[Steppes] sleeve question

[Ronnie Hodges]

>My servant is working on my 12th night dress and she has a question on 
>finishing the sleeves.  The dress is in the Itialian style with the sleeves 
>that are supposed to tie (?) on.  There is her question.  How does she get 
>them to stay on?  I really don't like the look of grommets all over the 
>sleeves, but how else does she do it?  Does she use string or ribbon or 
>what to tie them?  She has done  nothing yet.  The sleeves are in a 
>lambchop shape and need to attach to themselves to form the arm hole of the 
>sleeve and attach to the top of shoulder part of the bodice as well.  She 
>has worked really hard on this dress and she REALLY doesn't want to screw 
>up the finishing.   Please remember that my servant is a self taught 
>seamstress and doesn't speak "sew".  She can sit for hours and do hand work 
>if that is what is required.  Poor thing, I might give her a couple of 
>hours off tomorrow with the Holiday and all.

In my experience, small loops of cording, or whatever the tying material is, 
can be sewn into the seams around the armholes of the bodice.  The same 
tying material is sewn at its half-way point into the seams of the sleeve/s 
to make two lacings.  Both the loops and the lacings will have to be 
*carefully placed* to make the "match" for the lacings to go through the 
loops for tying the sleeves to the bodice on the finished garment.

Hope this is works for you!
Ride Well,
Ronnie.

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