These images are from the second class exercise we did, drafting and sewing the shawl collar. The process wasn't too different to drafting the collar and lapel, but it was made a lot trickier by changing the draft so that we could later add in a jet pocket. This required changing the darts and making a really strange looking pattern piece, which once again I found confusing until I actually put it together. This was quite a bit more challenging than sewing the first collar, but I'm pretty sure I understand it now. We also changed the hemline and added in a side panel, which eliminated the side darts.
As many people in the class found it was complex in the drafting but simple in the construction. Without actually doing the construction after drafting the thing you might never understand what is going on with the drafting. But then the next time you use this drafting method you understand more of the intricacies and can make adjustments and alterations in an informed way.
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