Comments on: How to find the grainline on a sleeve

By: nutty one

nutty one — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:44:48 +0000

This site is amazing. I am almost in tears with laughter. I am learning such interesting and better ways to make my garments. As an perpetual beginner I have rarely made garments that I am really happy with – now I know. I can’t wait to print this stuff and start do things the proper way. PS: I totally adore your sense of humour, you are just hiliarious.

By: Marina Simon

Marina Simon — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:27:08 +0000

I belong to ASG & a friend have forward this to me, this is very good, I never knew how to do this.
Thanks,
Marina:)

By: kpotenti

kpotenti — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:34:27 +0000

Nice…I love all of the tutorials and am looking forward to the two piece sleeve should you decide to do it. Thanks!

By: dosfashionistas

dosfashionistas — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:00:38 +0000

Hi LisaB,

You match a plaid (horizontal) at or close to the underarm, right where Kathleen put the bicep line across the sleeve. You match a stripe (vertical) at or about the neck corner of the shoulder. Or further over if all you are matching is the pocket. A horizental match line is always called a plaid line, even if you are matching a horizental stripe. A vertical line is always a stripe line, even if you are centering a plaid. Clear as mud? Maybe someone else can shed more light.

Sarah@dosfashionistaas

By: LisaB

LisaB — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:22:20 +0000

Thanks for this post. It is definitely of interest to me, since I’m working on sleeves. I’m definitely interested in the same for a two-piece sleeve as well.

More info on match stripes would be great, too. I don’t know how to determine where the match stripe should be, etc., and I haven’t come across the info in my pattern making books.