It seems a universal truth that the collar is the first part of a man’s shirt to show its age. But when a collar is the only part that seems worn beyond what’s acceptable, what’s one to do – throw out the shirt or repair it? And if it’s the latter, how does one repair it?
It’s time to turn the collar.
Turning the collar on a shirt used to be common practice. Unstitch blown out collar, flip it over, restitch. Any right thinking person could/should be able to do this themselves… on a rough work shirt maybe.
This first time I took it to a local magician, who turned the collar and went the extra mile with some stitched tape backing on the (now) underside. 10 bucks well spent I think; included a heavy starch press. Bingo.
