SLEEVES

BASIC BELL SLEEVE [BBS - pg. 318]

Textbook: Patternmaking for Fashion Design [Fourth Ed.] by Helen Joseph Armstrong

These tutorials are general guides for developing patterns using the OptiTex PDS application.

OptiTex FUNCTIONS used for this sleeve modification:

TOOLBOX>BUILD & CUT>BUILD PIECE TOOL TOOLBAR>SELECT TOOL TOOLBOX>DARTS AND PLEATS>ADD FULLNESS TOOLBOX>CONTOUR>DRAFT TOOLBOX>BUILD & CUT>CUT ALONG INTERNAL TOOL TOOLBOX>ROTATION>ROTATE PIECE TOOLBOX>POINTS & NOTCHES>POINT ON CONTOUR TOOLBOX>CONTOUR>CREATE PARALLEL TOOL TOOLBOX>UPDATE PIECES> SAVE ACTIVE AS NEW

Method using Add Fullness Tool

Manual Cut & Slash

Alternate Method using Fullness Tool

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