First Contact Cuff

Making the cuff is like making a cuff on a pair of pants but with a little
more of a twist adding the division color...Here is my version of the cuff

Materials you will need

I made mine approximatly 3 inches wide once done...
1 black piece should be about 2 1/4 inch, the other 3 1/4"...dont worry about how long to make
the pieces, better to have a long piece that can be cut to adapt to your sleeve width.
The division should be 3 inches wide

Sew the division color to the black pieces on both sides using a 1" inch seam..a little less than
an in wont hurt but make sure the seam is straight......DO NOT press the seam open


your going to fold over heach flap..then hand sew making sure not to pierce through
the division color...it should look like this once done

At this point your piece should be 4 1/4 inched wide...Put up against your opened
sleeve and cut to the same width of your sleeve...sew up your sleeve...fold the cuff in half
and sew using the same seam allounce that you used for the sleeve...Here comes the fun part

You should at this point have a cuff with a shorter black panel and on the other side a panel that is
long..We're now going to attach the smaller black panel to the sleeve..Your sleeve should be on the
right side..in other words like you were ready to wear...Line up the seams and pin to the sleeve.
Remember, we are going to sew on the top of the right side

Use a 1/4 " seam..this is very important. If you do a larger seam allowance the cuff will look
un-even..a little less than 1/4 wouldn't hurt at all..after sewing fold the cuff over the sleeve

your cuff is now almost complete...you now have to fold under the raw edge..This is where the
measurements might not line up when you fold under..if its too wide, cut excess and try again
till it gets to where you want it then pin..Turn the sleeve inside out and baste stitch to the sleeve
making sure you are not going all the way through the cuff..your basicly just nicking the inside of the cuff.


This should be the final cuff..repeat on other sleeve..

SOME BASIC TIPS:)

  1. Use palon to make the cuff more rigid..

  2. Press open all seams unless where noted

  3. When you do the first fold dont fold all the way till the seam shows, this will put the
    sleeve seam on the outside of your cuff. Press the sleeve so that the seam is just on the
    inside of the cuff..You will be covering this with your sleeve lining.

  4. Always make a test uniform to get the measurments right. Fabric is costly..

 

Any questions E-mail me