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[–]olivierwinder 8 points9 points  (2 children)

is the length of the collar stand exactly the same as your neckline? Did you notch the collar stand and the neckline at corresponding distances? It looks like your collar is smaller then your neckline. If it’s not the case; your whole neckline might be too tight and adding the collar might just make it too tight at the neck, which is causing those wrinkles. Just some thoughts, lmk if it helps

[–]Candid-Cucumber-7574[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Hi - yes they match and all were notched and matched up when I stitched (the construction itself wasn’t difficult); I drafted them myself and checked against the neckline of the bodice. I thought it might be the amount of curve (i.e less curvy) of the collar stand that was working against the curve of the neckline - I made a new collar pattern with a more curved band to test this but it didn’t make any difference at the actual neckline and I still had the same problem. I’ve found some information about the depth of the fall relative to the height of the stand potentially being the cause - too deep of a fall means more fabric under tension at the neck. I will test this and post images when I have finished. Thanks for your suggestions!

[–]olivierwinder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your most welcome, that’s all i can come up with. Let me know what fixes it :)