Comments on: Sleeve cap ease is bogus

By: Fashion Incubator » Blog Archive » Where is ease permissible?

Fashion Incubator » Blog Archive » Where is ease permissible? — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:58:37 +0000

[...] This post comes in continuation of Lazy pattern making. The latter was inspired by Candi who wrote and asked me where ease is permissible in a pattern. I wasn’t sure of how to formulate a response but I think I’ve gotten closer to defining the issue and will attempt to answer the question now. It is most certain that I will fail to address someone’s questions so by all means, add your questions by commenting. Before I begin, by “ease”, I am not referring to wearing ease -excess fabric over and above a basic fitting shell- but ease as defined as the practice of sewing two disparate lengths together. Secondly, sleeve cap ease won’t be discussed having been dispensed with here. [...]

By: AA

AA — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:47:15 +0000

Of course, it’s possible that the lengths of the sleeve cap and the arm scye are *NOT* the same – any couture textbook will show you how to shrink and stretch woollen fabric to increase or reduce ease so that stripes and plaids can be matched up. A very interesting article, but the first premise is flawed.

By: Mathematically Derived Sleeve Cap

Mathematically Derived Sleeve Cap — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:57:07 +0000

[...] be ideal in terms of what you’d actually want to wear because although it closely resembles the anatomically correct sleeve cap depicted in Kathleen Fasanella’s post, it isn’t exactly the same. I am guessing the differences are due to modifications necessary [...]

By: A Treatise on Sleeve Drafting

A Treatise on Sleeve Drafting — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:53:13 +0000

[...] Here is a treatise that shows I may not be out of my tree when it comes to matching stripes across a sleeve, here is an image from page 198. Call me crazy but there doesn’t appear to be any ease in [...]

By: Correction: My Rotated Sleeve Cap Does Not Need Ease!

Correction: My Rotated Sleeve Cap Does Not Need Ease! — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:41:05 +0000

[...] this point, my sleeve cap work confirms what Kathleen Fasanella wrote in this post. My rotated sleeve cap does not need ease. We’re still trying to provide mathematical proof, [...]

By: It Looks Like a Rotated Sleeve Needs Skewed Eease

It Looks Like a Rotated Sleeve Needs Skewed Eease — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:23:44 +0000

[...] findings are basically consistent with what Kathleen Fasanella wrote in this very interesting post, but not [...]

By: Progress and Magic Marker Fun :)

Progress and Magic Marker Fun :) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:38:33 +0000

[...] trace an armhole on me as a live fit model would produce the desired armscye/sleeve cap shape Kathleen Fasanella illustrates in this post, but that didn’t [...]

By: Sleeve Caps, Armscyes and Conic Sections

Sleeve Caps, Armscyes and Conic Sections — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:52:46 +0000

[...] thinking about sleeve caps and armscyes since I read Kathleen Fasanella’s fascinating p0st Sleeve cap ease is bogus on [...]

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:37:44 +0000

Wow. Thank you. I have been redrawing the armcyes on several patterns I bought recently, because they had the sleeves cut on the fold (front and back identical) and I knew that was not right. I didn’t know about eliminating the ease though. Doesn’t the ease help create the cupped shape of the sleeve cap?

By: Michele Killman

Michele Killman — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:25:11 +0000

Wow. This is a revelation. I’m going to change my sleeve pattern and blow my teacher’s mind. Of course I will give credit where it is due. Thanks again Kathleen…you never cease to AMAZE Me.

BTW..Hope you are well. I think of you often.