How to Modify Sleeves for Better Arm Mobility
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ม.ค. 2016
- Pattern designer Andrea Schewe demonstrates three ways to modify sleeves for better arm mobility. She walks you through the pattern work and shows you exactly how to achieve your desired results.
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Thank you Ms. Schewe for this AMAZING video. I've been sewing for nearly 60 years and never knew how to do this!! I'm working on my daughter's wedding dress which has a a fitted bodice and the sleeve mobility issue was driving me NUTS!!! I finally got a good nights sleep last night after finishing the adjustments on my bodice muslin yesterday...ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL tutorial!!!
Thanks for your message and best wishes to the bride and your whole family!
I'm here for my wedding dress too 😅😄
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Excellent tutorial. Every question I had as I watched was answered moments after it popped into my head. Also, she has fierce curls.
This is a game changer for me. I’m glad the great TH-cam algorithm dropped this one. I didn’t know I needed to watch this because I didn’t even know this was possible.
I've never known about walking a seam, so that's a lifesaver! That's much easier than sewing and getting upset once you get stuck with too much sleeve! And I never thought that taking out any arm space *anywhere* would give you extra room to move! I don't HAVE to have ginormous armholes anymore! LOOOOOVE this tutorial!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!💗💗💗💗💗
yes, I too am amazed how we can calculate like this without actually sewing and undoing the seam on the garment! :-D
What a great teacher. And, loved that she showed how to "walk" a seam. Explained "the problem" exactly, and also liked how she speaks to one's intuition. (My Burberry jacket's armholes are WAY WAY too low....so I'm adding material under the arm.)
In the above said solution, would not be it more practical to cut the seam allowance that are at the joining the sleave's front and back? Very tricky topic, indeed!
This is a magnificent tutorial! I was working on a self drafted pattern (based of another tutorial of Morgan Donner) for a medieval kirtle and the first mock-up fits rather nicely, if not for the restricted arm movement. Thank you for the clear examples of each modification and really showing what their effects are! And extra because you refered to historical garments so I think it is even more applicable for my specific needs than a more modern-oriented turorial would be. So thank you very much!
as a dancer who enjoys historical costumes, i can't thank you enough for this great tutorial! i will definitely be using those oyster-shaped underarm gussets!
This is the most helpful video I've found for altering large arm holes.
I am methodically teaching myself how to alter men's shirts to fit me. Re-engineering the armhole has been the biggest challenge. Your video was very informative. Thank you, thank you, Andrea!
Sylvia Herold I do the same thing. Thrift stores so often have a lot of barely-worn men’s dress shirts in nice subtle patterns & solid. I am very busty, but with rather «manly» broad straight shoulders and a large chest - so women’s blouses almost never fit me. Total “gaposis.”
Here’s my favorite « quick and dirty» fix - nothing special, but it works: I unpick the side seams of the shirt. Then I gather the top 5 inches of the seam on the front of the shirt to a finished length of about 3.75 inches. (Very slight gathering, not noticeable in a dark shirt.). Then I resew the side seam. Of course the front of the shirt will be about 1.25 inches shorter than the back of the shirt at the side seams. You can smooth out the bottom edge or just wear the shirt tucked in.
I usually take a tuck, at the top of the sleeve to the underarm, about the size of the seam allowance; this raises the sleeve and armhole. I then ease the difference in the back. I like Tina's play with the side seam and will have to try it.
@@Tina06019 I have the same full bust dilemmas. Wouldn't have thought of *gathers* --only darts--so I had a WOW moment there! I've got the chunky upper arms to fit, so I am trying to picture where the shoulder seam sits after you do this. Does it move the shoulder seam forward more? That would help, as they always sit too far back on me. I think I'd still have to change the size of the armhole. Thank you for the idea! 🙂
@@saundrayork767 When you take this tuck from top to elbow, does this result in a partial seam on the center of the *sleeve*? I mean does it look like a north to south seam that's visible, where we don't typically see one? Or do you mean a "dart" shape that is on the front of the shirt, from shoulder seam to underarm, downward alongside the bust--and NOT on the sleeve at all? Just clarifying on a new concept to me. Thank you so much!
So clear & precise! This tutorial is what I've been searching for my whole self taught sewing life!!! Thank you!!!
I'm making a mock-up for my wedding dress and came across this exact problem with the sleeves. This answered all my questions perfectly!
One of the most amazing sewing tutorials, very well explained and remarkably easy to understand. Thank you!
Omg, I have searched for this information so long and finally found what I've been asking myself for a while! Thanks from the heart ❤️
Yes, Me too 🥰
Excellent tutorial. I hope Andrea will come back for more pattern tutorials!
Absolutely brilliant, thanks Andrea. This has really helped me understand movement so much more.
Nothing is going to take me away from my beloved victorian puff sleeves. So much mobility, and the silhouette... 😍
Also: Janet Arnold's books are so amazing.
Fabulous! I don’t know why I’ve never seen these before...doesn’t matter...so happy to have found them.
Thanks for taking your time to make this presentation! Such clear instruction, and you have added several ideas to my sewing arsenal.
Excellent video! I have been sewing for over 60 years and never figured this one out! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.
Love the presentation of the before and after scenarios in the dress form. Very easy to mentally grasp the changes.
i have been looking for this for years. thanks for this helpful tutorial.
holy smokes - this is perfect! Thank YOU! I've got to alter a dress for a play and the actor says, "I can't lift my arms and I need to!" I will be able to make adjustments to her dress now - I was going to use a 'V' shaped gusset, but your eye shaped one makes more sense. Thank you, thank you!
Thank you!! I’ve been struggling since I’m short waisted. You helped sleeves click for me 💖
thank you for you explanation and different ways to adjust the sleeve issue, that is very informative and helpful.
Wonderful Video! Exactly what I needed to know to modify a garment I made for a client that had little mobility in the arms! This video made my alterations easy!
I have never successfully done this so this is a revelation! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Exceptionally helpful.Thank you!
This is just bread with lots of butter. Thank you for such an amazing tutorial. I'm new to sewing and I've had to dig and go through many resources before I ever saw anything about walking patterns. Fitting is a major issue and I'm assuming why lots of people stop sewing.
This was an awesome video! Very clever~ I always have fitting issues with my sleeves, and look forward to trying her technique. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for a beautifully explained armhole adjustment
Amazing! Exactly what I was looking for and a crystal clear explanation at that. Thank you so much!
This information is so valuable. This knowledge would have prevented me from hating a wonderful Vogue pattern I sewed some years ago. Thanks so much for sharing.
I enjoyed every minute of this video. Hearing about Gossets for the first time also. Thank you
Absolutely brilliant, clearly explained and demonstrated.
I appreciate the clear tutorial. I Love mobility!
Fantastic...very helpful tutorial, thank you.
I’m happy I found this video! I was about to cut the sleeves of my daughter’s dress and make it work, but I would’ve done it all wrong. Thank you!
Wonderful! So clear. Thank you!
Great tutorial (y) Nice & constructive advices.
Thank you Mrs. Andrea Schewe & Threads Chanel.
+Denis Arslanovski Glad you enjoyed the tutorial!
This is great! I can’t believe I found my answer right away and did not have to search for 2 hours! Everything is explained and exampled just how I love! Thank you!!! 🧵
this video helped me more than any sleeve video ive ever seen! ive made so many wack adjustments to my sleeves and armscyes, but this might me the first time ive gotten it right. thank you!
I'm new to sewing and needed to fit my suit (on a budget) and I didn't even know what a Gusset(?spelling?) was! but I think that's going to be the best option!
Thank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial!
Thank you! This was so helpful.
+Mette Riggs That is great to hear. Thanks for your feedback!
Thank you so much for explaining it so concisely, I’ve learnt something new today.
This is a wonderful tutorial, very clear and concise. Thank you so much! I think I'll go add gussets to a ton of sleeves now....
Your gusset design and suggestion for letting out the seam allowance saved my life! I am such a novice with sleeves and never seem to get them right, and I knew a gusset could help but I needed the most ease at the front of the sleeves, not the armpit, so I toyed with the idea of lengthening out my square gusset. Your oval-like gusset validated that idea of mine and worked wonderfully!! I may have made it a little big, and it might not be the prettiest sleeve ever, but I have incredible mobility now, even with a tailored, fitted waist!
Also I love that you use and mentioned Janet Arnold!!! I actually got into sewing about 3 years ago from the historical costuming community, so Patterns of Fashion is a familiar series!! Really interesting to learn about the differences in sleeve cap drafting. When I attempted my 18th century jacket a few years ago, I remember being confounded as to why the sleeve cap didn’t look anything like a modern sleeve, and I tried altering it to accommodate for that. I couldn’t fathom how it would fit in the arms eye because I was used to a modern sleeve cap shape. In the end that project was abandoned after much stress and failure. Turns out I shouldn’t have been afraid of the different sleeve cap after all!!!
I am making a mid 1800's costume and this is JUST the information I needed. So glad to have found it. Added to my pinterest page for 1800's tutorials. Thank you so much!!!!!!
Wonderful tute! Thank you.
Thank you so much! I'm in the midst of putting together a renaissance dress (black velvet) and I am on the sleeves. I wanted to allow more room for the underarms and looked all over for a video that would help... You are a life saver girl! In my minds eye I was thinking how I could do it and came up with some thoughts of my own and wanted to make sure I was correct... saw your video and BRILLIANT I is! I was right! I'm going with this video. Thank you for posting!
This video helped me so much, in a moment of panic while working on a project for an important client, I am so grateful I found such an amazing and thorough tutorial!!! thank you!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I get the magazines and they are so helpful. I do learn better by watching and hands on. Reading is a secondary help for me sometimes to settle in my mind.
This is a great tutorial. You’ve thought of everything. I am just embarking on my first Victorian jacket and found the sleeve very restrictive. This is a great method to allow more freedom for dancing. Thanks❤️Lynne
Fantastic advise thank you so much.❤️🌹❤️🌹
Such a wonderful teacher and tutorial. I’ve never watched a more easy to comprehend sewing video. 🥰
Brilliant < exactly what I was needing - thanks!
Great tutorial, thanks for sharing!
I remember watching this video a few years ago when I was just starting to sew and now I'm back to it again. So helpful, thanks!
Amazing. Thank you for sharing
I just viewed this video for modifying sleeves, and this is great. Thank you for showing us how to do several tricks for sleeves. Yeah!
Thank you! Your explanation made so much sense and was very helpful!
Patterns of Fashion, fantastic tutorial and the most amazing silver curls!
Very helpful, thank you.
+TheHutjemoos Thanks for the feedback!
What an impressive teaching style. Thanks Andrea Schewe, I want to be like you!
Wow! This is really valuable information, thank you very much 🙏 for sharing 😃
What a great piece of insight. Learned a lot
Thank you so much for the great idea👍👍👍
This was a wonderful lesson to fix something that we all suffer. That gusset is something I am purposefully going to place in, before sewing in slim line arms!
Thank you for this clear explanation.
Thank you SO much. Exactly what i needed to know, I will now make the gussets for a bought dress.
Clearly explained and well presented!
thanks for showing how to walk the seams, very useful. love patterns of fashion!
This is awesome! thank you for such a good explanation and tips!
Super video! Thank you for teaching us, something so vital
Thanks so much. I have made a top for flamenco dancing and this is just perfect.
Exciting! Thank you!
Thank you! That was very helpful!
Super tutorial! Thanks!
THANK YOU. Thank you very much. You just saved
my current project!
Background:
Most of my sewing is 9th to 12th century Northern European garb, which always has a diamond-shaped underarm gusset. However, I had a modern pattern for princess-seamed peplum top which I wanted to make up for office wear. The muslin I made fit perfectly, but I did not put sleeves on the bodice of the muslin. Silly me!
With the final garment, I could not move my arms once the sleeves were set in.
For the first part of this video, I thought I would learn how to do better next time. What you showed matched the basic ideas I had figured out, but with really good instructions. Then you showed how to fix an already-cut & sewn sleeved bodice so that you will be able to move your arms! This will work. Thanks again.
oh this lady fixed my problem, huge thanks what a great designer you are!!! 🥰😍🤩
Thank-you - this is so helpful! I'm sewing a costume for a show where an actor needs to be able to dance, and I'm looking forward to using these techniques!
The best! Thank you so very much for sharing!!!
I’ve had so many issues with my current pattern and this is the best tutorial. Thankyou
Excellent tutorial.
Thank you for sharing
I love this tutorial and link to it often. :-)
I'm not sure whether I love or hate how fitting issues are sometimes counterintuitive. :D Tighter sleeves for better mobility because more fabric, tighter crotches for making trousers less tight in the crotch because longer crotch line... it's annoying before someone explains it to you, but when you do get a great explanation like this one, it's part of what makes sewing so fascinating!
Amazing info! Thank you
Wow. I had never heard of "walking" a pattern before. So useful. Also, the only gussets I've ever read about were indeed diamond shaped. Yours is so much better.
Thank you so much. This is very helpful as I am currently in the process of sewing a dance costume. I have found out some of this through trial and error, though.
Came here on recommendation from The Closet Historian. I’m so glad I did. Wonderful tutorial.
Wish I had looked this up before trying to wing this on my own. Would've saved myself a huge headache. Thank you for such clear directions and explanation❤
Fantastic, thank you.
Great tutorial, very helpful. I'm new at sewing and these tutorials help me get better. I just wish simplicity patterns were more modern. Patterns for this generation. It's so hard to find patterns that are stuff I would wear. I have to just use certain prices of one pattern with another or all around change the pattern to fit my taste.
Thank you, exactly what I was looking for .
thank you Andrea, just the tip I needed!
This is just what I needed, thank you!!
Thank you so much,
I never new about the Gussets.
Greetings from Bakersfield California
Exactly what I needed ~ thank you!!!!
So that's why the gusset was used in high-end couture ! Thanks so much, Ms Schewe.
Thank you!
+jj b We're so glad you found it helpful!
amazing tutorial. thank you so much.
This video saved my sewing project! Thanks a million!