#45 How to Walk a Sleeve Pattern

After you've made all your fitting adjustments, there's one more step before you cut your fabric: walking the sleeve pattern to confirm it still fits the armhole correctly.

This is a verification step. It tells you exactly how much ease is in your sleeve head, whether your notch positions are correctly placed, and whether the changes you made to the bodice and sleeve still work together.

This video also clears up a common misunderstanding about the dot you'll find on most sleeve patterns. It doesn't just mark where the sleeve meets the shoulder seam, it marks the center of the ease distribution in the sleeve head. Knowing that changes how the sleeve will hang when attached to the armhole.

Walking your sleeve takes a few minutes. What it gives you is certainty before the fabric is cut.

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Alexandra