Skills Institute Press - Sleeves: A Directory of Design Details and Techniques

Sleeves Whether youre sewing a simple shirt or an elaborate gown, having the right instructions can make a difference in the success of a garment. With step-by-step illustrations and thorough instructions, Select-n-Stitch gives you the in-depth information you need to learn or refine a technique and sew garments successfully the first time. Use the contents page and Select-n-Stitch guides to find common fashion elements, such as tailored shirt sleeves or cap sleeves, and then flip to the detailed instructions to learn the best methods for constructing them. Whether youre using commercial patterns, modifying patterns, or mixing and matching to make your own creation, use these instructions to complete your sewing projects beautifully. Select-n-Stitch Sleeves, Sleeves are one of the fundamental elements of shirts, dresses, and jackets. Restyling, If you have a shirt you like, but the sleeves arent quite right, change them! Use these easy approaches to modify sleeves to suit your style. Take the time to fit a pattern once, and then make stylish and appealing garments every time you sew. Take the time to fit a pattern once, and then make stylish and appealing garments every time you sew.

Learn how to adjust commercial patterns so they fit your body. Buttons & Buttonholes, Buttons are like jewelry for sleeves. Learn how to choose, place, size, and sew buttons, and sew strong, attractive buttonholes. Basic Stitches & Techniques, Not sure what an overcast stitch looks like or how to make a bias strip? Find straightforward instructions for key stitches and procedures.

Sleeves are one of the fundamental elements of shirts, dresses, and jackets. Cuffed Sleeves with Flat-Felled Seams, Set-In Sleeves with Hemmed Edges, Short Puffed Sleeves, One-Piece Raglan Sleeves, Two-Piece Raglan Sleeves, T-Shaped Kimono Sleeves, Bias-Faced Sleeveless Armholes,

Cuffed Sleeves with Flat-Felled Seams Preparing the cuff opening

To reinforce the area around the cuff opening, called the placket, machine stitch (blue)without backstitchingfrom the bottom right edge of the pattern marking for the placket to the placket point, using 15 stitches per inch. Cuffed Sleeves with Flat-Felled Seams, Set-In Sleeves with Hemmed Edges, Short Puffed Sleeves, One-Piece Raglan Sleeves, Two-Piece Raglan Sleeves, T-Shaped Kimono Sleeves, Bias-Faced Sleeveless Armholes,

Cuffed Sleeves with Flat-Felled Seams Preparing the cuff opening

To reinforce the area around the cuff opening, called the placket, machine stitch (blue)without backstitchingfrom the bottom right edge of the pattern marking for the placket to the placket point, using 15 stitches per inch.

Raise the presser foot on your machine, turn the sleeve slightly, lower the presser foot and take one stitch across the placket point. Then raise the presser foot again, turn farther, lower the presser foot and continue stitching down the other side of the placket. Cut a straight line up the middle of the V formed by the stitching, cutting to the placket point.