm. WIDTH: Make the neckline strip 2,5 cm (1
