Thank you. I could have entertained you with my self arguing while I trimmed the sleeve and could t figure out why my mock up was so tight. Now I m going to go back and win the battle.
This was a life saver ! Thank you . Why don’t the sewing pattern companies instruct it this way in their instructions? I’ve done it the ugly hard way for 25 years.
Gosh I wish I'd know this method years ago! I have just made a jacket with set in sleeves for a wedding and was not happy with the set sleeve. Unpicked it all and used your method and it works; the sleeve looks great. Thank you.
Okay. This method is *amazing*!! Thank you so so much for this fantastic video. I’ve sewn many sleeves over the years and there haven’t been many times where I’ve been able to do it without swearing or getting frustrated. This method sewed in perfectly the first time and I didn’t even bother basting because of how you clearly showed how to check for fit, where to put the easing, and walked us through the whole process in an accessible way. Five/five stars!
I love this! This is the exact kind of content I spent years looking for. I think you are really on to something. Besides after watching you for 2 years? I totally trust you.
Wow! Amazing skills. I always made gathering stitches because that's what the big 4 patterns say to do. I struggle with getting tucks in the sleeves. I'll have to try this on my next top. I'm impressed and hope I can sew as quick as you someday!
Great tutorial. After watching Saremy sew set-in sleeves and French seams on her live streams, I just tried practicing with french seams on a toil. So happy with the result I got - not a single tuck.
I stumbled onto this video by accident but the content was so well explained that I felt compelled to watch it in it's entirety. My sleeves always end up with those little tucks (and in the wrong places) so I found this video insightful.
I used your method for setting in sleeves. It differed from my usual method in that your SA was smaller and you used only 1 row…most directions say to sew 2 rows of gathering. Also, your stitch length was shorter and the same on both the ‘basting’ and the final sewing. Worked brilliantly and I was sewing a medium weight cotton. Now, off to watch another of your videos…they are great!
Exactly! I don’t use two rows because we’re not gathering and I don’t alter the stitch length because I don’t want the fabric to gather-Just tighten. I’m glad you found it worked for you! It always works for me!
Thank you so much for showing this. Do you have a recommended easy patterns for the Kurtas (men's shirts) that you see me wear? I think I need to make an attempt
How about this one? I’ve seen Folkwear patterns in the past and they’re quite good. I haven’t made this one yet. www.folkwear.com/products/135-jewels-of-india?variant=35086255822
Wonderful video! Thank you very much for taking the time to teach this, sleeves have been a very frustrating thing for me to learn. I wanted to tripple check I understood something: you said you used half an inch for the ease stitch and then sewed the sleeve in "right on top of it". If the general seam allowance for clothing is 5/8 of an inch, is 1/2 inch a good go-to allowance for sleeves?
Thanks for watching! I like the easing stitch to be close to the seam. I don’t see right on top of the actual stitches though-right next to them! I also have a video where I French seam a set in sleeve and on that one I’m sewing further away from the easing stitch on the first pass because I have to sew the seam twice. So I think if you find a placement that works for yoI, anything can work. (I’m not a fan of two rows of ease stitching and stitching between them for your seam since that puts needle holes on the public side of your garment). Happy sewing!
I was absolutely frustrated while working on a beginner sewer course where Level 3 was making PJ's. The Level 2 robe sleeves were easy as it was a drop sleeve, but when trying to pin in the sleeve I had so much extra fabric and the video just said to do it like robe. Umm, that wasn't working. Your video saved me and helped not only give me the much needed technique but was also clear and concise. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! Many MANY THANKS!!
Yes! Usually a sleeve cap is about 1.5” larger than the armhole. But it can be less and a little more. (But mainly for set-in sleeves in woven non-stretch fabrics).
Often I have finished the edges and they’ll be as one (whether they’re serger or French seamed). And I like to offset that juncture. I’ll press the side seam of the garment toward the back and the underarm seam of the sleeve toward the front. Just so that the thickness under the arm is more distributed. But pressing open both seams is very nice too. I also have a set-in sleeve video with French seams too. Thanks so much for watching!
Hmm. I’m not sure exactly what your pattern is like but you should be able to sew your sleeve matching all the things you’re supposed to match. If it says to match it, then do. Hope that helps. 😊
Awesome 👏. I also never heard numbers about maximum ease to work in 1 1/2” but most sleeve drafts are less. What would you do if you measure both seam lines and find the drafting is more than this? Short of using another pattern I mean 😏
Well. I haven’t seen that...yet. Thankfully! That would be tough to ease in (maybe some fabrics are possible but you may end up distorting the armhole or having to slide some of the fullness into the curves of the armhole where it doesn’t belong). If it was that much, I’d probably slash the sleeve from cap to hem and remove some of it. There are other aspects to getting a good fitting sleeve besides the ease and hopefully the drafter will employ some of those techniques too. May you never encounter a sleeve with more than an inch and a quarter to ease in! 🤣
how many inches on this sleeve did you ease in? Thanks for the tutorial! I don't think I realized I should use the same length stitch and that i need to sew a little bit to the left to avoid the gathers.
I usually ease in the max amount on tutorials or do the hardest version. I think this sleeve has 1.75” of ease. I just released a Skill Building Session all about Fitting Set-In Sleeves. It talks a lot about the ease too! It’s on my website if you’re in that mode right now. It’s under the Skill Building Session Tab.
@@SewSewLive Thanks for that! 1.75 is really daunting, but I think it's about what one of the dressmaking books produced for me. I had the toughest time if not an impossible time easing it without reducing the ease to a little bit more than 1 inch.
There is a video in the Pattern Drafting playlist called Drafting a Sleeve Block. I also do it on a Scout T but I can remember which one! I think it’s the floral fabric one. I added more ease tot heir sleeve and make the armhole bigger.
I think I call it an easing stitch since technically a basting stitch is temporary and you don’t have to remove this if you don’t want to. But basically, yes. Otherwise you can’t pull on the thread.
