Sleeves
Gathered Bell Sleeve, Stepped Hem
A bell sleeve stays fitted at the top and flares out toward the wrist. This one is the Gathered Bell Sleeve, Stepped Hem, with its own details and proportions.
- Views
- Front and back, drawn together
- Named layers
- Sleeve L, Sleeve R, Body, Inside Back Neck and Neckband
- Anchors
- 198 on the front, only where a line turns
- File
- Editable vector in Adobe Illustrator
How to draw a gathered bell sleeve, stepped hem flat in Illustrator
- Open Flat Library in Adobe Illustrator and go to Tops or Dresses, then Sleeve.
- Choose Gathered Bell Sleeve, Stepped Hem from the pictures. It is drawn on the template, front and back.
- Pull the blue points to change its length, width, neck and sleeve. The front and back redraw together, and the figure stops you going too tight.
- Insert it into your document as clean, named layers, and keep working by hand.
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