Shirt: collar band

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
index 268ceb6..57d574d 100644
--- a/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
+++ b/source/historical_menswear/shirts/1880_shirt/index.rst
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ nicely on your fabric with as little waste as possible:
 ``sleeve_wrist_circumference``
    the desired circumference of the sleeve at the wrist, before
    gathering it into the cuff;
+``collar_band_height``
+   the height of the collar band, to be used with a detachable collar: 2
+   cm is usually fine;
 ``sewing_allowance``
    the default sewing allowance, as small as you can manage, remembering
    that many seams are sewn and felled, so the fabric will have to be
@@ -140,8 +143,8 @@ from the given ``bust_circ``, ``shirt_width`` and ``ease``: you can
 ignore them.
 
 The file is set up not to print the front, back and sleeves details, as
-those are mostly big rectangles: you can get their measurements from the
-Draw mode as follows:
+those are mostly big rectangles: you can get their measurements in Draw
+mode as follows:
 
 back:
    a rectangle as wide as ``shirt_width`` (A – A2) and as high as
@@ -159,6 +162,11 @@ sleeves:
    ``sleeve_width``, and adjust the sides with gussets as explained
    below.
 
+This pattern also includes just a collar band, which is used with
+detached collars; you can of course add a full collar from any other
+source. There is however a choice between a straight collar band (as
+used in the book) and a more fitted curved collar band.
+
 Instructions
 ------------