I honestly believe that the in the round method was designed by pattern instruction writers to torture beginner sewers 😆 Thank you for the great video.
Oh really? I use one or the other depending on what am I making, but for example clothes for my daughter - almost all are with flat method, because the pattern pieces are just sooooo small it is impossible to do it in the round without losing my mind :) here's a Members Extra from the Button up Shirt series , around 22 minutes I talk about inserting the sleeve using flat method and why - ruclips.net/video/qEl5xPscDQo/видео.html
I've only ever seen people do "in the round" in patterns and I primarily sew for my kids. Sleeves have been the worst! So thankful for you to share the flat method!
I usually use the set-in for wovens and the flat for knits. I learned to sew from my mom and home-ec class in the early 70s', so sleeves are no big deal, but believe me, they were when I was starting out. Those fiddly little gathers at the shoulder, had to learn to just take my time. And, let me say I am just loving your instructional videos. I've drafted and made the Breton top and the easy peasant blouse. Like another viewer mentioned on your last video, I get tired of looking at pattern hauls.
Susan, hi!!! Absolutely, there will be times when I use flat method for woven sleeve, but mostly int he round or set in, and for knits, mostly flat, but there will be times when I will go for set it in, just depends on the construction. This video is for the knit sleeves, but I will do one for woven sleeves sometime soon to help with dealing with that ease, as you mentioned! Thank you for your kind comment and I am happy you are enjoying it, I got tired of haul vids long time ago, any type of haul vids, not just in sewing. Nothing wrong with those... But when you can make your own - it is so much better :)
Lol, I have been out with family today, in the VERY HOT weather in the UK, and have just sat down with a cup of tea, and saw you posted your video..what a lovely way to relax after the hectic, but lovely day!
Alisa, thank you for your brilliant videos. I'm happy to be a member of your community. You have given me the confidence to draft and sew. I'm working on my test garment for the second time (the first time I made several mistakes because I needed to use my upper bust measurement to line up with the underarm on the block bodice. Being a mature woman my bust is a bit lower than a young person's.) and it's all looking very promising this time around. I really appreciate your efforts, I don't think I could have gotten this far without your help. I'll use the " flat" method to sew in the sleeve, it looks so easy compared to the "in the round" method which I tried in the earlier garment. 😀💃⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Diane, I have seen your picture in the FB group and then I read your comments and I cannot not mention that your dedication and passion and also follow-thru is amazing! You take it one step at a time, enjoying the experience and asking questions - it is truly great! My mind works in many ways same as yours, and it is great to see so much love for sewing - keep sewing on :)
Flat method for me! I find if you need to take it in at all this is easily obtained by sewing your seam wider all in one go. When you do it in the round, and you need to take it in, you have to take out the sleeve again to do the alteration. Thanks Alisha!
Thank you so much for your videos. I am very new to sewing and taking it slow, and your videos are absolutely fantastic to follow and understand. It will make practice a whole lot easier.
I swear you are reading my mind. Every time I'm struggling with my lesson planning and how to explain techniques to students (without being allowed to demonstrate because covid) there you turn up with the perfect tutorial!
I just love your videos!!! I like to sew in my sleeve using the flat method. I think it is a quicker way to sew the sleeves. Sometimes you may have to stretch the body of the garment a little to make everything fit correctly. I was always taught to, "sew with a relaxed bottom." That means that the piece of the garment that needs to be stretched a little needs to be on the top when you're sewing. It does not create any puckers in either piece of the garment. This also pertains to using a ribbing for a neckline.
EXACTLY! I do exactly the same "sew with relaxed bottom" when doing necklines in knits, I think I have mentioned that in my neckline tutorial. As you said, it is easier to stretch it, easier to control it, no puckers, and you are not losing the second layer of your project due to not seeing it. Whenever someone has a trouble with sewing necklines that is one of the first 5 things that I mention that could be an easy fix to the problem! I find that sewing with sleeve "down" is easier, because I can maneuver the armhole to fit the curve of the sleeve, instead of fitting the curve of the sleeve to the armhole. But at the end - whatever is easier works :)
I use the flat method but have heard some sewists talk of in the round is really helpful for the underarm puckers that can sometimes happen with flat. Great video! 💗
I actually have found that to be true as well, I don't mind either method! I do find that if the fabric is heavier I will do in the round method rather than the flat!
I'm so glad you covered this! I've been sewing "in the round" method & having so much trouble. I will definitely try the flat method now. Thank you so much!
Allisa you can easily make a ham n sleeve roll at home.. i did so watching a few YT tutorials and then stuffed them tightly up with smaller scraps as i could not arrange saw dust. Trust me, it made a huge difference in the finished garments ever since I started using them
Good clear instructions thank you. May I ask as I can’t find the answer, when you go from 4 thread to three on the overlocker do I completely unthread the 4th thread with the needle? As you maybe can tell I have just bought it 🙂
Karen, it will be in your serger/overlocker manual, every serger is different. If you don't have the manual most companies have these manuals in digital format and you can find and answer that is 100% correct for your make and model.
If you haven’t cut the material (which you shouldn’t do with darts) it can be repaired. Watch The Closet Historian. Almost everything she makes has darts. Best of luck!
Hello there, in order for me to help You will need to elaborate about what exactly you were hoping to learn about hem of the sleeve: how to sew the hem, how to draft the hem or something different? Thank you.
I honestly believe that the in the round method was designed by pattern instruction writers to torture beginner sewers 😆
Thank you for the great video.
Ha ha, so funny! But... maybe it is so true... you never know :)
I should be getting my serger tomorrow and I’ll be starting my first shirt. I’m so glad I read this comment!
I never saw anyone do the flat method before, but I'm going to try it.
Oh really? I use one or the other depending on what am I making, but for example clothes for my daughter - almost all are with flat method, because the pattern pieces are just sooooo small it is impossible to do it in the round without losing my mind :) here's a Members Extra from the Button up Shirt series , around 22 minutes I talk about inserting the sleeve using flat method and why - ruclips.net/video/qEl5xPscDQo/видео.html
I prefer the Flat method ✋✋✋✋🤩👋👋
I've only ever seen people do "in the round" in patterns and I primarily sew for my kids. Sleeves have been the worst! So thankful for you to share the flat method!
so much this. it's physically impossible to do baby and toddler stuff in the round 😓😓 Love the flat method!!
I usually use the set-in for wovens and the flat for knits. I learned to sew from my mom and home-ec class in the early 70s', so sleeves are no big deal, but believe me, they were when I was starting out. Those fiddly little gathers at the shoulder, had to learn to just take my time. And, let me say I am just loving your instructional videos. I've drafted and made the Breton top and the easy peasant blouse. Like another viewer mentioned on your last video, I get tired of looking at pattern hauls.
Susan, hi!!! Absolutely, there will be times when I use flat method for woven sleeve, but mostly int he round or set in, and for knits, mostly flat, but there will be times when I will go for set it in, just depends on the construction. This video is for the knit sleeves, but I will do one for woven sleeves sometime soon to help with dealing with that ease, as you mentioned! Thank you for your kind comment and I am happy you are enjoying it, I got tired of haul vids long time ago, any type of haul vids, not just in sewing. Nothing wrong with those... But when you can make your own - it is so much better :)
I’ve been wondering about sleeves as I study up to start my first shirt. Thanks!
Happy to help!
Lol, I have been out with family today, in the VERY HOT weather in the UK, and have just sat down with a cup of tea, and saw you posted your video..what a lovely way to relax after the hectic, but lovely day!
Oh, I just had my own cup or Earl Grey after Farmer's Market today - so I totally get you!
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This is good, thank you ❤
Flat method is so much easier. Thank you, Alisa!
Hello, my lovely friend? you look amazing and gorgeous at profile photo. I wish I can be a good friend to you. How are you doing?
Alisa, thank you for your brilliant videos. I'm happy to be a member of your community. You have given me the confidence to draft and sew. I'm working on my test garment for the second time (the first time I made several mistakes because I needed to use my upper bust measurement to line up with the underarm on the block bodice. Being a mature woman my bust is a bit lower than a young person's.) and it's all looking very promising this time around. I really appreciate your efforts, I don't think I could have gotten this far without your help. I'll use the " flat" method to sew in the sleeve, it looks so easy compared to the "in the round" method which I tried in the earlier garment. 😀💃⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Diane, I have seen your picture in the FB group and then I read your comments and I cannot not mention that your dedication and passion and also follow-thru is amazing! You take it one step at a time, enjoying the experience and asking questions - it is truly great! My mind works in many ways same as yours, and it is great to see so much love for sewing - keep sewing on :)
@@ThoughtfulCreativity 🙂🏆
Flat method for me! I find if you need to take it in at all this is easily obtained by sewing your seam wider all in one go. When you do it in the round, and you need to take it in, you have to take out the sleeve again to do the alteration. Thanks Alisha!
I like both methods, but as you said - proc in cons in both.
Thank you so much for your videos. I am very new to sewing and taking it slow, and your videos are absolutely fantastic to follow and understand. It will make practice a whole lot easier.
I swear you are reading my mind. Every time I'm struggling with my lesson planning and how to explain techniques to students (without being allowed to demonstrate because covid) there you turn up with the perfect tutorial!
He he, what can I say - seems that we are on the same wave length! :) but jokes aside, I am very happy that this is helping you! :)
I just love your videos!!! I like to sew in my sleeve using the flat method. I think it is a quicker way to sew the sleeves. Sometimes you may have to stretch the body of the garment a little to make everything fit correctly. I was always taught to, "sew with a relaxed bottom." That means that the piece of the garment that needs to be stretched a little needs to be on the top when you're sewing. It does not create any puckers in either piece of the garment. This also pertains to using a ribbing for a neckline.
EXACTLY! I do exactly the same "sew with relaxed bottom" when doing necklines in knits, I think I have mentioned that in my neckline tutorial. As you said, it is easier to stretch it, easier to control it, no puckers, and you are not losing the second layer of your project due to not seeing it. Whenever someone has a trouble with sewing necklines that is one of the first 5 things that I mention that could be an easy fix to the problem! I find that sewing with sleeve "down" is easier, because I can maneuver the armhole to fit the curve of the sleeve, instead of fitting the curve of the sleeve to the armhole. But at the end - whatever is easier works :)
Thanks for this tip!
Hi Alisa!! Thanks for tutorial on this.. Deeply appreciated.. I sew in the flat only, I have the hardest time with set in’s….
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I use the flat method but have heard some sewists talk of in the round is really helpful for the underarm puckers that can sometimes happen with flat. Great video! 💗
I actually have found that to be true as well, I don't mind either method! I do find that if the fabric is heavier I will do in the round method rather than the flat!
Thank you for sharing this method of sewing.
Absolutely perfect
Love your voice and pace! Thank you for the video!
Awesome tutorial
I'm so glad you covered this! I've been sewing "in the round" method & having so much trouble. I will definitely try the flat method now. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I sew flat all the time. There may be an instance where it doesn’t work, but I haven’t found it.
I can’t remember the last time I did an in the round method. I just ignore those instructions and do my own thing.
Very nice video, thoughtful Creativity. Thanks for share it. Enjoy your day.
Allisa you can easily make a ham n sleeve roll at home.. i did so watching a few YT tutorials and then stuffed them tightly up with smaller scraps as i could not arrange saw dust. Trust me, it made a huge difference in the finished garments ever since I started using them
Thanks, I know I can make it, but I do with rolled towel just fine without a problem, like I mentioned in this tutorial.
great video.. looking forward to the next one thanks
More to come of the little "Sewing how-to"! Hopefully that will help you to sew more confident!
How would you "ease" in extra fabric on the front piece ( from a full bust adjustment) ?
Good clear instructions thank you. May I ask as I can’t find the answer, when you go from 4 thread to three on the overlocker do I completely unthread the 4th thread with the needle? As you maybe can tell I have just bought it 🙂
Karen, it will be in your serger/overlocker manual, every serger is different. If you don't have the manual most companies have these manuals in digital format and you can find and answer that is 100% correct for your make and model.
@@ThoughtfulCreativity thank you 🙂
Great video!! Have you posted anything on darts?? I tried to follow a pattern and did the darts so wrong i am not sure I can repair it 😭
Not yet, going topic by topic right now, but darts will be in the very near future!
If you haven’t cut the material (which you shouldn’t do with darts) it can be repaired. Watch The Closet Historian. Almost everything she makes has darts. Best of luck!
I was hoping to learn about the hem of the sleeve?
Hello there, in order for me to help You will need to elaborate about what exactly you were hoping to learn about hem of the sleeve: how to sew the hem, how to draft the hem or something different? Thank you.
Which side of the dress is sewn in the round and which is sewn flat?
Hi, can you please do the measurements and cutting out so I can see please.
Go to my channel and look up a sleeve drafting tutorial.
Porque en español no haces? O con subtitulos en spanish
You can turn on your own subtitles on every video!
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