{"id":9299,"date":"2022-05-22T14:47:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T13:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=9299"},"modified":"2022-05-22T14:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T13:47:27","slug":"in-this-article-i-talk-about-my-recent-puff-sleeve-sewing-obsession-with-a-selection-of-puff-sleeve-sewing-pattern-and-pictures-of-my-latest-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2022\/05\/22\/in-this-article-i-talk-about-my-recent-puff-sleeve-sewing-obsession-with-a-selection-of-puff-sleeve-sewing-pattern-and-pictures-of-my-latest-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing puff sleeves: hacking the B6446 dress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After my shirt dress obsession in Spring 2021 (here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>), for me Spring 2022 is all about sewing puff sleeves<\/strong>. So here is my first puff sleeve dress<\/strong>: a hack of my beloved B6446 pattern\u2026 with puff sleeves of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are puff sleeves?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Oxford dictionary, a puff sleeve is a \u00ab type of sleeve<\/a> on a piece of clothing that fits close to the body at the shoulder and the lower edge and is wider in the middle, forming a round shape<\/strong> \u00bb. In French we call them balloon sleeves, which I think gives a better idea of what they look like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that in theory what you call puff sleeves is supposed to be gathered at the top and the bottom (figure 2 below). But for me, anything the is gathered either at the bottom, the top or both will work<\/strong> to fulfill my puff sleeve sewing desire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Puff sleeve sewing inspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was relieved when watching the Great Sewing Bee 2022 to find out that I am not the only one completely obsessed with puff sleeves<\/strong>. Beautiful Broghan seems to be sewing and wearing only these, so it is not just me!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are keen to join the puff sleeve bandwagon, there are quite a few patterns available<\/strong>. Here are my favourites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, McCall\u2019s M8197<\/a><\/strong>, with I used for the sleeves of this dress\u2026 And have also sewn entirely, article to follow when pictures are taken!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second, McCall\u2019s M8211<\/strong><\/a>, also sewn and waiting for proper pictures\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third, the Capulet dress by Switch Witch Patterns<\/a><\/strong>, which I am really keen to try when I find the right fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And fourth, the Sinclar wrap dress by Pretty Mercerie<\/a> – I just want to steal these gorgeous version from Happy as a Bee<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sewing the B6446 pattern with puff sleeves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The B6446 pattern joined my hall of fame last year and I made a couple of versions\u2026 of course! (I actually saw a third one but never showed it as the fabric choice was a big mistake\u2026 Think \u00ab\u00a0Little House in the Prairie\u00a0\u00bb unintended look).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I reviewed extensively the B6446 pattern in this article<\/a>, so I won\u2019t bore you with more of the same. I absolutely adore the mock wrap bodice, which very much lends itself to adding piping at the neckline\u2026 every time I sew it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But my main advice is not to use the skirt from the pattern<\/strong>, which does not have enough volume to give the beautiful bodice credit. Instead, substitute it with a nice full circle skirt<\/strong>, either selft-drafted or using the pattern piece from M7081 for instance – which is ideal for this dress. Twirl, twirl, twirl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for the sleeves, – which I am only mentioning now while they were the all point of this article, never mind – I simply took the puff sleeves from the M8194 pattern in the exact same size as that of my dress (10) and they fitted without any adjustment whatsoever!<\/strong> All Butterick, Vogue and McCall\u2019s patterns<\/strong> (all the same company) seem to have interchangeable pieces for their dresses<\/strong>, I have mixed and matched bodices, sleeves and skirts very often and never ever had any issues. How cool is that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This dress combines my new love for puff sleeve and my old love for wrap dresses, so I can only adore it. This cotton satin fabric, found at Oxford Street John Lewis in London, makes it even more special with its most gorgeous blue hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many more puff sleeves dresses to show you soon, stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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