In many ways making a faced square neck hole is easier than a round one. You need less facing material and in my experience the facing strips are quicker to apply.<br>
The measurements below are for the finished facing and you will need to add at least a 1cm seam allowance to all of the edges. This neck hole works for my neck size of 16½” and should be adjusted for larger or smaller necks. Just remember that you can always make the hole larger but it’s a lot harder to make it smaller! Ultimately it should be close to the neck as it appears in the pictures. The side and back facings are basically just strips sewn on and joined at 45º. The two front panels are a little bit more complicated and need to be cut to shape and then attached. Be warned, the hardest part of attaching the facings is getting the point in the middle of your tunic. I’d recommend tacking it, then trying the tunic on in front of a mirror, prior to carefully sewing it on. <br>
The finished facing width should be between 25 to 40mm and I would say not to go any wider than this. My personal opionion is that the facing material should always be at least as posh and fine in weave as the tunic cloth. It appears that due to newly opened trade routes to the east that silk was more readily available in the 11th century than before and so may have been used for facing on tunics [Fleming FLEMING 2007]. But please use it sparingly. <br>
The ties can be made from simple braided linen or wool and attached to the corners of the facing. The Goliath images, see fig.1 and fig.2, suggest that they can be ended with either knots or small beads but be warned, from experience these have a bad habit of bouncing around and hitting you in the face!<br>
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