How to fit a sleeve head - the basics you need to know!

Creative Bobbin

Creative Bobbin

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Fitting a sleeve head is (I think) the hardest part of a garment to get right.

Apologies that the audio is up and down - I had a bit of an issue with my mic!

You need to think about the armhole, sleeve circumference, sleeve head height and width, shoulder slope. There's a lot to think about.

In this tutorial I show you all the basics you need to understand to get your sleeve fitting perfectly.

It's easier to adjust patterns like this with no seam allowance - so my patterns in this tutorial don't have one.

I've purposefully not included chapters for this tutorial, even though it's long, as I really think it's best to watch it the whole way through so you don't miss anything important.

There's a lot to cover, so this is just the basics. If I get enough questions I'' make a part 2  :o)

You might also like to see my set in sleeve sewing tutorial.  How to perfectly ease in a set in sleeve

And my bodice fitting tutorial.  How to fit a sample when dressmaking, a st...

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