About Sarah Expertise Pattern making, fitting, fabric choices, garment construction, design choices - all aspects of making a garment! I'm a professional in the fashion industry. I'm responsible for fitting garments on live models, making garment construction choices that make sense for the fabrics, approving wash care instructions, patternmaking and draping on the form. I work with wovens and knits. My garments have won numerous awards (both design and construction) throughout my college career.
Experience Graduated BFA in fashion design; Currently work as a technical designer/pattern make/fitter for a large contemporary fashion company for 2+ years.
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Education/Credentials BFA in Fashion Design from Moore College of Art & Design; Summa Cum Laude
Question Helloo, just checking about taking up a suit jacket sleeve cuff with the buttons and all? my friends son, so they would like to be able to let it down again after he has grown, should i just tuck it all up and move the button up on outside, what would you recommend ?, thank you.
Tania.
Answer Hi Tania,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Yes, your inclination is right - you want to carefully separate the lining from the sleeve at the sleeve opening. Tuck the excess of the sleeve under and carefully press in place. Pressing will help when you're hemming the sleeve to keep everything even and in place. You may want to do this inside out, so you can assure that your sleeve hem is level. Then turn the lining under and press. You want the lining fold to be about 1" above the fold of your sleeve, so the lining doesn't show when the garment is finished. Then whipstitch the lining to the sleeve with a thread of a matching color. It is a simple modification.
Because you're not trimming the excess, there may be a bit of a crease that you can see from the outside since you have so much fabric tucked under. There isn't much you can do about this, but depending on the fabric it may not be too noticeable.
