Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this beginner-friendly tutorial, Marina shows you how to sew a short vintage shirt sleeve with a 1950s style turn-up, including how to keep the cuff crisp and even.


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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

00:00 Quick introduction to the two-sleeve techniques
00:50 Sewing in the sleeve
02:00 Serge and iron the sleeve
02:25 Preparing the sleeve cuff
02:55 Closing the sleeve seam
03:15 Pinning the sleeve cuff to the sleeve hem
03:40 Sewing the cuff to the sleeve hem
04:14 Roll out the edge
05:10 Topstitch the inner edge of the turn-up to the sleeve
05:55 Roll over the outer edge, so about 1 cm of the turnup is visible from the inside
06:50 Stitch in the ditch of the underarm seam to secure the turn-up.


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Marina Brumpton is a trained dressmaker and textile teacher. Since 2012, she has inspired her community with lovingly designed PDF sewing patterns and shows, step by step, how beautiful, perfectly fitting garments come to life.

Today, frocksandfrolics.com is your creative home for professional sewing patterns, inspiring tutorials, and plenty of sewing joy.


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Patterns for Boys:
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Patterns for Dolls:
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Patterns for Teens:
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JUST A FEW EXAMPLES:

Sewing 101:
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How to Sew Pockets:
frocksandfrolics.com/pages/pockets

Bias Binding Techniques:
frocksandfrolics.com/pages/binding-piping

How to Install a Zipper:
frocksandfrolics.com/pages/zips

Presser Feet Introduction:
frocksandfrolics.com/pages/sewing-machine-feet


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