Been meaning to ask this question for a while - I note that no inlay is added to the top sleeve. Is there never any reason why the top sleeve might be widened? What about if the customer complained about tightness in the sleeve (perhaps accompanied by diagonal drags across the sleeve downwards from back to front)? Would that not be a cause to widen the sleeve? What adjustment would you recommend for a tight/uncomfortable sleeve? Thank you.
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It seems the Brits cut a narrow sleeve. Tailors from other places the cultural norms were different. Wider sleeves and no shirt cuffs showing. Shirt cuff showing is rather flashy. More suitable for the city. The world has changed. We don't travel in buggies and wagons. Tires last more than 3,000 miles. Flats are rather rare, instead of normal. Some clothes are more decorative. Changing a tire in 30 degree minus weather with shorter, tighter sleeves is not practical. And, coldweather can be dangerous. Clothes still need to meet local basic demands. There are fewer of these demands. Some about clothes are about fun. Shirt cuff extended makes less wear on the expensive coat cuff.
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I have the same issue when uploading pics. It doesn’t like when you do it from your phone but seems to work ok when done from a laptop.
I cut quite a wide sleeve. I usually add 1/2” to the half width of the sleeve when measuring off the armhole. If you’re trying to cut narrow sleeves I can see that being an issue. Most drags are caused by pitch or drape. The few instances I had to recut sleeves was usually a result of the client sizing up and the sleeve becoming too small for the now larger figure.