How to draft a basic sleeve block? DETAILED tutorial and explanation
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2021
- Dear Sewing Friends, in this tutorial we will explore how to draft a basic, one-piece, straight sleeve. This type on sleeve you will find on dresses, jackets and fitted shirts. I truly hope that his video will give you the understanding of how the sleeve works in a relationship to the armhole and how sleeved can be different as well!
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I am an eighteen-year-old that has a vision of becoming a wedding dress designer. You have emboldened me to draft my first sleeve. Thank you so much and if I do in fact started this business, I owe all of my credit to you❤
Your drafting videos are so thorough, and I truly appreciate how much has gone into these. Your instructions are always spot on. Learning basic drafting is not something I thought I'd ever do, or make use of, but here I am, following your instruction, and my sewing skills continue to improve. Thank you so very much!
I am so glad that this is helpful! Yes, these videos take up to 40 hrs to create and put together, so I am glad someone is getting value from it! Check out the video that I published today - some fun pattern drafting from a reference picture - lovely design!
Having watched a number of pattern drafting UA-cam videos, your teaching method is, by far, the most understandable and concise. Please keep going❣️
This is the only video that gave me the perfect sleeve. It was so easy and i got it right from the first try and my engagement dress came out perfect.
Awwww, congratulations on your big life event and all of the best wishes! And of course, I am super happy your sleeve came out great! :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity thank you sooo much
Holy moly, one of the mysteries of the world has been solved for me!! 🤗
3:20 I couldn't help have a little giggle at my own observation: show me you wear a lot of t-shirts without telling me you wear a lot of t-shirts.. I'm getting the same tell tale tan line on my upper arms! ❤️🤗
I desperately needed to make a uniform for my 1st day of work on Wednesday. Thank you so much. My sleeve came out perfect. Thank you so much.
This is simply perfect. Thanks Lisa. Knowing the relationships/principles/reasons behind will make all remember for ever.👍👌
This is the BEST and SIMPLEST demonstration I've ever seen for a sleeve. I would have loved to see how you actually attach the sleeve to the garment, using the notches.
This video made me go back and recheck my shoulder width measurement using the seams on an existing shirt and redraft my knit bodice block and wow!! I was way off! It made a huge difference 🎉
Hello, hello! Yes, that is one of the measurements that can be tricky between what we "think" is the right shoulder width and what actually is, especially that it is hard to determine sometimes where the arm start and shoulder ends, same with shoulder slope - another measurement that can be tricky. But I am glad you're moving forward!
I really wish you were my personal tutor bcos you are so awesome ! Bless you!
I am getting a bit creative. I am adding a sleeve to a sleeveless swing top. I drew a total blank on how to draft the sleeve. I searched your channel, found this video and downloaded the basic sleeve block. Shazam! But, I still feel like I need my hand held. So, I am going to watch how to sew a t-shirt while I draft this. Thanks for being a wonderful sewing friend.
Oh, I think I missed this comment somehow... about adding a sleeve to a sleeveless top... a lot of times the width of the strap isn't the "normal" width as of the shoulder seam for a sleeved garment, so when drafting a sleeve for the sleeveless top you will probably need to add a bit of extra height to the top of the sleeve - at least that's how I see it in my head... here's a video about 5 different sleeves, including a bishop sleeve, and there is also a reference sheet for this video on google drive :) - ua-cam.com/video/LpcNE_dl0l8/v-deo.html
I truly appreciate all of your videos, they are very informative and learn alot from them. Its so refreshing that its not the typical "fabric haul" ect that others show, not that there is anything wrong with that. So huge thank you for putting so much into these videos for us.
Thank you Diane, means a lot! Truly!
Wonderful! I've watched a lot of tutorials and tried a lot of tutorials. And there's a difference. Many times you'll see hundreds of comments praising a video without actually following the instructions of the video, which end up being rubbish. This video was clear; simple enough for someone who's never ever made a sleeve. I used this sleeve tutorial to make a perfect bishop sleeve!
Wow👏 . U are amazing at what you do. U inspires me to learn and sew more.
I followed your instructions,which are absolutely great and I drafted,cut and set in my sleeves.thank you so much !!!❤
I really love your tutorials. They show that you really understand tailoring. You've boosted my interest in tailoring. Keep up the excellent work.
This is a three part video. I only found two. Someone help me please.
I'm allergic to sewing machine. What i sew I sew by hand. That's not much. I'm here to UNDERSTAND sleeves. :D New subscriber and very happy to have found this channel.
In centimeters please.....also you make it easy and i love your voice!!!!!!
I followed your video on how to change a regular sleeve into a puffy one. BUT I should have watched this video first! I had no idea where to put the notches and where the gathers should end, etc. So yes it was a nice puffy sleeve but they looked funny after I sewed them into the bodice. Now I know! Thank you for explaining so clearly. My next sleeves will be better. You made this video two years ago, but it’s timeless and very helpful.Thank you.
Thank you for your help. Great explanation. The best toutorial!😍
Thank you so much for theses sleeve drafting instructions. I have watched other videos but none have explained the why and how so clearly.
Thank you so very much! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain so thoroughly. This is an excellent tutorial. Much blessings!
Perfect! I can't thank you enough. I went over & over your explanation and dove in and my sleeve fit perfectly! I was amazed 😊 I am making a second blouse but changing the sleeve to a bell. I did the exact same except added a 2" flare cutting the bottom of the sleeve pattern up to the armpit indicator line. Who would of thought it was so easy! Hugs and thank you again!❤❤
Thank you for showing us the video. I love the way you cut the pattern and the fabrics also for sewing very neat and clean love it. Watching everyday from Seattle Washington. Happy Valentine’s to all mothers and keep safe everyone❤️❤️❤️
Keep coming back every time I need a sleeve. Thanks!!
You are a life saver! Thank you for this. Just used this tutorial to make a sleeve, when I finished the measurements were PERFECT! Wish I stumbled on this video long time ago.❤❤❤ Sending a biiggggggg hug.
I am so happy that it helped and that you got a perfect sleeve - yay! :) happy sewing and more patter drafting :)
I finally got the answer of what if ease is very large. the video is very informative and answers all my questions. Thank you so much.
Thank you Alisa!! I've been following your tutorials for a few months now and I'm feeling much more comfortable with sewing and building my confidence. I love your work and I greatly appreciate your time and energy putting these tutorials together!!! Much love to you!! ❤❤❤
Deidra, that's awesome! It is great to see that you feel more comfortable and ready to explore more! :) thank YOU for watching and sewing with me!
Thank you SOOO much for such a helpful video. It was really easy to follow and you have a nice voice to listen to.
Thank you so much for sharing your videos they are so inspiring and easy to follow I pray your Chanel will continue to grow and grow and inspire more people the world need more people like you God blessed you abundantly.
I have been following you since Covid. And I just drafted my sleeve. And it came out so great. I love all your video. Thank yo.
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Great job!
Thanks for demystifying the... about armholes.
I remember it was what made me to run away from learning more, some years back.
You gave it a simple Math.
I appreciate your videos.
Such a great help, you gave clear instructions that were easy to understand. Sleeves have always been intimidating, but this makes me want to give them another try.
You explained things so well. I was wondering how to measure, and what to measure and how to deft a sleeve. Now I want to learn how to make other kinds of sleeves like Puffy and wider, flutter, etc sleeves
Excellent teacher!! Thank you for your clear, step by step instructions. Also for explanation the why’s 🎉
Thank you so much for creating an easy to understand and follow video. Great work, much appreciated.
I love your videos and look forward to them. This is explained so well...thank you.
OMG this video is incredible! Incredibly detailed as always.
I'm going to a wedding in the Middle East and I want to draft some long sleeves for a modest dress.
She agood teacher thanks
Owesome job dear God bless your heart more for loving us through this wonderful learning experience 🎉💕
You are just adorable!!
I love your videos because you give so much positive information!
Thank you so much!
Thanks I always learn from you and enjoy your videos. I always watch several times because they are so well done.
Wow! First of all, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge like this with us! I cannot imagine how much effort has gone into making these wonderful videos - I have only just discovered you after a very long search.
I was wondering: can you use this same sleeve-drafting technique with stretch fabric?
You are such a good teacher!!!!
Such a super helpful video. Very well explained Thank you. 🤩
Perfect Instructions, Thank You So Much!
Thank you for your easy tutorials
Thank you for all your help. .
You make it look soo easy. .
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Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial this really helped!
Amazing information Thank you!
Very informative! Thank you! 😊
Thank you for your fast response
Sleeves……I’ve had my struggles with them. You’ve explained them so well here, it really helps. 🥰👌🏼
Happy to help, it can be a difficult subject, but hopefully this gives some clarity to people!
This is the best sleeve video!
Thank you so much. I was looking for a video like this, clear, easy to understand. Now, I am going to watch all your videos, and delete all others. Hope you will teach us how to draft the patterns of latest fashion.
Great info! I was wondering how to draft a sleeve!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much.
You’re doing great ❤
Very easy to understand. Watched so many many videos but none are as good as yours. Would love to see a corset making video too x
Drawing the sleeve on flat paper seems wayyyy better than designing it on folded paper..!! Now I'm going to redraw sleeve on no folded paper. #YESS#THANKS#🙂🙂❤❤
Thanks for this tutorial
Thank you dear 🌺🙏
U are a very pretty lady & your illustrations are very clear. Thank u so much
Thank you!
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Exceptional!
What if someone has a forward slouching shoulder? My front armacye is shorter than most factory garments. And the back armscye is much longer. You're the best! thanks
You are the best!
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Wow l love this
Alisa thank you so very much! I love your tutorials, very helpful! I’m trying to add sleeves to a knit top and I have a question, would this formula for a sleeve cap height work too for the knit fabric? I greatly appreciate everything you do!❤️
Thanks
I wish I can set a default 'like' for all your videos. Love your videos. Yeshua bless you!❤
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I really enjoyed your video on how to draft a sleeve i was wondering do i use the same principals to a short sleeve. Thank you again
AMAZING 🎀🎀🎀
This is fantastic! Even though my English is not 100% and we take mm/cm/m instead of inches here, your video is easy to follow. I do have a question for you. 5/8 inches = 1.5875 centimeters. Does it matter whether you charge one mm more or less? Or would you rather calculate up or down? Not sure if this will affect the fit. Thank you very much for all your expertise and time you shared with us!👏 🙂
Maria, hi! I actually do most of my drafting in cm's (it is so much easier to do the math, as I am European myself) but do vids in inches, as I live in USA. So... there will be a tad bit of a difference, between 150 mm and 158mm, but I just took in between, 155mm, so between 1.5cm and 1.6cm. Hope this helps!
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Hi Alisa, thanks for your reply. After watching your video I saw that your ruler was also in cm.😊 And from a previous conversation I know that you are also from Europe. I don't find inches easy, but your tip helped me a lot! Big thanks for everything!! 😘
A lot of rulers have inch measurements on the bottom. I found it easier to do my measurements in cm and flip my ruler when you have to add a certain amount. Imperial is a very janky system of measurement, but it'll do for little things like this
Hi, love your channel, i love sewing but for me personally its hard to understand how to draft patterns for plus sized people without actually seeing, my question is can you videos on how to draft bodice patterns for plus-sized person like myself who has more of an apple shape top please, most drafts are done for persons who are pear shaped, hour glass shaped, would really appreciate it thanks .
Good 👍
Your videos are so informative and detailed! The most clearly explained video I have come across! I drew up my sleeve pattern and I’m excited to have a trial run! Thanks so much :)
Do you have any suggestions of how to draw up a sleeve for a square neckline (square back and front) there is nothing to anchor the sleeve but the armpit but that is sewn, the top of the sleeve is kinda just hanging on the shoulder for dear life😅
Thanks a million :)
I have a tutorial for that type of top in my "sew easy series" on my channel.
Hi Alisa!! Your tutorials are always so amazing.. Your explanations are so clear.. My question to you is, are a cap sleeve & tulip sleeve figured the same way?? Reason I ask is because I mostly wear sleeveless tops/dresses because I sweat so so much.. I’d appreciate your help….
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I made tulip sleeves off of this pattern. Worked beautifully! (I followed The Closet Historian for her video on converting a basic sleeve into tulip sleeves!)
Hi, please make a video on how to draw a smooth arm hole curve, as it is difficult for heavy bust 😁
Hello, This is a very good video , I wonder when I cut , how do place the printed fabric, wrong side up. ?
I tried adding 2" each (i.e 4" total)to my upper arm circumference on either side as you mentioned (at 7:06) and the armhole measures way more.
Marina, hello there! Are you comparing the bicep line that you drafted with the armhole measurement? You have to compare the completed sleeve curve to the armhole measurement - as that is what is sewn into the armhole. The straight line will always measure less than a curve.
Sorry i juz knew abt yr video
Can u pls let me knw of yr 1st video
Great lesson, well thought
Tamnks a lot. excellent tutorial. can u tell me lenght of perpendiculare line in centimeter, please???
Very well made video. I do have a question though, because I don't really understand how your extra length on the sleeve pattern is able to be sewed on the torso part which is shorter. So you marked the spot in the middle on top and then the two marks on each side, one on the front and one on the back part, but as you have mentioned, the curve is longer on the sleeve pattern than the round opening in the torso part for the sleeve is. How does that work without getting the fabric to get sort of overlap at some part?
WOW!!!!!
Really good video, thank you so much
You can ease sleeves in without bubbles with a lot more ease and fabric. Seems to me that when making the sleeve pattern, the side seam of the bodice front and back need to be touching all the way down, not just at the top...so that the sleeve will fit the bodice armhole when seam, with seam allowance.
Deberías hacer en español los tutoriales ,también!!! Somos muchas tus seguidoras mexicanas un abrazo!!!!!
Thank you, but I don't speak Spanish. Try turning on the subtitles - I hope that helps.
Great video but you’ve missed some stages where you talk about the sleeve cuff - you didn’t draw those on the pattern paper or the cap. It’s helpful to include these and not miss any stages so the whole pattern is easier to learn to make for less experienced sewists.
Yeah, thats where I got stuck too. Had to rewatch a couple of times.
I guess you could use this method to widen a sleeve. I have Lipoedema and Lymphoedema and I have trouble with sleeve sizes.
Use slash and spread method to widen the existing sleeves you have. I show this method a lot on my channel
Por favor traducir el video al español, cuanto deseo entender lo q ella explica tanto!!!
Is the dart-less bodice block big enough to get on and off with no opening, zip or buttons in a woven fabric please? I’m using 100% linen.
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What do you do if the measurement of the top wavy line is equal to or less than the arm hole measurement??
I'm so sorry, I'm very confused: at around 3:33 you mention the upper arm circumference, but at 4:13 you refer to the wrist circumference? Which one is it?