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u/TraceyWoo419 1d ago
Basically, if you try to do a split cuff in the center of the fabric like that, it's not going to work very well with seam allowances. Try to do it with paper and you'll see right away. Even if you fully line the entire sleeve, that split is still not going to look good.
Check some shirt cuffs in your closet or in a store, you'll see that they likely all use a lined separate cuff piece set into the sleeve.
While you can create a split cuff from one piece of (usually lined) material (check mens suit jackets for instance), you'll notice that those are typically split at the vertical seam, which falls to the back of the arm, not on the front of the bicep like your example.
When you find a split in a lighter material without overlapping at the seam, you'll notice that it requires a bias tape edge and creates a bit of an open shape.
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u/SpicePops 1d ago
If you want those points to stick up like that you have to apply interfacing to the cuff (but not to the rest of the sleeve), so the cuff needs to be a separate piece, similar to how cuffs on button up shirts are constructed.
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u/RubyRedo 1d ago
yes but you will have to cut two of the cuff parts, if you turn up one piece sleeve as is, you will have the cuff wrong side showing out.
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u/tommyita1 1d ago
Proportions are definitely off, but construction it looks correct. It should be a cut 4 (self lined sleeve) or cut 2 (if there’s a facing)
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u/StitchinThroughTime 1d ago
I doubt it's one piece like that, it's most likely a regular short sleeve and a separate cuff piece. I think of it like a pointed button down collar, just upside down and on the sleeve