Cuff Tutorial at Threading My Way Blog
"I was lucky enough to be given a man's slim fit, cotton Calibre
shirt in a small size. Although it's been well worn, the only signs of
slight wear are across the shoulders. I want to keep it as a shirt,
mainly to be worn in Summer to protect me from the sun, but also maybe
to dress it up and wear under a blazer. As it's to be worn in Summer, I want the shirt to be loose fitting. It's
a little wide across the shoulders, but I can live with that. I'm
hoping that shortening the sleeves is the only alteration I need to
make. Cuffed sleeves have an opening that extends past the cuff. To be able to
shorten the sleeves and still have a cuff, the amount of fabric you cut
off has to be less than the opening, so that there will still be an
opening after the cuff is reattached. Without the opening, it may be too
tight to go over the hand. You could, of course, redo the opening
entirely, but I haven't covered that today. Here's how I shortened the sleeves".... Read more
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