aymi (crafty_dame) wrote,
2004-06-02 19:19:00
Most shirt patterns with puffed sleeves are button up shirts, but puffed sleeves look cute on all different kinds of shirts. here's a simple way to change any pattern to make puffed sleeves.



This tutorial is for puffed sleeves that are not gathered at the bottom.

The sleeve pattern.


step 1- cut a slit in the sleeve pattern at the very centre of the sleeve, all the way down to the cuff.


step 2- tape the pattern to another piece of paper, leaving a tapered space between the two pieces of the pattern. the bottom of thesleeve pieces should be touching, otherwise your sleeve will be too loose around your arm.


step 3- do the same thing about an inch on either side of the middle slit. you could theoretically just do one slit, and make the v bigger, but then the gathering won't be as evem.



when you sew the sleeve piece into the arm hole, you will have to gather the top of the sleeve to fit. (to gather, use the largest machine stitch you have and baste between the slits. then pull on the ends of the thread to gather the fabric together)

If you want the sleeve to be gathered at the bottom, you will need to make the V's differently. This is what the pattern will look like.

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therachelband

June 2 2004, 19:48:04 UTC 8 years ago

thank you for making that, i know it will help more ppl then just me.

Anonymous

December 27 2005, 03:30:25 UTC 7 years ago

Great tip!

Thank you, I am a new sewer, who looks great in puffed sleeves, but can't find easy enuff patterns and don't know too much about sewing. This is VERY helpful, I am now your total fan.

leroyfoard

October 9 2008, 17:39:40 UTC 4 years ago

If you don't mind me asking - what do you hold your sleeve out with and what are they filled with - I prefer down in my sleeve puffs, but it is a bit expensive.

Anonymous

November 24 2006, 21:59:17 UTC 6 years ago

Hi, I just found this by googling 'alter puff sleeve' and this was EXACTLy what I was looking for. How often does that happen? You rock and sewing rocks! Anna

kono_miwaku

April 8 2007, 09:11:57 UTC 6 years ago

I found a link to your post through cosplay.com and it's really great. The sleeves are coming out better than I could have hoped. Thank you!

Anonymous

August 15 2007, 19:18:19 UTC 5 years ago

Wow thanks!

This was exactly what I was looking for as well! Thank you lots!

gutstrings

August 22 2007, 20:53:05 UTC 5 years ago

me 14

Anonymous

January 26 2008, 00:15:11 UTC 5 years ago

Faboulos!

I looked everywhere for a pattern that was gathered at the top and not so at the bottom.(i have muscular arms) so my alice in wonderland dress will look perfect now!

stayawake_xx

October 31 2008, 00:52:14 UTC 4 years ago

Re: Faboulos!

lol im doing alice in wonderland too!


this is perfect btw :D

Anonymous

January 27 2008, 15:48:08 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks alot!! This helped very very much. Exactly what i was looking for! =) Thank yoou

steffy_venom

February 16 2008, 02:08:11 UTC 5 years ago

holy shit, i love you.
i've been looking everywhere
for a picture tutorial on
puffy sleeves!

thank you so much!

Anonymous

March 22 2008, 19:35:33 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you so much! I was looking for a simple lattern, even just to look at, and this is exactly what I needed! =D

SewROCK ON!

Anonymous

March 30 2008, 22:28:53 UTC 5 years ago

!

Thanks!

shuupoo

April 10 2008, 23:27:32 UTC 5 years ago

do you have a picture of a finished product with this pattern? I'm sorry, I'm new to sewing and it's hard to visualize for me, also I'm not very clear on what you mean when you say to baste between the slits...where exactly? :/

rollexechan

October 5 2008, 06:07:36 UTC 4 years ago

HI there, I was wondering, is it possible to make a puffed sleeve WITHOUT any gathering at all? Or minimum gathering?

helzfashions

April 25 2009, 23:15:36 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks for this tip, i shall use it on the dress that i am now making...keep up the good work...:-)

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dens_extra_pups

June 19 2009, 02:48:36 UTC 3 years ago

WOOHOO!!!

This makes sense! I was trying to figure out how I was going to do this for a costume I'm working on, and this is MUCH easier to understand than some of the other things I've found online.

Anonymous

August 11 2009, 19:07:59 UTC 3 years ago

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU...i spent most of my morning looking on line for a pattern for puffy sleeves an all i got was writing about how to do this. Sorry but im a visual learner an needed to SEE what im going to make. I am an aboriginal woman making my almost four yr old daughter a jingle dress for traditional dance(powwow). I have made her dresses before but i recently saw an adult dress with puff sleeves an wanted to attempt it. Ive just made the pattern out of newspaper as i create my own patterns, ill be sure to keep this one!
So when im finished i will post a pic for u to see how it turned out..again many thanks!!

Anonymous

October 20 2010, 20:29:33 UTC 2 years ago

what do you do with this piece of paper? i dont understand

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greatcloudninja

February 17 2011, 16:30:51 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you so much! I found this tutorial through Google, because I'm going to be cosplaying a character who wears puffed sleeves and I haven't been able to find any retail shirts that have sleeves like hers.

I do have a question though--if the sleeve has a cuff at the bottom that is fitted to the arm, will I need to gather the bottom of the sleeve, or not?

Thank you for your assistance and awesome tutorial!

greatcloudninja

February 18 2011, 05:00:11 UTC 2 years ago

Also, this may seem like a silly question, but is it possible to do a puff sleeve with jersey material? Or should I use some other material for the sleeves? I am planning to sew some stiff interfacing inside the sleeve to make the puff stand out more.