Create a collar necklace

1. Cut a 20cm x 40cm piece from both silk dupion and interfacing. Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the silk to secure. Locate the template on page 83 and cut it out, then use it to cut two collar pieces from the backed silk. Place the two collar pieces right sides together and stitch around the curved edges, leaving a 4mm seam allowance. Cut notches into the curves, turn right sides out and press with an iron.

2. Trim the two raw ends to neaten, push to the inside of the collar and press. Cut vintage necklace two 50cm lengths of ivory 10mm wide grosgrain ribbon and push one end of each into one of the openings. Pin into place, then hand stitch to secure and close the gap.

3. Gather a 50cm length of scallop-edged lace into a rosette bloom, holding the shape in place with a few hand stitches. Sew a large pearl to the centre of the flower, then stitch it to the collar, positioning it at the centre left of the work. Add an antique brooch to the left of the lace flower with stitches, just covering the join between the silk and the ribbon tie.

4. Wrap a cover button with a s