Teach Yourself Stitch Craft and Dressmaking Volume V: Introduction to Sleeves and Collars - Drafting Patterns for Stitching Sleeves and Collars

Table of Contents

Introduction
Introduction to Sleeves
Basic Sleeve Cuts
Set in Sleeves
Raglan Sleeves
Magyar Sleeves
How to Measure Sleeves
Making Puff Sleeves
Stitching a Puff Sleeve
Three Fourth Length of the Sleeve
Various types of Full Length Sleeves
Full length sleeve with a puff on the shoulder
Sleeve with cuffs
Sleeve Cuffs
Basic Sewing Technique for Garments
Introduction to Collars
Peter Pan Collar
Cap Collar
Bertha Collar
Scallop Collars
Square Collar
Bishop Collar
Sailor Collar
Shirt Collar
Making the Shirt Collar Stand
Mandarin Collar
A Shawl Collar
Conclusion
Author Bio
Publisher

Introduction

So all right, you say, you can understand a book on shirts and also trousers, and how to draft them, and also stitching instructions for a couple of drafts, for practice. But why a book dedicated to sleeves and collars? Well, this is the most important part about how you are going to attach an ornamental, necessary portion of your garment to the main body.

As every part of your garment is made and cut out separately, you are going to be cutting out sleeves and collars too, depending on your own preferences and choices.