How to Make a Collar Extender
- 1). Try on the garment or garments that you need to re-size. Using a ruler or measuring tape, measure approximately how much of a size extension you need to comfortably wear the garment again. Once you have this measurement, take the elasticated cord or twine and measure a length double the size of your required extension length. Cut this section of twine off, and tie the two ends together.
- 2). Attach the elastic extension cord to the button. Your button should ideally match the buttons on your garment; if you have one, use the spare button supplied with your garment when you purchased it. Tie the extension cord to the button by the ends of the cord. You should tie this several times to ensure that it does not come apart.
- 3). Fortify the extension cord. Take the extension cord section of the collar extender and double it up in a "figure eight" style. Then double this up again, so that the figure eight reappears but the cord is tripled. Repeat this continuously until the figure eight is about an inch wide (or until the figure eight is approximately matches how much of an extension your garment needs; for example, 2 inches or 3 inches).
- 4). Attach the figure eight section to the button. Cut off another small section of elasticated twine, a section of about 1 or 2 inches in length. You may also use a small section of wire, such as a tie wrap or a tie tag. Attach the figure eight to the button by gripping one end and tying it to the button using the wire tag or small section of twine. You can then fit this collar extender to your garment by placing the button through the button hole, and the figure eight through the button attached to the garment.
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