Sleeve Patterns Made Easy + How to Draft Them

I've been sewing for 25 years, mostly patterns I made myself. This 20 minute video explained what it took me over 15 years to figure out. Thank you so much!

Are you kidding me? I’ve been sewing for 20 years, and watching YouTube for 10, and a guy in a cowboy hat just brought breakthrough-clarity into my sewing life? 😂😂

I have been sewing for fifty years and this is the best explanation for sleeve fitting I have ever seen. Beautifully produced video.

I have been sewing for 56 years. I have been contracted to sew a costume. I thought I had the sleeves figured out boy was I wrong. Never too old to learn new techniques. So excite!

Dear Cornelius, I'm an enthousiast grandma from the Caribbean, who wanted to sew a traditional country outfit for my 3 year old grand daughter! Due to Cultural Heritage week. I searched the internet for help, but nothing could help me with my queries! That is, until I came across your site!!!! Thank you so sooo much for making this video!!! I'm now a great fan of yours! Only wish I could give you a "Thousand Likes" you deserve it!!!! And yes, ofcourse I subscribed!❤

This is genuinely one of if not the most informative videos on patternmaking I have ever watched. Thank you very much, Cornelius, you're an amazing teacher.

I'm a beginner in sewing, literally started a month ago, and you're making it so much easier for me to learn !! u explain why it's cutted that way and tell the science behind it, thank you so much, please continue !

Really good teacher. Understanding how pieces interact changes the whole approach to pattern making.

I’m a beginner sewist and I’ve watched quite a few videos on sleeve drafting but yours is the first one that actually helped me understand the theory behind it. You’re a wonderful teacher, Cornelius. I hope you offer a class on bodice drafting and darts.

You are a FANTASTIC teacher! I took a pattern drafting courses but never fully understood the "why" of what we did. You explained it so well.

This has been one of the most helpful tutorials I've ever watched. Thank you sir.

Color me happy. I’ve been sewing clothes for more than a lot of years and you’ve just revolutionized how I look at a pattern and adjust to make it my own - there is a method to the madness!

I LOVE that you explain why and how different curves impact the product. The colour changes to distinguish differences is excellent. Going from cylinder and step by step to sleeve is awesome!

Your channel is the best out there! I hope everyone is supporting you! We need to keep you teaching us!

note that reason why the t-shirt sleeve is so comfortable while the armhole is cut so low is because the fabric is strechy. If you want more comfort in the arm on a less giving fabric, you'll want the armscye to be cut higher to allow for a full range of movement (an armscye cut lower will create friction and tension when rising the arm) and the sleeve can (and probably should) be left a bit larger than the armhole having the top eased into the correct length, the sleeve will then encapsulate the begining of the shoulder giving enough ease to rise the arms comfortable but not so much it becomes a puffed sleeve (it's also a great way to have a knitted jacket look more like a blazer because it's how tailored pieces are generally cut : make the head of the sleevehead a bit wider than normal, ease it into the armscye when sewing it in)

I've really been struggling with both sleeves and armscye design, so this is exactly what I need, and exactly when I need it! I'll be coming back to this video for quite a while! The slow pacing is really great!

My first time watching you out of curiosity in reference to sewing. Cornelius you are a great teacher!!!!! 🌹

I've understood (roughly) how sleeve and armhole patterns work seperately for a long time, however I struggled to find information on how to put them together, and to draft a sleeve pattern that would fit into the armhole pattern. Thank you for explaining it so clearly, and for taking your time with the explainations. I feel like I understand how they work together now!

I love the classes, 🌽! I learn so much from them! It's nice to understand the reason behind why we draft the patterns the way we do. It makes so much sense now!

Thanks Cornelius! Knowing how to adjust the pattern for a better fit or best fit, isn’t always obvious.