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interesting sleeve treatment
I make a fair amount of the clothes my girls wear. I try to look at
what is popular, sort out what I like and think is appropriate and do similar things with the clothes I make for them. I bought a ready wear shirt for my daughter this weekend by Ecko Red. I would like to copy the technique they used on the sleeves. The best term I can apply to it is that the sleeve is shirred on a seam running from the top of the shoulder to the wrist. There are two seams in the sleeve; the usual underarm seam and the aforementioned seam directly opposite it on the top of the arm. As best I can tell, the seam incorporates 1/4" elastic into it to gather the fabric lightly along the seam. The fabric is a poly/cotton interlock with 5% spandex so the fabric has quite a bit of shape recovery on its own. I tried to find a picture of this shirt or a similar one on the web but with no luck. I think the shirt was part of the winter collection and all I am finding is short or sleeveless shirts on the web. My thought is that I should take a sleeve pattern from one of the shirt patterns I use. Copy it, cut it in half lengthwise, add seam allowance and then add ease. I think I could do that by clipping and spreading the pattern so the underarm seam remains the same length but allowing me to add fabric to the "overarm" seam for the shirring effect. I'm not sure how much to spread the pattern. I'll probably start with 1 1/2 times the length and reduce if necessary. Do you think I am on the right path? I wish I could point you to a picture. Marilyn |
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You're on the right lines. Might be an idea to get hold of a pattern
drafting book and look at the two-piece sleeve block too. In article , Marilyn of Time-Warner Telecom uttered My thought is that I should take a sleeve pattern from one of the shirt patterns I use. Copy it, cut it in half lengthwise, add seam allowance and then add ease. I think I could do that by clipping and spreading the pattern so the underarm seam remains the same length but allowing me to add fabric to the "overarm" seam for the shirring effect. I'm not sure how much to spread the pattern. I'll probably start with 1 1/2 times the length and reduce if necessary. Do you think I am on the right path? -- AJH alpha dot hotel echo yankee whisky oscar oscar delta at tango echo sierra charlie oscar dot november echo tango |
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"Marilyn" wrote in message
. .. My thought is that I should take a sleeve pattern from one of the shirt patterns I use. Copy it, cut it in half lengthwise, add seam allowance and then add ease. I think I could do that by clipping and spreading the pattern so the underarm seam remains the same length but allowing me to add fabric to the "overarm" seam for the shirring effect. I'm not sure how much to spread the pattern. I'll probably start with 1 1/2 times the length and reduce if necessary. Do you think I am on the right path? I wish I could point you to a picture. When my younger DD was about 11 or 12, she "designed" all her clothes, and one of her ideas had a sleeve just like you describe. I did what you are considering: slit a long, fitted sleeve at the center, added seam allowances, and then made a series of cuts from the new seam to the armseye and underarm seam, and spread the pattern, front and back. As I recall, I added about 1/2 inch for each inch, and it worked out well. Good luck! -- Beverly delete no spam and .invalid to reply |
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