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Today we’re going to be inserting our sleeves in the Darling Ranges dress and finishing the sleeve hems. We’ll be using the inset sleeve method, and I’ll be showing you two different ways to insert the elastic into the sleeve hems for V1. I really love having elastic in the sleeve hems because it’s just so comfortable! I really hate the feeling of constriction that often comes with an elbow sleeve with a vent.
Ready for some sleeve action? Go!
Today we are going to tackle the Darling Ranges dress neckline and placket. I know the placket may seem daunting – but I promise if you take it slowly and carefully it will all make sense and work out beautifully!
I love this method for creating the placket and neckline together, as I think it results in a really neat and fluid line of sewing.
Alrightly, lets get started!
Today we are going to sew the Darling Ranges dress skirt and inseam pockets for V1, but the same method applies to the pockets of V3.
Oh how i love pockets! Personally I think the most important think about including pockets in a dress or skirt is the order in which you do it. I have a a specific way i like to do things so everything is neat and all the raw edges get finished. So i’m going to focus on that!
Also, I feel it’s worth mentioning that you can pretty easily leave the pockets out of this dress. I am a superfan of pockets – but if you don’t like them, leave them out and save yourself some sewing time! Okay lets get started shall we?