Sew a pagoda sleeve with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

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Modern fashion designers are ready to go to great lengths to surprise the world with new ideas. Dresses are complemented with the most non-standard elements - feathers, wings, plastic, glass and others. But there are certain fashionable solutions that, in principle, do not get old. And if feathers and plastic are suitable exclusively for the catwalk, then such ideas are relevant for everyday wear. A prime example is the pagoda sleeve, which is relatively simple to pattern but still creates a unique look. A fashionable sleeve cannot be called a novelty, but connoisseurs of grace and elegance to this day are delighted with clothes with a pagoda.

What is a sleeve pagoda

Making a pagoda sleeve with your own hands is not at all difficult. It is based on a cute, sharp shoulder that emphasizes the silhouette and gives the figure a unique sophistication. It looks perfect on a variety of things, but most often you can find a fashionable solution on the following models:

• on women's business jackets;
• on elegant dresses;
• on walking suits;
• on blouses and shirts.

The pagoda pattern is quite simple, it’s easy to make it yourself. A suit of this design looks respectable, makes your figure slimmer and your waist thinner. In order for the hangers to keep their shape, a special reinforcement is created from padding polyester. It is sewn inside the sleeve.

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Pagoda sleeve – construction

Before sewing a product, it is necessary to calculate every millimeter of the pattern. Let's say we have a standard pagoda sleeveless dress pattern. When constructing, the following scheme is used:

1. The back opening is extended by seven millimeters.
2. The shelf opening is one centimeter.
3. The line of the shoulder cut on the back rises by a centimeter.
4. The shoulder cut line on the shelf rises by seven millimeters.

For the pattern, it is better to use thick paper to make it easier to move it in accordance with changes in parameters. Let's move on to constructing the sleeve:

• The chest dart and its opening are reduced by lengthening the armhole of the front by a centimeter.
• We draw a line for the upper cut of the single-seam set-in sleeve element. In this case, the parallel of the upper cut moves on the segment from the elbow to the bottom by 2 cm to the left. We cut the sleeve part in accordance with the drawn line.
• The sleeve at the front is cut along the drawn cut line. We expand the resulting parts next to the rim by one centimeter.
• The shoulder section at the armhole is shortened by one centimeter and raised by seven millimeters.
• We temporarily transfer the solution of the chest darts towards the waist darts. Draw the shoulder section.
• The front part of the sleeve is applied to the shelf. It is important that the stitching control points align. The distance between the edge and the end of the shoulder cut is two centimeters.

From the regular sleeve pattern we get a pagoda pattern that can be used for any dress or jacket. Recently, knitted sweaters and jumpers with an original pagoda design have come into fashion.