Kimono – Raglan – Dolman sleeve grading grading the kimono sleeve chart shows how pattern is graded from size 16 to 18. when grading the front and back 1/4” longer in the waist, th increase must be made near the top, as illustrated. this gives the sleeve 1/2” grade across the top. for the ladies [...]

Raglan Sleeve with Dress Bodice HOW TO DRAFT PATTERN The drafts on this page were developed by using the Junior Petite [Size 7] or the team’s [Size 12] Dress Bodice Foundation. Dress Bodice 1) Trace Dress Bodice Front and Back; then shift shoulder seam slightly forward by cutting off 1/2″ from front at shoulder, and [...]

Raglan Sleeve Dress & 8-Gored Skirt 1) Trace front and back dress foundation to waistline only: then adjust armhole side seams and waist darts as shown as dotted lines. Adjust each side of the dress sleeve foundation to correspond with the adjustment of the bodies armhole and side seams. 2) draft raglan armhole seam lines, [...]