Flounce pattern drafting

Flounces and Ruffles | The Cutting Class.

How to Make a Flounce

how to add flounces

Peplums. They add the perfect amount of feminine flare. They’re clean and simple and less bulky than ruffles. A little black dress can sometimes be stoic… that’s why we add those girly, Audrey Hepb…

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A flounce hem is one that flares. This skirt has a flounce attached to the hem. This gives a very attractive silhouette and an added prettiness and femininity

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Long ruffle down entire sleeve pattern

I've always been a sucker for flounce sleeves, it was about time I made another. The last few I made were 3 or so years ago at this post and...

Here's a flounce sleeve from my latest tutorial. 😊 I made it in stiff linen and each flounce consists of two layers of fabric so they hold the shape pretty nicely. The flounces are high-low full circles that I cut on the fold. The calculation for the radius is the same as the one you use for circle skirts. The target measurement is the seam length where the flounce will be inserted. I divided the sleeve into 8 sections and there are a total of 7 flounces. The easiest way to finish the hem…