Sewing sleeves

These weeks are flying by — somehow it’s time for another round of DIY Friday! Lulu*s sent me this dress a few months ago, and although I totally loved it, I don’t wear sleeveless tops, so it was super annoying to have to wear a jacket or a sweater over it all the time. We’ve […]

I had a discussion with someone on Instagram about setting in sleeves and realized this is a sewing struggle I hear about pretty often. My mom taught me to properly set in sleeves when I was about 12, so I really don’t have a hard time with it, but I still find it fussy the traditional way, and it’s

In this article by Kenneth D. King, learn how to tell whether a sleeve and bodice pattern have the proper amount of ease.

I long for an haute couture sleeve. That is, I crave a sleeve that is custom-fitted to my arm and shoulder and that works within the garment’s armscye. After years—or…

For This basic sleeve block the meassurments are: Sleeve Length : 65 cm Front Armhole : mark by X Back Armhole : mark by Y (the ...

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Learn how to sew sleeves in the round with these two methods. Sew a set-in sleeve the easy way or the tried-and-true way.

Learn how to change a basic sleeve pattern into a flutter sleeve. #PatternHack #Fluttersleeve #sleevepattern #Sewing #howtosew

Hey friends! It’s Nellie from sewmessy.blogspot.com. It’s January! And were I live, it’s cold. Like really really cold. And I’ve seen a lot of requests on how to put sleeves on both the Women’s and the Girl’s Be Confident Tunic and I really can’t blame you! They just aren’t the same with shirts underneath and sleeves can’t be that hard to add, right? You would be correct!! But, I am going to show you more than just how to add sleeves to a tank top/sleeveless pattern, I am going to show you…

Today I’ve got a quick and easy flutter sleeve tutorial for you. And the beauty of this is that you can do this to any pattern that has a sleeve! I used the Union St. Tee by Hey June Patter…

When I shared the FREE oversized sweatshirt pattern, I mentioned that I have been hacking it a million times over. It is my daughter’s current favorite fit and style and so I have seen how many times I can make it look different. For this version I made it a short sleeve raglan. I thought […]

Learn how to sew sleeves in the round with these two methods. Sew a set-in sleeve the easy way or the tried-and-true way.