In this lesson, I taught how to drape a unique sleeve design directly on the dress form using fabric manipulation techniques. I demonstrated creating interesting pleats and folds to turn a square piece of fabric into a stylish sleeve.

I showed how to take a square fabric, create pleats and folds, then drape it on the dress form to shape it into a sleeve design. I marked notches, transferred it to a pattern, and constructed the final draped sleeve.

Lesson Steps:

• Cut a 17×17 inch square fabric and mark the bias lines
• Make pleats/folds in the fabric as desired, one method is 1 inch pleats
• Pin the pleated fabric to the dress form armhole, matching notches
• Draw armhole seamlines from the pinned fabric onto pattern paper
• Separate the drawn pattern pieces and true the sleeve cap curve
• Add seam allowances and cut out the pattern pieces
• Sew the sleeve pieces together, enclosing the pleated sections
• Try on the draped sleeve and make any adjustments needed
• Create a final pattern from the draped muslin for future use