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In the clothing design and sewing world, drafting sleeves can seem intimidating. Author, illustrator, and designer Sanae Ishida thought it was intimidating too before researching many different methods in order to develop a simpler, easier way. The foundation of drafting a sleeve is a sloper, also known as a "block," which is a 2D version of your 3D shape. Sanae teaches you how to draft a sleeve sloper by taking your arm measurements, transferring them to Swedish tracing paper, making the slopers, and checking the fit of the slopers by sewing a muslin. To create a finished garment, you will also need front and torso slopers, which can be made in her Torso Sloper class. With a finished sleeve sloper, you can design short sleeves, long sleeves, puff sleeves, bell sleeves - all different lengths and shapes to build your dream wardrobe.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- For the slopers: Drafting kit consisting of Swedish tracing paper or large pieces of paper, a ruler and a pencil
- French curve
- Clear gridded quilting ruler
- Clear tape
- Full length mirror
- Masking or artist tape
- PDF for measuring chart
- Measuring tape
- Scissors for paper
- Gridded cutting mat
- Seam gauge
- Marking tools for fabric
- Sharpie
- For the muslin: 4-5 yards of fabric
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Seam ripper
- Scissors
- Fabric shears
- Pins
- Pattern weights
- Snips
- Iron and ironing surface
- Back and front torso sloper - learn to make torso slopers in Sanae's torso sloper class
- A calculator or phone
Downloads:
- Draft a torso sloper
- Sew a torso muslin
- Take measurements of your body
- Make a sloper using Swedish tracing paper
- Sew on a curve
- Troubleshoot fit issues
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![A pair of hands drafting a sleeve pattern from Sanae Ishida's Draft and Sew a Sleeve Slooper and Muslin class on Creativebug](https://www.creativebug.com/pimage/dynamic/feed-248~storage/public/images/tutorial_thumbnails/original/1903/images/r1zkmmpgoyh9thwdm001.jpg)
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Draft and Sew a Sleeve Sloper and Muslin Reviews
48 users recommended this class to a friend
Cynthia Peplinski
Years ago I took a top with sleeves sloper class -- it was so complicated and my sloper was ill fitting. I'm excited to try again using this class to make a new sleeve sloper. Thank you for such clear instructions. Next I'll look for your bodice sloper class.
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Julia Long
I've been looking for a clear and concise way to a draft a sleeve, and this was what I've been looking for! Thank you!
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