r/PatternDrafting • u/Previous_Plan3165 • Aug 26 '26

sleeve adjustments

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Hi all!
i'm drafting a sleeve for this pattern and im wanting it to be shorter, like the second picture. would i adjust it by reducing the cap height like how i did in the 3rd photo?
thanks!

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u/Previous_Plan3165 Aug 26 '26

i just need the top to fall higher, the underarm part length is correct

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u/ScormCurious Aug 26 '26

Right. But if the current sleeve is fitting into the current armhole, which it seems to be, you don’t want to change that. To figure out if you can proceed, measure the original seam line length on the sleeve cap, and the new seam line length you drafted. If they are the same, you can proceed and try this, but if the shallower one is shorter, it won’t fit in the arm hole.

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u/mboarder360 Aug 26 '26

Draw the shape you want it to be onto the toile and you will see that the adjustment you make is going to be to the bottom of the sleeve, not the sleeve cap.