This sleeve can be easily held as close from the elbow down as an
ordinary sleeve, as follows:
Take any sleeve pattern—upper and lower parts—and draw a straight center
line from F to G, to which mark line Y X at right angles.
Lay the upper and the under sleeve with the elbow at H, so that they
will be separated at G 1½ inch. _This is correct when the wrist of the
sleeve used is small, but when of medium size the distance should be
only 1 inch._
Mark along the edges of the patterns used from X and Y down.
Using X as pivot sweep over from point R, which will go to 2.
_According to the size wanted, or the volume of fullness in the upper
part, we add on the sweep from R to 2 either 3 inches for medium or 4
for an extra large sleeve._ Then holding the pattern used at X, swing it
over until point R reaches 2, and then follow along its inside edge from
2 to X for the seam.
By Y on the lower sleeve sweep from O toward point 3 from Q.
Now add from Q to 3 on the sweep the same amount as has been added on
the upper sleeve from R to 2, which gives point 3; and pivoting at Y,
swing the inside sleeve forward to 3, and shape the in-seam from 3 to Y.
Draw a straight line from 2 to 3; this gives us point P.
P to O is 4 inches. Making O the pivot, sweep the upper curve from 6,
passing F and 4 and reaching 5.
As we must retain some semblance of an under arm, we reduce this sweep
from 4 to 3 by going inside of 5 about 1½ inch.
This sleeve closes with buttons and has a strip 1¼ inch wide sewed on
the under sleeve to act as a button stand.
It may sometimes be advisable to have the buttons run toward the top of
wrist. In such a case, whatever is placed forward is added to the under
part, as shown.
[Illustration: DIA. 48]