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Modifying Sleeves

This section is just starting but is going to grow. 

Some links will be in other section since some modifications are integral parts of certain costumes.

 

Making Elvish Petal Sleeves
Creating a Half Wrap Sleeve
Enlarge Sleeve's Upper Arm

Check out other sleeve pattern modifications in over in the character sections for individual costumes, especially for Arwen or Legolas  Also look below for web links...

Out on the web and quick tips

Modifying Sleeves

  • Pattern piece mix and match
    • If you've got a pattern that fits in the body,  the arm hole doesn't really matter too much... unless you're doing a coat, you can mix and match a light sleeve pattern pretty well.  A theatre trick:  Take a sleeve pattern you know works with the garment, line up the pattern on the grain line of the new fabric. Cut the sleeve cap area out... mark how the underarm section starts... get the length... and modify what's in the middle... wider, shorter whatever. If it's a short sleeve pattern, grab a shirt that fits and get the measurement from it for the length... use the underarm measurement along the seam. But muslin first.
  • Altering the short sleeve for different amounts of fullness and length.

Just sewing sleeves

  • Different sleeve styles explained, but great write-up and images for putting in raglan sleeves.
  • How to sew on sleeve cuffs and sleeve plackets.

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This page was last updated 04/22/08