button and loop sleeves

[sealion]

Dona Catalina requested a repost of this photo.


This dress started out with brass rings sewn under the shoulder straps and the sleeves tied on with cords. To make it look a bit more like the famous Eleonora di Toledo portrait I replaced the ties with buttons on the sleeves and looped black hair elastics through the brass rings and over the buttons.

[uhurainmi]

very nicely done!

[nliedel]

Sitting here with pen and sketch pad and blatantly copying your brilliance. This totally rocks Vorpal Bunny!

[sealion]

I cannot take credit for the hair elastic idea. I blatantly copied from someone's dress diary! I don't remember who for sure. I'll see if I can find it...

[LadyOren]

OMG that looks awesome!!!  Hey those buttons look like the thingy's I used on your mules, now how cool is that. Love the dress Sealion!

[Lady L]

Great idea!

[Artemisia]

So gonna use that idea on my current sleeve construction.

[nliedel]

Is that a bias binding running across the top of the sleeve that the buttons are attached to?

[sealion]

Yes, it is. I used Margo Anderson's paned sleeve pattern.

[nliedel]

Well that figures. Bias does not like me, but so what? I'm pressing on. The paned sleeves  from my toile turned out really well, when lightly sewed at the top. Adding the bias should be doable, but I hate cutting bias and I hate ironing it, since I always end up burned. Bias is worth it, bias is worth it. I've even figured out how to use that on my double sleeves. More bias, but what the hey. If you're gonna get burned, I say go for it.

[Charlotte Rowan]

Beautiful!!

[Baroness Doune]

I am making some paned sleeves.  Here they are before turning.

They are actually turned now - imagine that!
However, other than the glass pearls that will connect the panes at intervals, the only other thing that will connect the panes together is a bit of bias at the top edge and some lace at the bottom edge.  The bias will be white linen, to match the lining, and will not show on the right side.  Store bought bias would work just as well for this application.

Really, a lot of what causes a problem with making your own bias is the bias maker.  As usual, avoid Dritz.  Go Clover.  The flattened slit at the business end of the Clover bias tape maker makes wonderful bias.  That flattened slit is the key.

[Lady Anne Clare]

That is absolutely gorgeous.  Thanks for sharing.