tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900308384177756864.post1439219134324852069..comments2015-05-09T05:31:34.108-07:00Comments on Wardrobe of Memories: Sneak Peek - Red Medieval DressNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208790636362653831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6900308384177756864.post-66369920861202109102015-01-17T06:44:29.517-08:002015-01-17T06:44:29.517-08:00I noticed you were pinning a lot of dresses on Pin...I noticed you were pinning a lot of dresses on Pinterest recently. I thought you might be sewing something. I was right! I do the same thing before I sit down to sew, which often means my design time is cut in half. Pinterest is addictive!<br />The dress is really pretty! What kind of fabric is that? It looks like a more matte satin or velvet/velveteen on the computer screen, but I can't tell.<br />What I do for long flow/drapy sleeves is essentially cut out a triangle that is as long as the dolls arm.. That is part of the pattern. Then I make a short sleeve pattern, typically around 3 inches long, that fits with the dress and all, including seam allowance. You could just use a pre drafted one if it works with that dress. Then, tape the point of the triangle to the part of the sleeve that connects to the dress. Fill in the blanks to make it a big triangle. Add any seam allowance needed<br />You could also do it like that if you wanted it to be, say, three quarters of a tighter sleeve and then flare at the end. You would have to take the short sleeve you drafted and make it into a 3/4 sleeve (add seam allowance!) or the length you wanted, then add a triangle. The size of the triangle would depend on how big you wanted the flair. Then finish the rest of the first paragraph. I hope that makes sense!<br /><br />Oh, BTW, I keep meaning to ask you if you will do a smocking tutorial like you did on the archery dress. I would love to learn how.<br /><br />Kathleen, who writes very long commentsKathleenhttp://dollsanddance.comnoreply@blogger.com