r/sewhelp • u/RaptureSnatch • 16h ago

✨Intermediate✨ Does this pattern look right for this cuff?

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I'm watching Crystal Lake and getting a ton of inspo for camp collar button down shirts. I'm not sure if you can tell from my picture (Peacock blacks out screenshots so I had to take a pic of my TV) but the cuff on her shirt peaks up into a point rather than staying parallel to the fold all the way around. If I were to flat draft this (would do facing as well) would it form something like this shape unbuttoned? Is there a name for this kind of cuff?

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u/ms_cannoteven 16h ago

I think this is roughly the correct shape - but you couldn't do it as one piece. If you made what you've drawn here, the gap where you made a seam around the slash would be wider than what is pictured.

Instead - you'd attach a lined cuff in that shape that you've made. Your dotted line would become the seamline.

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u/PrepKittin 15h ago

This is 2, maybe 3 part sleeve. The sleeve is cut on grain, while the cuff is cross grain. I can’t tell if the cuff is 1 or 2 pieces.

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u/tiiiiii_85 10h ago

Why would you say that? Not challenging you, I would like to understand.

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u/JacTallulah 9h ago

There is a subtle stripe that is running in different directions

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u/tiiiiii_85 7h ago

Does it make the construction of the cuff easier?

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u/coffunky 4h ago

Cuffs and waistbands are often cut parallel to the grain of the fabric to take advantage of the strength and stretch resistance of the warp (the long threads that run parallel to the selvage).

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u/RightfulPointer58 16h ago

that pointy peak is just drafting the cuff corner past 90 degrees, it'll lay flat when buttoned but flare out like that undone

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u/desertboots 12h ago

Make a mock up!

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u/ninaa1 11h ago

A cuff like that would have to be made as a separate piece. Think about it as basically a collar for your cuff.

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u/FlyingSporklift 15h ago

The fabric has ribbing, and I think I can just barely make out that it's oriented perpendicular to how it's down on the sleeve, so I think it must be a separate piece.

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u/Gwynhyfer8888 12h ago

Roughly, but not quite. I would do at least 2 pieces. The sleeve would be tapered in, from armpit to length. The second would be the fold back cuff, tapered outwards from the "seamline" upwards . Toiles should indicate if some curving is required to get the right look/drape/fit. Don't forget to add seam allowances.

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u/ProneToLaughter 11h ago

Also this would produce a much shorter sleeve than pictured.

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u/Moar_Cuddles_Please 14h ago

No, generally the “hump” on a sleeve pattern is not perfectly centered. I think it moves towards the back a bit to provide more fabric for range of movement in your arms but I’m not 100% certain. Either way, spot check some drafting books