Mini sleeve

On a blouse, tunic or dress - a short narrow sleeve everywhere looks feminine and elegant. And how easy it is to sew! See for yourself!

First preparation ...

● After cutting, translate the contours of the parts to the wrong sides of all parts
(= seam and bottom lines) and all marking lines, except for the directional arrow
threads using burda carbon paper and carbon wheel (see detailed instructions on paper packaging).
● On the tunic, assemble the upper parts of the front and the lower part of the front as explained in the instructions. Iron the front neck stitches to the wrong side, grind a section of the back of the neck with an oblique trim. Sew shoulder, embossed, and side seams.

... and then stitching the sleeves

Step 1

Fold each sleeve along the fold line, with the wrong side inward, and iron. Take open sections of the sleeve together and drive it into the upper part of the armhole between the transverse marks (front side to the front side), aligning the transverse mark on the sleeve ridge with the shoulder mark on the back. Sweep and stitch the sleeve from the side of the sleeve, making a seam at the beginning and at the end of the seam.

Step 2

Fold each oblique trim in half, with the seamy side inward, and shape the bottom of the armhole with the iron, stretching the fold and fitting open longitudinal sections.

Step 3

Fold the oblique trim with the tunic with the front sides and pin it to the cut of the armhole.In this case, the bend of the inlay should lie on the front and back about 1 cm below the seam line, open longitudinal sections of the inlay should be on the allowance for the cut of the armhole, and the ends of the inlay should be approximately 1 cm above the ends of the sewing in the sleeve of the armhole. Cut the seam allowances to a width of approx. 7 mm.

Step 4

Turn the slanting tape up and sew on seam allowances close to the seam.

Step 5

Unscrew the hem on the wrong side and iron it. Unscrew the seam allowances of the sleeve in the front and back. Stitch the tunic from the lower edge of the sleeve 5 mm below the edge of the armhole, lay the transverse stitches to the lower edge of the sleeve. Or sew the tape by hand to the allowances of the side seam, and the ends of the tape to the allowances of the seam of the sleeve.

Extra tip

Iron on the details of the cut from a highly stretchable knitted fabric along the neck sections and the armhole on the wrong side of the non-woven form bands, combining the chain seam on the non-woven fabric with the drawn seam line on the cut parts.
FIGURES: Elke Trier-Schäfer.