Hello there!
A few months ago, I shared a tutorial on Making an Off Shoulder top here on this blog as well as on youtube. Needless to say, it was very much liked and I even had orders for this top all the way from London, UK! 🙂
Because it is not only a beautiful style to behold, but also very simple to make, I decided to make something similar, but with a different sleeve type. The first style had a bell sleeve, but in this one, we are making beautiful tulip (overlapping, if you will) sleeves.
These are easy to cut and easy to make. Watch the Video on Making this Top Here
The Measurements you need for this are pretty simple too:
Blouse Length
Off shoulder area (optional)
Sleeve length
Armhole (this is optional as well). By the way, have you seen my popular video teaching you how to cut an armhole in detail? You can watch it here: How to Cut an Armhole
Materials you need are very basic too: (Need Supplies? Visit our Supplies Page to see where you can get some…)
Fabric (of course :))
Tape Measure
Tailor’s Chalk/Marker
Sewing Thread
Sewing Machines.
In this style, I cut the front and back together. So fold into two and then fold again to get four layers of fabric. Because there is no neckline, deduct 6″ from whatever your total blouse length is. Add necessary seam allowances. See video for more detailed instructions.
For the sleeves, you also fold the same way you folded above, to have four layers of fabric.
Here’s how you draft the part of the sleeves that overlap.
Make a lining for the sleeve by cutting exactly same thing you cut for the main fabric.
After sewing the lining to the main fabric, overlap the sleeves as shown. I used 3 inches of overlap here. You can make it more if you want it to overlap more. Sew across the top to hold it together.
Fold, and Join the 2 ends together.
This is what the tulip sleeves look like after sewing!
Elastic goes through the casing created.
And the top is almost done…
Adjust to fit around your shoulder as snug as you want.
Enjoy your new top. Get DETAILED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS in the video…
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