tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post298533080099369818..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Tutorial: Altering Sleeves That Bug YouDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-69808199802955003992023-10-27T13:50:13.371-07:002023-10-27T13:50:13.371-07:00So helpful! I finally understand what's wrong ...So helpful! I finally understand what's wrong with my sleeve and how to fix it. Yaaaay! Thank you for keeping this post up. I've read others that I think conveyed the same idea but I could not follow them at all. The way you described the problem, and the images you included are perfect. Thank you!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-17618945651262511272023-06-17T22:26:58.206-07:002023-06-17T22:26:58.206-07:00Thank you so much!! I’m currently trying to retrof...Thank you so much!! I’m currently trying to retrofit McCalls 7026 (perhaps the polar fleece was not stretchy enough) without enough fabric to recut both sleeves. However redrafting the sleeve as per your illustration gives me the shape for a gusset that I can cut from scraps. Here’s hoping!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-60201334017042380212023-02-21T08:12:29.388-08:002023-02-21T08:12:29.388-08:00Interesting solution. What you’ve done is add a g...Interesting solution. What you’ve done is add a gusset to the underarm. A lot of those vintage patterns use diamond gussets in the underarm to give freedom of movement. Gussets may give you another option.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-89337492506177720162021-06-17T01:24:07.469-07:002021-06-17T01:24:07.469-07:00Genius! It really is a mathematical problem, can&#...Genius! It really is a mathematical problem, can't wait to try it on the prototype of my daughter's wedding dress which is looking beautiful on her but has this sleeve problem. I agree that there never used to be this problem with patterns, they're just not as good as they used to be, I think they have become too simplistic. So glad I found your blog, thank you for your hard work it's saved me a lot of messing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-23292011163682560992019-07-30T07:40:28.979-07:002019-07-30T07:40:28.979-07:00Thank you for this article! I was trying to figure...Thank you for this article! I was trying to figure out how to alter some ready to wear dresses so I could move my arms in them. This was very helpful. teresajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304987620275912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-83055412717960586962019-03-21T22:16:00.316-07:002019-03-21T22:16:00.316-07:00When I initially commented I clicked the "Not...When I initially commented I clicked the "Notify me when new comments are added" checkbox and now each time a comment <br />is added I get four e-mails with the same comment.<br /><br />Is there any way you can remove people from that <br />service? Bless you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-60110730980928091652018-09-23T01:28:47.182-07:002018-09-23T01:28:47.182-07:00Thank you see much. I've only made 2 dresses ...Thank you see much. I've only made 2 dresses and the woven one with sleeves didn't fit my arms. The sewing school ladies weren't very much help. I'll try this because that is EXACTLY my problem.ChrisChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480425201915930057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-20082034323931525392018-06-12T09:27:54.784-07:002018-06-12T09:27:54.784-07:00Awesome. I'm very broad across the back (Mom ...Awesome. I'm very broad across the back (Mom says from all the years I swam competitively) and I think combining this with another technique for widening the back of a bodice will really help me. Just wish I could find out a way to alter ready made clothes to make them more comfortable in the same area. Sincerely, Shannon CombsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-52422599842306491322017-12-01T05:09:33.367-08:002017-12-01T05:09:33.367-08:00Thank you for this. My comment exactly.Thank you for this. My comment exactly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687244885268128790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-70814230048108519452017-11-15T09:35:54.369-08:002017-11-15T09:35:54.369-08:00I usually move it about an inch (2.5 cm). I hope t...I usually move it about an inch (2.5 cm). I hope this works!Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-79646666164443407672017-11-15T00:31:12.935-08:002017-11-15T00:31:12.935-08:00wow this came right on time!
yesterday i was measu...wow this came right on time!<br />yesterday i was measuring a dress for my niece and couldn't figure out how to fix that annoying thing that happens when she puts her arm up and the whole bodice goes up... couldn't decide if the bodice needed a change or the sleeve? or both????<br />now bumped into this article and cant wait to try it!!!<br />i'm really hopping this will do the trick!<br />now a practical question - when i pivot the sleeve right and left, how many cm should i "move" to each side?<br /><br />thank you so much!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-76809854598947400462017-08-23T19:06:51.013-07:002017-08-23T19:06:51.013-07:00Thanks for the effort of writing this! It's so...Thanks for the effort of writing this! It's so frustrating to spent time and money to sew something and then have this happen. I am not at all large busted, so I knew that couldn't be the problem. I have considered the armhole being too low, but I think the sleeve would be less problematic to fiddle with as a starter. BTW, I love your blog name. Life in the shoe is my live every day homeschooling 8 kids!lindylindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599000212241975063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-16324104556981778822017-02-17T13:30:48.663-08:002017-02-17T13:30:48.663-08:00Interesting. I'll have to look up her book.Interesting. I'll have to look up her book.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-91698249018516692252017-02-17T13:30:20.422-08:002017-02-17T13:30:20.422-08:00I've sort of discovered that recently as well....I've sort of discovered that recently as well. Thanks for the comment.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-9900810954811033032017-02-17T13:29:41.788-08:002017-02-17T13:29:41.788-08:00so happy to help!so happy to help!Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-64892653794897537552017-02-17T13:29:12.439-08:002017-02-17T13:29:12.439-08:00Wonderful!Wonderful!Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-89794525813574341892017-02-14T06:07:09.428-08:002017-02-14T06:07:09.428-08:00On my ready made shirt would I have to take out th...On my ready made shirt would I have to take out the whole sleeve, cut some top down to take away some height, then add some (exact material colored fabric) to the underarm part of the sleeve cap? Will it show when I have arm down, of course it will when raising my arm - understandable because of added fabric. My question is the height, does that need to be less of a arch? Thank you for all help.Proudgrandma2twinshttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-28234541730344268852017-02-14T05:55:01.002-08:002017-02-14T05:55:01.002-08:00Could not open, should be able to open, highlighte...Could not open, should be able to open, highlighted?Proudgrandma2twinshttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-10456295863893943152017-01-12T14:22:27.193-08:002017-01-12T14:22:27.193-08:00A sincere thank you for taking the time and troubl...A sincere thank you for taking the time and trouble to share this excellent piece of advice. I was just about to give up. Your quotes of the day made me chuckle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-70231643480467403922016-12-09T07:17:28.466-08:002016-12-09T07:17:28.466-08:00Hi does this work for woven fabrics. If we make a ...Hi does this work for woven fabrics. If we make a surge with so less cap height will it work ? Also what cap height you targeted in the new draft ? Please shareDiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942255567187249540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-16075184379826254432016-12-09T01:08:22.666-08:002016-12-09T01:08:22.666-08:00Just curious can you tell me what is the cap heigh...Just curious can you tell me what is the cap height in the sleeve where you lowered the cap height for movementDiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942255567187249540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-15034528878057229502016-10-08T00:21:11.854-07:002016-10-08T00:21:11.854-07:00This is how the sleeve cap alters when you use the...This is how the sleeve cap alters when you use the slip and slide method for enlarging sleeves in Nancy Ziemans book sewing with confidence. The height of the cap needs to be low to prevent that restriction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-68802183013728431162016-02-29T13:29:34.596-08:002016-02-29T13:29:34.596-08:00Another thing that can cause your dress to pull up...Another thing that can cause your dress to pull up when you raise your arms is a low arm hole. An arm hole that is cut higher under your armpit (combined with a lower sleeve cap, like you describe) will allow more mobility. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-12389673326759828612015-03-19T06:05:56.583-07:002015-03-19T06:05:56.583-07:00Oh, gosh, what a find this has been. I'm fair...Oh, gosh, what a find this has been. I'm fairly new to sewing but just came across this problem in a dress I'm working on where I just set the sleeves into a perfectly fitting bodice and stood in (tight armed) amazement after I'd sewn in the sleeves. I assumed I'd messed up, didn't know where the problem was, and finally today pretty much decided I'd have to re-cut the whole bodice & sleeves - basically start again. I hand't got that far and thankfully, and found this. So, now I have the much smaller job of altering the sleeve pattern - which feels so much more do-able ... I've been in doom & gloom for days over what I thought was my mysterious mess up! Happy days again, thanks sooooo much, Crafty PhoebeCrafty Phoebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-73286277358424691402015-03-15T10:58:27.192-07:002015-03-15T10:58:27.192-07:00You are literally a lifesaver for this post. Thank...You are literally a lifesaver for this post. Thank you so much!!!deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02090624556090001859noreply@blogger.com