DRAFTING THE PERFECT SLEEVE

$3.75

Step-by-Step Illustrated Guide
Drafted to Your Arm and Armhole Measurements
2-Page PDF in Inches
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Description

A step-by-step guide to drafting a set-in sleeve from your own measurements. The frame is drawn first, then the cap is shaped and the sleeve is tapered, with a diagram at each stage.

What you need

Your sleeve length, from the underarm to the wrist
Your bicep circumference
Your back and front armhole measurements
Paper and a ruler
A curve for the sleeve cap

How it works

Part 1 builds the frame from your sleeve length and bicep. It sets the cap height and the elbow line, then angles a line from the top of the cap to each underarm point, using your armhole measurements.

Part 2 shapes the cap through marks along those two lines, then brings the sides in by 2⅛″ to 2½″ each to taper the sleeve to the wrist.

In the download

Drafting the Perfect Sleeve, a 2-page PDF
Part 1, the frame
Part 2, the cap and taper

Measurements are in inches. The draft has no seam allowance, so add your own. The diagrams are not to scale.