And later that night...
I HATE SLEEVES!!
But really, I'm trying to do the mockup for these sleeves (it's the 1770-80 en fourreau gown in Janet Arnold), and they are just 100% completely wrong. They are entirely too poofy at the top, with those three pleats in the pattern. And then I assume that the weird triangle that has been cut out of the hem of the sleeve is supposed to be sewn together like a dart, but it's winding up on a weird part of my arm, not by my elbow, which would make more sense to me. I'm very frustrated trying to do these 18th c sleeves, since sleeves are always my kryptonite anyway. I feel like I'm about ready to just use my standard sleeve pattern and give up on any accuracy... :(
But really, I'm trying to do the mockup for these sleeves (it's the 1770-80 en fourreau gown in Janet Arnold), and they are just 100% completely wrong. They are entirely too poofy at the top, with those three pleats in the pattern. And then I assume that the weird triangle that has been cut out of the hem of the sleeve is supposed to be sewn together like a dart, but it's winding up on a weird part of my arm, not by my elbow, which would make more sense to me. I'm very frustrated trying to do these 18th c sleeves, since sleeves are always my kryptonite anyway. I feel like I'm about ready to just use my standard sleeve pattern and give up on any accuracy... :(