Armscyes and arm movement

May 21, 2015 16:10

I've noticed that I don't have the greatest range of motion in my historical dresses. I can't seem to lift my arm past the shoulder. I'm pretty sure that I've read somewhere that making the armscye smaller or tighter under the arm helps increase range. I do have a bit of space in the underarm on my late Victorian bodice pattern that I could take in ( Read more... )

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atherleisure May 21 2015, 21:13:15 UTC
High, tight armscyes are definitely the way to go. It really does improve range of motion. It's not so much taking in as raising it. You want the armscye to be very close up under your arm.

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mala_14 May 22 2015, 01:53:23 UTC
Thanks! That's what I thought.

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mala_14 May 22 2015, 01:46:59 UTC
Thanks for the info! That's what I'll do next time.

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ashamanja_babu May 21 2015, 21:54:18 UTC
High, small armscye for sure; as wide and flat a sleeve cap as your style/era allows; more width in the back of the cap for forward reaching room.

Threads magazine has had some great articles on this if you can track them down. It's a shame they don't publish more content online.

Have you read this article? It covers the basics. http://www.ikatbag.com/2014/03/subtelties-in-drafting-sleeves.html

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mala_14 May 22 2015, 01:54:12 UTC
I have read that article. It's so great! Thanks for the info and tips!

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