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   user-1100630 | Dec 17, 2013 07:21pm | #1

   Excellent video. I've rotated my sleeve before and I felt horrible doing it. It looked better, but it felt like I was committing some sort of sin. Thanks for the dispensation!

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   Helen_in_Toronto | Dec 17, 2013 07:22pm | #2

   This was a great video. I find that I have to reduce the ease of the sleeve on 90% of my garments. This is especially true when using synthetic fabrics. I wonder if the pattern companies make sleeve patterns assuming the customers will be making wool garments. (Wool can be shaped and "shrunk" into place taking up some of the excess ease. Synthetic fabrics do not behave this way.)I often baste in the sleeve, try on the garment, and if the ease is too much (too puffy, or too many unwanted gathers), I'll re-do it 2-4 times, trimming way a bit each time and basting it in again, and again. Yes, it's a lot of work and somewhat frustrating. But, I wss afraid trim off too much at once.

   Now, with this new info, I'll just measure the sleeve and compare against the armhole, and adjust it, per the video.

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   user-1109247 | Dec 17, 2013 07:36pm | #3

   Back in the 1960's there was a lady named Lucille Rivers who wrote sewing books for McCall's Magazine..She had extensvie experience in the Garment Industry in NYC.. She used to wear beautiful suits with floral linings and just did wonderful things..
   Lucille also did a video daily for Pfaff that was on our local ABC TV station at noon. She addressed this sleeve problem back then by saying that she thought the patterns companies were drafting the sleeves too large.
   Her solution was to drop the under arm seam of the sleeve down about a half inch on the boddice you were putting the sleeve into..This in effect makes the Armsye bigger. I have tried dropping the sleeve underarm seam down on the garment and it works.. makes the sleeve fit much better and saves a lot of cutting and fitting.
   Loved the video!

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   BRosser | Dec 17, 2013 08:31pm | #4

   This is such valuable information. My only regret is that I didn't see this video years ago. You have truly helped many sewers! Thanks!

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   NoraBora | Dec 18, 2013 06:39am | #5

   She did a good job discussing how to adjust the ease in the sleeve cap; however, I could not understand what she was saying about the shoulder adjustment. I have narrow shoulders and never see anything about making an adjustment to the width, which can effect the setting for the sleeve cap. Could we have her point about that in print?

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   calebsgran | Dec 18, 2013 08:52pm | #6

   Angela is a teacher that I will be following closely. I have not seen this video but have seen one on pants and was very impressed.

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   LuvThreadsMagazine | Dec 19, 2013 08:17am | #7

   Gladly will she fit,
   and gladly will she teach.

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   Mayell | Feb 19, 2014 10:12am | #8

   I also have very narrow shoulders, and would like more details on that adjustment.