Tutorial: How I Sew Princess Seams and Sleeves In The Round
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Welcome to another tutorial! Today I am showing how I sew in my princess seams and my sleeves in the round. I do it with little to no pins! As always, leave any questions you have in the comments below!
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Now why can't I live next door to you so that you can teach me to sew with ease. There are a lot of how to do tutorials on you tube, but I like yours so much because you get to the point quickly and you explain with precision. Thankyou!
I’m so glad this was helpful!
Great idea, inserting sleeves is one of the most difficult part of dressmaking. I will use this in association with Vivmoms video. She does do a gathering stitch but as she is sewing it she keeps her finger behind the needle. The sleeve head comes out with a very even, very slight gather which she does not pull up. Thank you for doing these videos.
Yes!! That is crimping the sleeve and I do that one as well on occasion!
Wow thankyou. I did not know you could solve an insane amt. of ease by leaving some of the sleeve cap uneven. I thought the two raw edges always had to be even. Thankyou for this invaluable lesson. Mind blown
I normally will leave the raw edges together. I actually went back and removed the extra sleeve cap ease from the pattern piece and it fits perfectly now. This, however, totally works in a pinch!
It’d be great to see how you would adjust that princess seam. I have to routinely lower apex anywhere from 1/2 to a full inch on any given pattern. I find princess seams a pain because of the complexity of it, I’ve done it before, and attempting a block so I have something to draw from, but I was curious /interested.
Sure! I can add that to the list!
TomKat Stitchery Loved this video! Thank you! A tutorial on lowering the apex and sewing a princess seam for a DD would be most helpful.
I enjoyed watching you fiddle with which arm to insert the sleeve! 😀 But only because I have this issue EVERY TIME I put in a sleeve! Amazing tutorial. Thank you.
I have this issue every time as well 😂.
So glad you’re doing the Butterick pattern. I bought that one and haven’t done it yet.
I think it’s going to be a good one!
My goodness! I have just sewn the Sienna Jacket sleeve in this way and it works! Thank-you Whitney xx
Oh good!!
I was sewing a new pattern and wasn’t really paying attention so I sewed the side seams of the dress before setting in the sleeves (I usually set them in flat). I had just watched this video and thought I would try it. And it worked perfectly! Thank you for this time saving tip.
I’m so glad!
An insane amount of ease in that sleeve. If you were a beginner you would abandon the project, no wonder there are so many sewist showing a kind of puff sleeve head on their projects. The Big 4 making it a lot harder than it should be. Good technique.
There is SO much ease in that sleeve cap. I’m going to remove the excess in next week’s sew along so hopefully that will help some!
Haya. 'sew' fascinating, you make things clear & concise, thanku so much for sharing. x :)
My pleasure! Thank you for watching, Anna!
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Love seeing your technique for princess seams! I am over the moon excited for the next sew along. Honestly, I have been HOPING for a how-to on a shirt or shirt dress. I don’t know how to make a collar, collar stand, cuffed sleeve with placket. I am too excited for words...
Oh good! We’ll be going over all of that!
I'm looking forward to trying this for both situations. Whitney, why do some sewists insist woven sleeves should be inserted in the round and not flat?
I’m not entirely sure as putting a shirt sleeve in flat is SO much easier, but my guess would be that it allows you to build in more shape. I think it’s fine to do either way, but I find the flat so much easier and do it when I can (you have to sew it in in the round if you have a two piece sleeve).
Thanks for the great demo. Also your make up looks amazing!
Thank you!
What a great tutorial! I don’t usually have trouble with sleeves, but I think I’ve been avoiding princess seams…even though I made a top with princess seams years ago. 🤷♀️ I love the ha d between the two layers technique!
The hand easing makes princess seams a breeze to sew!
I cannot say thank you enough times for this wonderful tutorial. I really like these short how-tos. I am going to practice this method. 💗💗💗💗
Oh good!
Thank you for sharing all these kind of little tips and tricks for better and more efficient sewing. I watch your sewalongs even if I am not making the garment at the time of release, because of all the little nuggets of sewing wisdom you sparkle throughot. Looking forward to the shirtdress. Have a shirt cut out and a shirtdress on my aurumn sewing plans. 💕
I’m so glad you enjoy these!
Thank you very much. I had never sewn a sleeve like that before. I’m definitely going to try it this week!
This one was for you!
Great tutorial Whitney, and it was good to see you had slight problems with the sleeve, just as I do. The finished article looked good. I will try your other method of putting sleeves in you mentioned. Thank you.
These sleeve cap had too much ease. I’m going to show you guys how to remove that from the pattern next week!
Why do some patterns have so much ease and others not?
I recently saw somebody set in a sleeve flat where there wasn't any ease. Can you explain a bit more.
I have learned so much from you and really love all your videos and makes. Thanks!!
You need some ease in a woven sleeve cap so that you can easily move. The amount depends on what you’re making (generally rule of thumb is that more ease is required for thicker fabrics so a wool coat or blazer should have more ease than a shirt). However, when it comes to knit garments, the ease isn’t needed because the fabric stretches so quite a few times, knit t-shirts will have very little if any ease in their sleeve caps.
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Thank you so much. I appreciate all of the knowledge you share with us.
Thanks for these great tips Whitney. So so very helpful 😊
My pleasure!
I do this also ever since I first saw you do it. It works like a dream. Thanks Whitney! I love these tutorials because I can go back on your playlist and double check something if I have a 'duh' moment.
Me too! It was a game changer for me. I always used the over the finger and pin method, but this is so much faster. And like she said, most sleeves don't have that much ease and shouldn't.
I use the over the finger and pin method for coats and jackets where there is supposed to be more ease. This works like a charm for everything else. I’m going to remove the excess ease in the sew along next week!
Thanks for sharing this Whitney. Hope you have a wonderful week!
My pleasure!
Thanks for this helpful one! Can you add to your list a tutorial on how you install an invisible zipper - or direct us to a good tutorial? If you have one, I haven't found it. I have watched many tutorials but still struggle with this! Thanks
Sure! I need to put some more basic tutorials up on the channel for reference and that would be a great one!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am going to do this!
Oh good!
Great video, I alway have trouble with set in sleeves.
They can be tricky. They used to intimidate me as well!
Thanks for the tutorial, great tips!!
My pleasure!
The idea of installing a sleeve often causes me to choose a Raglan: as I laugh! Whitney, I need to practice the method, herein. Lady!: your technique for seaming a Princess curve looks easy: I can, I can, I think I can! Thank you! ~ L
Oh good! I hope you try both!
Morning Whitney,, will you remove some of the sleeve cap ease on the paper pattern before cut out your fabric or just ease the way did in the tutorial. Great tips. Thank you. Have a great Sunday. Val❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
I’m going to remove some of the sleeve cap ease. I’ll show you guys how I’m going to do that in the sew along!
I don't understand why I'm not getting any notifications for your videos lately. I've not changed anything. Have you?
A few people said that UA-cam quit sending out the emails for some reason. I haven’t heard anything from UA-cam, but a few people have commented on that.
Thanks for showing that method Whitney. I almost always sew with a walking foot on my machine. Should I not use it for this method?
For this method, you want the easing that the feed dogs give, so I would forgo the walking foot for this.
Whitney I hate to ask a dumb question, but because you're fingers are hidden I am not 100% sure which direction you mean when you pull the fabric. Are you pulling straight away from the seam?
Not a dumb question at all! I’m pulling the sleeve back away from the sewing machine or seam so that the cut edges match up.
That’s very helpful. I also never know the “ tolerance “ so I tend to overfit. Maybe that is something you can continue to point out. How much length to allow for shoulder and- is it the same on knits and woven?
I can definitely talk more about ease. For this pattern, in particular, I’m going to remove the excess ease from the sleeve cap and I’ll show the process. That will probably be in this coming Sunday’s sew along!
Hi Whitney! So at the point of the shoulder seam why can’t you just go in (before putting yourself thru this agony)remake the sleeve cap?or just sew a smaller seam allowance
For my final of this pattern, I’m going to remove the excess ease from the pattern before I cut. However, if you aren’t realizing it until you are sewing the item up, just scooting the top of the sleeve cap up will do the same as removing it from the pattern.
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I had to laugh with you when you were trying to figure out which side was the correct side for your sleeve. I have done that sooo many times!! 😂😂😂
I do this EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. 😂
Your Rhapsody blouse is beautiful, is it linen? I was not a huge fan of the first one I made. I think that using double gauze was part of the problem, and I may need a petite bust adjustment (I never know how to figure it out) so I am gonna try again, I love the style of that top!
Sarah R
My first Rhapsody dress was a hot mess! I also used double gauze and the bodice was so large that I tried to salvage it by adding "fashion" darts across the back neckline. The front neckline was also a mess. Too low, too loose. I cut the correct size according to all measurements. I blame the fabric (as well as my lack of experience). I just think everything stretched out, but I also considered a petite adjustment. I didn't sew a muslin because I just didn't have anything similar to use. I eventually gave it up as a painful learning project. I cut off the skirt, redid the casing and now I have a skirt, at least. Not sure how much wear it will get. 😜 I love the look of the Rhapsody so I think I will give it another go as well. Eventually, lol.
@@denisedorsey2889 Glad I am not the only one! Mine is sitting in the UFO bin because I just don't know what to do with it. I have some pretty woven cotton that was not expensive, maybe I will try again with that.
Double gauze is infamous for stretching! I made the Rhapsody from rayon challis and it turned out perfect. A lightweight cotton would work great too. Good luck ladies!
Marlene Piccolin
Thank you, Marlene! You give me hope! I have a rayon that I wanted to use for my 2nd attempt. Fingers crossed!
Yes, this version is in a linen and it worked great. I’m so sorry hear about the issues with the double gauze!