Sleeve designs for blouse
Blouse sleeve designs.
Sleeves can add a touch of elegance, style and practicality to a blouse. There are a wide variety of blouse sleeve designs, each bringing a unique flair to a garment.
Popular sleeve designs for a blouse include:
- Puff Sleeves: Sleeves that are gathered at the shoulder and then puff out and are usually gathered again at the cuff.
- Bell Sleeves: These sleeves are fitted at the shoulder and flare out towards the wrist, resembling a bell shape.
- Flutter Sleeves: Short, loose sleeves that resemble a butterfly wing.
- Set-in Sleeves: These are the most common type of sleeves, sewn into the armhole and joined at the shoulder seam.
- Raglan Sleeves: These sleeves extend in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from underarm to collarbone.
- Bishop Sleeves: These long sleeves are fuller at the bottom than at the top and often gathered into a cuff.
- Balloon Sleeves: Sleeves that are voluminous and gathered at the cuff, often extending beyond the wrist.
- Cap Sleeves: Short sleeves that cover only the shoulder and do not extend under the arm.
- Kimono Sleeves: These are wide and straight sleeves that are an extension of the bodice.
- Dolman Sleeves: Sleeves that are very wide at the shoulder and taper down to the wrist, with a deep armhole.
- Lantern Sleeves: These sleeves are puffed in the middle and gathered at both the shoulder and wrist.
- Juliet Sleeves: Long sleeves that are puffed at the shoulder and then fitted from the elbow to the wrist.
- Cold-Shoulder Sleeves: These sleeves have cutouts at the shoulder, giving a peek-a-boo effect.
On this website, you’ll find a variety of sleeve sewing tutorials. Learn how to make a sleeve pattern and refashion a top or dress by adding sleeves.
