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title: "Neck inset"
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![Neck inset](neckinset.svg)

How far do you want your waistcoat to sit away from your collar on your shoulder seam? The default is 2cm.

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###### What's the point?

The shoulder seam of a waistcoat is typically more narrow than your shirt. This option controls how narrow it gets (on the collar side).

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## Effect of this option on the pattern

![This image shows the effect of this option by superimposing several variants that have a different value for this option](wahid_neckinset_sample.svg "Effect of this option on the pattern")