Nina
October 1, 2020, 7:39pm
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Hi, I really want to draft a good Ragland Sleeve pattern in knits (like a T-shirt), but for some reason this is not described in any of my resources. Do any of you have a recommendation for a book (link, blog, youtube - everything would be interesting here) regarding this?
have you tried:
This thread continues a discussion from the Issues list . @Timo_Virtaneva asked for a tool to move Draw mode pattern pieces together to create a Raglan sleeved pattern. Unfortunately this tool isn’t possible, as points from different pattern pieces in Draw mode can’t be joined. But there is a more accurate way to create a Raglan sleeved pattern than placing pattern pieces together and drawing lines between them. This method needs less manual correction at the final fitting stage and will morph c…
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Hello
At least one book was mentioned in the first one, by @Grace .
Dina
October 2, 2020, 6:13am
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Maybe this can help:
It’s German but the drawing could be helpful.
Grace
October 2, 2020, 7:30pm
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I started off my pattern making with Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s Wear by Winifred Aldrich , and I find that her instructions are very easy to follow on Seamly2D. She has a very nice section on raglan sleeves.
I hope this helps.
Nina
October 3, 2020, 5:05pm
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Grace, thank you so much! This book is also one of my go-to books, but I have completely missed this! I found it now, thanks to you!
Grace
October 11, 2020, 7:20am
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Hi, @Nina
This is a very nice and easy way of doing raglans on Seamly2D that @Sue posted in 2016, that may help: Raglan Sleeves with Rotate and Union tools
Please don’t hesitate to ask if you get stuck.