A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
out and the sleeve right side out. Match the edges of the sleeve with the edges at the armhole, and pin the sleeve to the armhole all the way around, placing the pins about one inch apart and at right angles to the edge, the points projecting into the sleeve and the heads beyond the raw edges. Put your hand inside the sleeve and hold out the garment: if any draws or even wrinkles appear, shift the pins until the sleeve seems to set smoothly. Then baste it in and try on the garment.
If the garment fitted properly before the sleeve was put in and wrinkles appear in the body part after the sleeve is basted in, it is proof that the sleeve is in wrong and dragging the garment out of shape. If the dress sets smoothly but the sleeve binds and draws either at the front or back, then the sleeve is in wrong.
Test the sleeve by moving the arm to the front and the back. If the sleeve is not comfortable or it is pulling the dress out of shape, rip the basting at the armhole and shift the sleeve to the front or the back until it hangs properly.
Sew the sleeve to the armhole with a plain seam and then bind it. If you are hanging your own dress try the plan of standing near a table
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