10 yards of double-fold bias tape. thankfully, it was just enough to trim everything, cover the one seam inside the collar and make the ties.
i have no photos of the process so please forgive my rough illustrations.
i cut the cream fabric into a large square (about 2 yards by 2 yards) then folded it into quarters. i trimmed the bottom of the fabric to curve it into more of a circular shape (keeping the fabric folded).
then at the other end of the fabric, i found the center point and used a compass and pencil to draw out the center hole (for the neck) and trimmed it off.
i cut out the 