Making a modest cowl neckline blouse can never be easier, thanks to My Sloper Blouse by KosherPatterns.com.  Pair it with a modest A-line skirt and you are all set to go.

Here is an old video that shows how to design the cowl neckline for a blouse.

Choose an elegant fabric and make this beautiful and modest cowl neckline blouse for daily or a special event such as Shabbos or Yom Tov.

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Previously named My Sloper Collar, My Sloper Neckwear 2.0 includes 3 new collar designs and a Dickey module as well.  With My Sloper Neckwear 2.0, a home business specializing in making modest clothing for women and girls can add a line of dickeys with a variety of 15 collar designs to its repertoire.

Let’s go through the different modules supported by My Sloper Neckwear 2.0.

Draft Neckline Module

If you remember the history of My Sloper, you will remember that KosherPatterns ® offered the ability to draft necklines of any size freely on its Web-version.  This is how My Sloper began.  The drafting of necklines is based on our unique technique of drafting a natural neckline.

Draft Neckline

Draft Neck Facing Module

Drafting neck facings is an extension of drafting necklines, and we offered this in My Sloper as the next feature.  Neck facings are needed for collarless garments and are essential for completing such a garment.

Draft Neck Facing

Draft Collar Module

Draft Collars

We have expanded our collar collection from 12 to 15.

New Collars

We can basically classify our collars into these groups below.

Shirt Collars

Traditional Full-Roll Collar

The Traditional Full-Roll Collar is a simple yet essential collar to enhance a modest garment. Originally designed for men’s shirts, this style provides additional coverage for the neck.  It can be implemented with or without a collar stand.  What’s special about this collar is that it hugs the neck nicely.

Convertible Collar

Previously known in My Sloper Collar as Convertible Collar Style A, this collar has been renamed simply as the Convertible Collar.  A cousin of the Traditional Full-Roll Collar, this collar has a curved bottom edge to fit the curved neckline much better.

Sport Collar Style A

Previously known as the Convertible Collar Style B, this collar has been renamed the Sport Collar Style A.  A significant feature of this collar is that it is designed to provide ventilation at the back of the neck and hence, the Sport Collar does not hug the neck totally.  As its name suggests, this collar is ideal for sporting activities.  This collar is also designed to have a wider front than the back.

Sport Collar Style B

Previously known as the Convertible Collar Style C, this collar has been renamed the Sport Collar Style B, a variant of the Sport Collar Style A.  It differs than Style A in that the front collar maintains the same width as the back collar.

Peter Pan Collars

Peter Pan Flat Collar

The Peter Pan Flat Collar is a classic flat collar with the option to “roll” and the option to have a pointed or rounded front corner.  Even the roundness is configurable!  When the collar roll increases, you will find the gap between the front collars widening.

Feminine Full-Roll Collar

The Feminine Full-Roll Collar, as its name suggests, is the opposite of the Shirt Collar in that it hugs the neckline in a soft and feminine kind of way.  If you notice any of the Shirt Collar styles above, you will be able to spot the shape of the collar at its top resembling the letter ‘V’, whereas you will find a collar in this category maintaining a rounded shape at its top. This style can be configured to have a pointed or rounded front corner.

Feminine Semi-Roll Collar

The Feminine Semi-Roll Collar is a variant of the Feminine Full-Roll Collar that offers less than a full roll.  You also have the option to configure this collar’s front corner to be either pointed or rounded.

Cowl Collars

Cowl Collar

The Cowl Collar is a very flattering feminine collar that provides soft flowing drapes around the neckline. It has been one of the most popular collar styles besides the Peter Pan collar variety.  This collar is ideal for soft knit fabric, with or without textures.  See in the gallery below for more ideas for this collar.

Jabot Collars

Pleated Jabot Collar

The Pleated Jabot Collar resembles a Square Collar but it is more flair in the front than the back;  its center front has an inverted box-pleat. You may configure its front collar width to be bigger than its back collar width.  This collar can be sewn in either knit or woven fabrics.

Frill & Tie Collars

Frill Collar

The Frill Collar is a Victorian-style collar that is lovable in this generation as well.  Designed with a buttoned collar stand in mind, the Frill Collar has the option to configure the width of its frill as well as its stand.

Bow and Frill Collar

The Bow & Frill Collar has a long tie-able ribbon bow as its closing. You can configure the width of the collar stand, the width and length of the bow.

Tie Collar

The Tie Collar is a collar plus imitation men’s tie in one.  This collar gives you the option to configure the width of its collar stand and tie.  You may need to learn how to tie a tie.

Draft Dickey Module

Draft Dickey

The Dickey Module supports two neckline styles: Jewel and Cowl. In addition, these opening style are supported: Back Zipper, Front Zipper, Front Add-on Button-stand, and Front Separate Button-stand.  You can configure the length and width of the dickey.  This dickey design has been used widely by commercial dickeys sold exclusively on ModestAnytime.com.  You may read client testimonials as a vote of confidence.  My Sloper Neckwear 2.0 is a great investment for a home business wishing to specialize in custom made dickeys with its variety of collar choices.

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Caftan Sleeves Cowl Neckline Blouson Top

To create an overall “caftan” look, we designed a band-collared Cowl neckline Blouson top. Yes, you can add a back-opening collar to a cowl neckline.

Blouse Styling

Style the Blouse

In the Blouse Tab, we chose the Waisted Aline Panel style and Cowl Neckline.

To create a Blouson effect, we reduced the Waist Intake to zero and added a Waist Line Extension of 5-cm.  We also added Hip Ease to create an Aline lower bodice and make the lower bodice longer by adding a Hip Line Extension.

Caftan Sleeve Styling

To produce a “Caftan” style sleeve overlay, all we have to do is create a full even-width flounce which we sew over the regular sleeve.

To design this flounce, we added up the Top Armhole and Bottom Armhole measurements generated from the Blouse tab and multiply it by two to get the full armhole measurement.  We use that measurement as the Flounce Length.

Top and Bottom Armhole and Sleeve Measurement

So, for instance, if our Top Armhole is 8.2-cm and our Bottom Armhole is 7.9-cm, our overall armhole measurement would be (8.2+7.9)*2 = 32.2 cm. That would dictate the length of our flounce.

To find the width of our flounce, we chose half the measurement of our full-sleeve or overarm measurement.  For instance, if our full-length sleeve is 45-cm, our Flounce Width would be 22.5-cm.

We then go to the Trims tab and select the Even-width Flounce.

Flounce Styling for the Caftan Sleeve Overlay

We enter our Flounce Length and Flounce Width measurements that we computed earlier.  We can choose between three Flounce Spans: half, three-quarter, or full.   A fuller span will create a more dramatic flounce with more drape and folds. For our model, we chose Full span.  We can also choose between generating one or two pieces of the flounce pattern. Since a full-span flounce would take up a lot of paper, we decided to generate a 2-piece pattern instead which we will have to cut 2 pieces and join them at the seam allowance.  By clicking Draw, we get the following pattern.

Caftan Full-span Even Width Flounce Pattern

Band Collar

We chose a Band Collar to adorn our Cowl Neckline.

Band Collar

Modesty Requirements

For modesty, we will never just wear this “caftan” sleeve by itself.  This sleeve is only used as an overlay to our existing full-length sleeve.  Ideas for fabric include using a lace fabric or eyelet fabric as the overlay.  A white-laced caftan sleeve will look good for a Victorian style on a wedding gown.

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Starting Version 1.71, you can create a very modest cowl neckline on your blouses and dresses.

Cowl Neckline on a Basic Blouse made with luxurious velour fabric

Modest Cowl Neckline Blouse paired with A-line Skirt

For blouses, all bodice styles except the A-line bodice support the cowl neckline option.  For dresses, only the waisted bodice styles (natural, empire and drop waist) support the cowl neckline option. Here are a few samples of blouses that we’ve created for your viewing pleasure.  Some of the styles are available for custom order at ModestAnytime.com.

Cowl Neckline on an Empire Waistline

Cowl Neckline on a Basic Blouse

Cowl Neckline with Band Collar on High Empire Waistline Dress

Caftan Sleeves Cowl Neckline Blouson Top

Buy My Sloper Blouse or Dress to get these beautiful cowl patterns!

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We are very excited to announce 2 releases today. One is a DEMO version that you can freely download to your computer to try out the software.

Only a limited number of features are available in this version. The idea is to make sure that you are comfortable in using the software and print out the basic slopers for a blouse and dress and a few other freebies.

The other is a FULL version of 1.7.1 that is priced at a special rate for you to take advantage of. What’s different about 1.7.1 from 1.7? Well, we added the modest Cowl Neckline to the blouse slopers and dress slopers which you will love. Here is a sample of what we have made for sale at our sister site,ModestAnytime.com.

Modest Cowl Neckline Top

The modest cowl neckline is available on selected blouse and dress styles and when paired with beautiful fabric, will make your entire outfit simply remarkable. The model in the picture is wearing a gorgeous velour jacquard fabric that is comfortable and pretty. When a shell is worn together with an outfit that is immodest, the entire look is spoiled. You will not need to layer anymore with this modest version of the cowl line. What a relief!

So, you have the option to download our FREE DEMO version today and take it for a test drive. Or, you can take advantage of the FULL Version and design your modest cowl neckline blouse or dress today!

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