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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.
- Referee is for historical, but useable for any era
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
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