Understanding & Drafting Sleeves, Part 1: Understanding Fitted Sleeves

This video is the first of a mini series that I'm doing called "Understanding & Drafting Sleeves" and which is all about drafting fitted sleeve patterns.
Video 1: Understanding Fitted Sleeves
Video 2: How to draft a sleeve, Winifred Aldrich method
• Understanding & Drafti...
Video 3: How to draft a sleeve, Dennic Chunman Lo method
• Understanding & Drafti...
Video 4: A comparison of the methods
• Understanding & Drafti...
This first video covers some sleeve theory including:
-How our sleeve pattern relates to the body and bodice pattern
-Sleeve head ease explained
-Sleeve head height explained
-How a sleeve should hang on the body
-How to control how a sleeves hangs
-The 3 most Import factors to keep in mind when drafting sleeves
Want to buy buy a copy of the books mentioned?
Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear by Winifred Aldrich: amzn.to/2HfbHCO
Pattern Cutting by Dennic Chunman Lo: amzn.to/3kkHsIG
Head to www.project-patterns.co.uk/ for more pattern cutting tips.

[@nataliechim5227]

Fabulous video. Anyone who is starting out sewing or pattern making should watch this.

[@projectpatterns]

Thank you Natalie! :)

[@j.a.devries8189]

Really clear and helpful presentation!

[@gillianh8504]

really helpful explanation of the 3 different factors in the sleeve head.

[@projectpatterns]

I'm glad you found it helpful Gillian, thanks for watching and your lovely comment!

[@hellokofo]

Thank you so much!⭐

[@mariammoola2651]

Thank u.
Excellently tutorial.
Please do Dennis basic blocks.

[@wendyb7993]

Great description thanks 🤩

[@kofoworola.r.macaulay551]

Fun and insightful ⭐

[@vesiriolu-odugbemi7393]

Excellent! Really found it useful. Thanks.

[@projectpatterns]

Thanks, I'm really glad you've found it helpful!

[@claudiasoaresteixeira4034]

Nossa! É tudo o que eu estava procurando.

[@clairetran6251]

This was really helpful and I loved the way you explained everything, easy to understand and insightful.

[@projectpatterns]

Thank you Claire! I'm really glad you found it helpful

[@rachmahindah9420]

thanks for the information . very useful👍

[@projectpatterns]

Thanks, I'm so glad it's been a help!

[@maryalgar8779]

Just found your channel - terrific information. I am a basic sewer, but wanted to understand patterns and, in particular, sleeves. Sometimes you like the dress pattern but would rather have an alternate sleeve -- hence needing to understand how it could be revised. I will continue to watch your series and hopefully learn enough to tackle a pattern revision. Would have loved to pursue a career in pattern drafting etc. (way back when). Your instruction and illustration is superb.

[@projectpatterns]

Thank you so much Mary! Welcome to my channel and thanks for your support 😊If you want to learn even more about sleeves I have an online course that teaches students how to draft new sleeves for existing garments, you can check it out on my website www.project-patterns.co.uk

[@channellwoods]

Excellent explanation

[@projectpatterns]

Thanks Channell, I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@jilllazdane8861]

Excellent. Thank you. I shortened a long sleeve shirt pattern to a (very) short sleeve (which sits on the bicep) for my 26yo son and was little disappointed that they stuck out a little too much. So I'm heading for your next tutes and hopefully you will mention mens' shirts. Thanks again. I had noooo idea what to do.

[@projectpatterns]

I'm so thrilled that I was able to point you in the right direction Jill! :)

[@elisafigueredo5905]

How do you measure

[@TheMichbo]

Is it the bicep - bicep point or the sleeve height that determines a small armhole, or that has to do with drafting of the armscye?

[@projectpatterns]

The size of your armhole is decided in the bodice drafting process, then you would draft your sleeve based on the measurement of your armhole, bicep and sleeve head height.

[@francoissainte-marie7908]

Greetings, could you give us the book title and author please? You say it so fast and flip the book….thank you

[@projectpatterns]

Hi there, sure thing! The first book is Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear by Winifred Aldrich and the second book is Pattern Cutting by Dennic Chunman-Lo

[@juancamino]

When you say you are a UK size 10, is this a ready-to-wear size or a pattern size?

[@projectpatterns]

Hi John, sizing tends to differ between brands and areas of the industry. When I talk about specific sizes (including my own) I'm generally thinking of UK high street sizing or referring to the standard size chart in Winifred Aldrich's book "Metric Pattern Cutting for Womenswear" (they're both very similar)

[@barbaragibbs618]

@@projectpatterns I have the Dennic Lo book but not M. Aldrich's. Is there any way to get

[@barbaragibbs618]

@@projectpatterns I have the Dennic Lo book but not M. Aldrich's. Is there any way to get

[@barbaragibbs618]

a copy of the size chart from the Aldrich book? (Sorry, it should have been W. Aldrich, not M. Aldrich.) Thanks! PS. This email is from John Driggers' wife, which is why the initials are different.

[@projectpatterns]

@@barbaragibbs618 Dennic's book is also very good and the size charts are very similar!
If you still want a W. Aldrich size chart then unfortunately I don't think it's available online for free but the book is quite affordable (compared to other pattern cutting books!) and I think you can also buy a kindle version if that's easier for you :)