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Pattern Guide: Cravat (Ascot)
SIZING
For the basis of the cravat I custom-scaled down iece
!" of the #urda $%&$ attern' I also revised the fold
leat lines to accommodate a tidier finish for such a
smaller version of a men(s cravat' )he attern I rovide
is the result of this custom scalin*' If +ou use this
attern as it is, it will create a cravat measurin*
aro-imatel+ !./ (%0'1cm) in full len*th and tie neatl+
around a " /(!" '0cm) nec2'
For the cravat shown in m+ hotos, Flo+ #unn+
wanted a lon*er len*th for his cravat, so I e-tended the
attern(s len*th b+ an e-tra 1/ (3cm) at the centre seam:
this ma2es a cravat measurin* 1$'3/ (4&cm) in full
len*th, to tie around a " /(!" '0cm) nec2'
5ou can also ma2e a few modifications to the attern that I
rov ide:
- to e-tend the len*th, 6ust e-tend the aer attern at the
centre seam
- to shorten the len*th, 6ust reduce the aer attern at the
centre seam
In either of these cases, + ou ma+ also wish to ad6ust the
len*ths of the fold leat lines accordin*l+ , for the nec2'
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F?#@ICS
?s recommended b+ #urda $%&$ attern: Sil2,
brocade, li*htwei*ht wools, moire'
I bou*ht a iece of >ibert+ of >ondon(s )ana
>awn fabric
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called (Gi*i Garland #lues( via e#a+,
measurin* one lar*e fat Auarter !0/ - 14'3/
(%3'3cm - 4" cm)' For Flo+ #unn+(s cravat I
cut a iece measurin* !0/- !1/(%3'3cm - $!cm)'
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Pins (ideall+ sil2 ins), scissors, bastin* thread,
needle, sewin* machine, fine thread, mar2in*
encil or tailors chal2
Btional: dressma2er(s tracin* aer (I rinted m+ attern onto
)ranslucent Cellum Paer
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sothat Icould see the fabric(sdesi*n ver+
clearl+ under the attern, toic2 out the coloursand shaesIwanted
at the front ofthe cravat')
Btional: rotar+ cutter, with mat (e'*' Bmni*rid) tocut m+ attern
and fabric with ver+ strai*ht linesD
Pattern: Cravat (Ascot)
11 (28cm)
P@IN)ING
;hen rintin* this a*e of the document ma2e sure
(a*e scalin*( is not selected in the rinter settin*s'
Eeasure the attern after rintin* to double-chec2'
)his a*e should be rinted (landscae('
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Instructions: Cravat (Ascot)
!' Print out the attern on aer (or dressma2er(s tracin* aer)' Print out the
attern *uide on aer'
Btional - ma2e an+ reductions or e-tensions to the attern as + ou reAuire, as su**ested
abov e'
1' Fold +our fabric in half, with ri*ht-sides facin* each other' Place the aer
attern onto the fabric' If the fabric has a desi*n on it, chec2 +ou have +our
favourite shaes7colours at the ointed sections of the attern in the direction +ou
want them'
$' Pin the attern to the fabric throu*h both la+ers of fabric, enou*h to secure the
attern so that when +ou cut the fabric the attern sta+s in lace' Br +ou can chal2
around the attern and then cutF deends on +our st+le I *uessD I used a rotar+
cutter and mat for all the strai*ht ed*es and outer oints, and scissors for the inner
oints'

%' I 2et the attern aer attached to the fabric while I basted the centre seamF
but +ou could remove the aer attern from the fabric, re-in the 1 ieces bac2
to*ether and then baste the centre seam'
3' @emove ins' Stitch the centre seam (usin* a sewin* machine)'
Btional (deendin* on the fabric) - with the iron on a low settin*, ress the seam oen'
4' Eeasure and chal2 out the fold leat lines on the fabric' <se the measurements
rovided on the attern *uide' #aste alon* the fold leat lines'
" ' Fold the fabric in half len*thwise, as shown in Fi*ure !, with ri*ht-sides facin*
each other' #aste the ed*es to*ether and then stitch (usin* a sewin* machine),
leavin* about 1/ (3cm) oen, a*ain as shown in Fi*ure !' Secure ends of seams'
)rim seam allowances and trim corners dia*onall+'
0' @emove bastin* from the ed*es onl+'
.' )urn the ?scot ri*ht side out' 5ou ma+ need to *entl+ tease out the ointed
sections to create a nice finish'
!&' Pin around the ed*es' #aste' @emove ins' Press carefull+ with an iron on a low
settin*' (I laced a tea-cloth between the ?scot and the iron to rotect the fabric)'
!!' Gand stitch the oen seam section to close it u comletel+'
!1' Ne-t, decide which side of the ?scot will be the (inside( (facin* the nec2) and the
(outside( (this will have the neat leated finish and ma+ be visible when worn)'
>a+ the ?scot full+ out with the (inside( facin* towards +ou: create the first leat b+
brin*in* the second fold line to the first fold line, as shown on the arrows on the
attern *uide' Pin it to*etherF then create the second leat b+ brin* the fourth fold
line to the third fold line' Pin it to*ether'
Chec2 the leats on the (outside( and re-ad6ust to neaten' #aste' @emove ins'
!$' Press carefull+ with an iron on a low settin*' (I laced a tea-cloth between the
?scot and the iron to rotect the fabric')
!%' >a+ the ?scot with the (outside( facin*
towards +ou' ?s shown in Fi*ure 1, there
?re three sections mar2ed as - - - in the
Centre bac2 and at the sides, where +ou
stitch alon* (usin* a sewin* machine) to
secure the folds'
!3' @emove all the bastin*' )id+ u an+ thread ends'
!4' Now it(s read+ to smartl+ tie u on +our favourite friendD
I referenced )om Saw+er ;aistcoats
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for ideas on how to tie the cravat, which I
found to be ver+ useful'
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Figure 2
(extract image from Burda 3403)
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Figure 1
(extract image of Burda 3403, with my pleat modification)