Sleeves are the main part of clothing that can be combined with various fashionable and stylish cuts. Fashion designers did not immediately pay attention to this detail, considering it a simple addition to the dress. Now many couturiers highlight sleeves, which have become the most important accent for creating a unique image.
This detail is also important when making a dress yourself. We will tell you in detail how to make its pattern correctly.
How to make a basic pattern (for beginners)
To sew stylish women's clothing, you can use the basic pattern of a simple one-seam sleeve. It is used to create warm coats, light jackets, dresses and blouses. The technique for making this cut is based on measuring the chest circumference. Modeling techniques allow you to cut out any style of this part from it.
Materials and tools
To complete the construction you will need the following.
- Millimeter Whatman paper.
- A simple pencil.
- Centimeter ruler.
- Triangle.
- Tailor's meter.
What measurements are needed
Making a basic pattern is easy. To do this, use the same measurements as when creating a drawing for cutting the chest part with a dart.
- The front and back openings are deep.
- The volume of the forearm at its fullest part.
- Length.
- The volume of the hand at the wrist.
Important! For freedom of movement, you need to add a few centimeters to the volume of your arm.
These data are presented in the table in Fig. 1.
Construction of a drawing
Sewing any product is integral to constructing its pattern. For many women who like to make their own outfit, this is a rather tedious task.
Of course, you can take ready-made drawings from fashion booklets, or still be patient and make the markings yourself, using a complex algorithm.
But You can save your time by constructing a simple cut of a part in several steps, without special calculations and complex formulas.
Important! Some specific relationships in the construction of the human body make it possible to draw the shape of a sleeve along the palm.
This little trick will help those who have creative drive, but do not have the ability to draw.
Construction algorithm
To make it you need to do the following.
- Take whatman paper in A4 format and draw a straight line on it in the vertical direction. It indicates the middle of the pattern and the length of the product.
- Draw a line in the horizontal plane, indicating a width equal to the length of the front and back of the armhole.
- Place your palm so that the line in the center was under the middle finger.
- Move your fingers apart as far as possible and mark the locations of their tips with dots.
- Remove your palm and connect these marks with a curved line with a rounded top.
Important! A drawing is also drawn for the right hand based on the left palm.
- Mark the sides corresponding to the front and back in the drawing. products.
- Mark the seam line with a red pencil.
- Cut the drawing along the seam with scissors and glue the halves together by moving them relative to each other.
The pattern is ready for use when sewing individual sleeves in accordance with the measurements taken.
How to make a puff sleeve pattern for a children's dress
The flashlight is always fashionable. It is suitable for Turgenev’s young lady and for classic business clothes. Very often it is used for children's models of summer dresses and sundresses, making any little girl a princess. At the same time, the airy “flashlight” can be trimmed with cuffs, elegant darts, ruffles, and elastic at the bottom.
It is not difficult to create a drawing for a pattern of such a model with a cuff.
- Take a ready-made basic sample for a single-seam sleeve.
- Draw five parallel lines on top, running to the sides from the central part.
- Use scissors to cut the sketch along these lines.
- Place these strips on a new millimeter Whatman paper and move them away from each other, taking into account the flaring of the “flashlight”. For greater pomp, make the gaps wider.
Many fashionistas love to dress beautifully, preferring outfits of their own making. Having handmade items in your arsenal is very stylish. There is nothing to compare the satisfaction that the craftswoman feels when she creates a unique model that emphasizes the advantages of her figure and the beauty of her hands.
Making a sleeve pattern with your own hands is quite simple. You just need a little patience and perseverance. And then everything complicated will become easy and understandable.
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