Comments on: How to Set in a Sleeve https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-set-in-a-sleeve 19th Century Costuming for Those Who Dream of the Past Sat, 06 Aug 2022 17:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: How NOT To Set Your Sleeves In Backwards https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-252150 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:35:37 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-252150 […] Sleeves can be tricky. Even for the most experienced seamstress. Take your time. You get better with each pair you set in. […]

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-247711 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:08:52 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-247711 In reply to Libby.

A “general” size like 1/4″ to 1/2″ thick will work. Check the fit of the coat on the wearer to see how thick you need/want them…. Put the coat on then add some layers of muslin on top of the shoulders under the coat and see how it looks; measure that little bit of added thickness for the size pads to get. The pads help keep the structure of the coat but aren’t like 1980s shoulders.

]]> By: Libby https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-247707 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:37:12 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-247707 On a related note, I am making a man’s dress tailcoat 1850’s and need some guidancse on the type of shoulder pads to use. The type is not specified and there are so many variation to choose from. Do you have a suggestion?

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-241461 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:15:32 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-241461 In reply to Kathleen.

Great idea!

]]> By: Kathleen https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-241454 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:59:04 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-241454 If you have a dress form, sew the sleeve together and do the gathering or ease stitches at the header. Then set and pin the sleeve onto the bodice armhole on the dress form. This will let you check that the sleeve is hanging properly in relation to the bodice, and you can see any potential fit problems before you sew it to the bodice.

]]> By: Katie mendelsohn https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-241283 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:24:51 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-241283 Take a few minutes and baste the thing in by hand. The 3-5 minutes it takes means you don’t have the bumpiness of the pins to deal with (that pull the fabric out of shape). You’ll discover problems before you do it by machine, and hand basting is very easy to pull out quickly if necessary. Three minutes of basting can save an hour of profanities.

]]> By: Jennifer Rosbrugh https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-241005 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:24:55 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-241005 In reply to Lynn Stevens.

This is intermediate to advanced pattern drafting. You can draft up a basic sleeve block then alter from there to your desired shape. My favorite flat patterning book is Pattern Making for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong. Be sure to take seam measurements of both bodice and sleeve cap and adjust as necessary for the shape/gathering or pleating you want. And make a mockup! You could also try a sleeve from another pattern and work with that with your bodice.

]]> By: Lynn Stevens https://historicalsewing.com/how-to-set-in-a-sleeve/comment-page-1#comment-241003 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:41:55 +0000 https://historicalsewing.com/?p=11192#comment-241003 Sleeve question: how do you build a sleeve head if the pattern is sleeveless? Or if you want a different type of sleeve than the pattern offers? Obviously you do it on paper or scrap fabric first, but what are the steps?

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