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Making a Half Wrap Sleeve (like Legolas
== by Jeanette
Note: there are more details specific to
Legolas sleeves over in the character section. These include both
how to create the wraps from draping and some more info on making to
half-wrap sleeve.
| The basic
sleeve pattern
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First lay out the sleeve pattern that you will use with the body of the garment and prepare to trace it. You could either use tracing paper (or anything you can see through) laid on top of the piece, or cut the pattern out on the cutting lines and lay it on top of paper (opened out grocery bags, whatever) and draw around it.
A) Top of Sleeve Cap
Note, double notch designates the back of the sleeve
and the single notch the front of the sleeve for all diagrams on
this page. |
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You are going to make two pattern pieces copied/traced from the original sleeve pattern -- a front and a back. First make the front piece by tracing along the front of the sleeve (where the single notch is) down the sleeve as long as you want it to be, and then curve up to the mid-point on the back indicated by the pattern.
A) Sleeve Cap of front
F) Front piece
U) Underarm Seam of front |
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Then make the back piece by tracing along the back of the sleeve (double notch side) and curving up to the mid point on the front. Don't forget to transfer the top center marks.
A2) Sleeve Cap of back
B) Back piece
U2) Underarm seam of back |
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Sew the underarm seam first, then baste the two pieces together so the back wraps to the front and lays over it, making sure the top centers match.
A) Sleeve Cap of front
A2) Sleeve Cap of back
B) Back piece
F) Front piece
U/U2) Underarm seam joined |
| * note: Back piece wraps to Front
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From there on, treat it as one piece and sew it into the armscye. A/A2) Sleeve Caps
B) Back piece wrapped over front
F) Front piece beneath Back piece
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This page was last updated
04/22/08
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