Patterndrafting and Designing for Stretch Fabrics Session 2 - Sleeve Sloper Draft Reference —+ This draft is for a STABLE KNIT One-Way-Stretch Sleeve Sloper. This sloper is drafted to be fit into your Top Sloper. It will be drafted on the fold and then made to be a full sleeve. These are the measurement needed for this draft. You can use personal measurements or measure- ments from the size chart. Measurement # 17, Sleeve length 19. Bicep Armhole 20. Wrist 33% Feet | cap reduction for medium drop The sleeve will be drafted ona folded sheet of light- weight paper Measure armhole depth of the sloper and record here The draft if shown in gray Measure TOTAL around armhole cir- cumference here -33% of your armhole depth measure- ment and record here Ap A-B= sleeve length (17) Ag 2 ArC=armhole depth minus amount for ‘D cap height $ cY ° Square a line out from s c B 2 jo v g 2Patterndrafting and Designing for Stretch Fabrics Session 2 - Sleeve Sloper Draft Reference eee > A-D= half of total around armhole measurement circumference (taken in step 1) Place your ruler on point Aand wherever your armhole measurement (from above) lies on the bicep line (C line) mark D Measure out 1/2” from H G remains the same Measure 1/2” in from F B-E= half of wrist (20) —+ Square out a bit from A (away from the fold) Divide A-D into fourths and label F, G, and H. ‘Square out a short bit from each point on either side curves to create the sleeve crown shape Remember to square 1/2” out from A at the sleeve crown and 1/4” at D for the underarm Connect D-E with a straightline to create the inseam of the sleevePatterndrafting and Designing for Stretch Fabrics Session 2 - Sleeve Sloper Draft Reference To take the sleeve in Take in the sleeve 1/2” for fitted styles: IA and blend a new smooth inseam Find the halfway point of the inseam and mea- sure 1” up from that c point B Cut out the sleeve on the fold and open the paper to draw in the grainline, as well as the elbow notch (as illustrated) Just remember if you do any adjustments to the under- arm point of the top sloper, the same measurement ad- justment needs to be done to the underarms of the sleeve (point D, bring in our out according to the ad- justment) There is no front or back side to the sleeve draft since the draft is symmetrical. The 1/4” adjustment we did on the front armhole of the top sloper will accomodate the body