When we sew, this results crimping and that is a fault there! If the old treadle machine is not oiled regularly or if it has some problem in feed-dog, feed-dog doesn't work normally. I remember another mistake that happens usually. I never knew that it could be a technique when I did the same while I was learning to feed the fabric to the machine. Don't forget to activate your subscription though! If you enjoyed reading this you can either like my facebook page to get all updates and more or you can opt to receive posts via email. Sorry should have taken a few pics there, may be next time! You could always tie a knot but then when you start to pin it up against the arm hole you may need to adjust.ĭon't forget to let me know if it worked for you.Īfter you have eased you'd need to match up the notches or the dots and pin up at few points before you stitch. If you finish the sleeve it becomes slightly difficult to crimp because it is difficult to lay flat - you could always remove the tray to make it easier.īut if you don't finish the sleeve then the threads may come in the way when you finish. I have done both ways and both have pros and cons. Max is 4 on my machine Guess I forgot to mention in video.ĭo you need to finish the sleeve (sleeve seam, finish raw edges and hem) first or after crimping/easing? I have read this in a couple of fashion books without pictures so had to do a number of trail and error to get this right. No more frustration or patience required. Crimping way - The easiest and simplest and quickest and bestest. The finger pressing way (the heat in the fingers does help to manipulate the fabric) but it takes ages to get it right. Yeah! gathering way produces gathers, atleast for me.Ģ. The gathering way (2 rows or 3 rows) but it always ends up with puckers which almost look like gathers. You should comfortably be able to rise your arms up.ġ.

Well it also depends on the type of fabric (knit, woven). The sleeve circumference is so much larger that it becomes so difficult to do it without puckers. Why don't sleeve and arm hole match for a garment with no gathered sleeves?Ī poorly made set in sleeve can scream homemade, not that I'm ashamed of it though. Ever wondered how on earth does the arm hole match up to the circumference of the sleeves?

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