Comments on: Sleeve Drafting Tutorial

By: Peggy Deitz

Peggy Deitz — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:31:35 +0000

I would like a copy.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:15:45 +0000

Yes, I would love it!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:35:17 +0000

It was because many of us print out the tutorials that Kathleen and I left out the photos that had the inappropriate color-coding, thinking the words would carry the concept. I have photoshopped the brown print to black – blurry but so what – and sent those photos to Kathleen. She may not get to this for a while due to the current chaos in her life.

Thanks for the kind words, folks! I’ve never run across anyone else using drapery weight like this. Most women who need the sleeve adjustment for a heavy upper arm are phobic about tape measures, and as an added benefit, there are no inches/centimeters recorded anywhere in this process. Sometimes they’ll ask me “what size am I?” and I’ll tap the paper we’re draping on their body and say, “this size”.

Is anyone interested in a (much briefer) post on sleeve cap theory? It would deal with the height of the cap and the depth of the arm scye, and how changing each affects movement and fit.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:12:09 +0000

Thank you, Carol! As soon as the missing pics become available I am going to print this out and add it to my patternmaking binder.

By: Jinjer Markley

Jinjer Markley — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 01:47:05 +0000

oooh, Carol, this looks great; much easier than the way I’ve been doing it!
Kathleen–I understand what Carol is talking about even without the missing pictures, but if you get the chance, after your move, could you track those down?