The Kris top has a new reach sleeve!

The Kris top has a new reach sleeve!

The Kris top is a summer essential for me.

In a fine cotton, it is much cooler than a t-shirt and just as comfortable because it is cut on the bias. In retrospect, it was a pity to only wear it is Summer.

 My thoughts were..

 A longer sleeve would give it the possibility to become a blouse "Ersatz", substitute.

However, depending on the fabric width , long sleeves on the bias can be fabric hungry.

This is why there is a seam in the long sleeve version of the raglan reach sleeve we made for the Kris. Here is the link

This layout below is a size 6. The cloth would be folded along the diagonal grain; all of the pieces cut; except the chaos collar pieces which would be cut when the fold is no longer needed.

Because there is a seam in the bias sleeve, this top can be cut from 1.44cm square. That is pretty good for a long sleeved top.

If you have plenty of fabric and/or are canny enough to lay out your pattern pieces individually it is possible overlap the seam allowances of the top and bottom sleeve pieces to use as a single piece. This possibility is included in the instructions.

This detail is also a reminder that you can join cloth on the straight grain if you want to cut a large bias piece out of limited fabric.

This technique might also come in handy for the long sleeved Knitter top and Knitter dress

 

 

 

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