Looking for a PDF tutorial on how to sew hair coverings?  Take a look at this PDF tutorial that accompanies My Sloper Headwear software.

If you are simply curious in knowing how to make the variety of styles of hair coverings that you see on our partner site, ModestAnytime.com,  you may be interested in this PDF tutorial.  It shows you step-by-step instructions with lots of colored illustrations from the simple beanie to the challenging Turnback Hat.

This PDF tutorial freely accompanies any registered user license that you purchase for My Sloper Headwear, but we are making this available separately for the curious crafty sewist!

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Today we are going to show you how to design the versatile Diamond Collar in My Sloper Neckwear, also available in My Sloper Blouse and My Sloper Dress.

The diamond collar is available as of version 2.2 of My Sloper Neckwear.  By tweaking a few values in the width of the collar, you can achieve different results.

How to Design the Diamond Collar

Here is what we mean by it.

The narrow diamond collar is achieved by setting the back, front and shoulder widths of the collar to be much less than the shoulder width.  An example width might be 2.5 in. or 6.25 cm.   A normal diamond collar would span an entire shoulder width or slightly less with the front and back collar widths the same width as the shoulder width or less.  If you extend the shoulder width of the collar to fall of the shoulder, you will have something that looks like a pointed cape collar.

You can sew the diamond collar to be stiff with two layers of fabric or as an overlay like lace or a lightweight drapey material.  See some examples here.

Diamond Collar Samples

Design the diamond collar as you would a flat collar with an adjustable roll.  The diamond collar pairs with a garment with a center back opening.  Sew the collar with a neck facing as you would a flat collar.

Download My Sloper Neckwear and try it out today.

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In this tutorial, we will show you step by step how to assemble the turnback notched sleeve cuff which you can design in My Sloper Sleeve.

Design

You can design this sleeve in My Sloper Sleeve, My Sloper Blouse or My Sloper Dress.

Pick the correct sleeve in the Sleeve Style box.

Sewing Tutorial

This sleeve cuff is turned back not at the seam line but at a fold. It’s seam line is a bit higher up on the sleeve.  Watch this video to learn how to assemble it.

Download this Tutorial

You can download a high resolution PDF version of this tutorial.

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בשם ה’ נעשה ונצליח.

We are happy to announce the release of a new head scarf sewing pattern produced from My Sloper Headwear.

This pattern is generated from My Sloper Headwear in a version that is not yet publicly available. However, we don’t want you to have to wait to get this pattern, so we are releasing this in advance just for you.

This head scarf pattern is unique in that it is easy to put on and is adorned with lace trims for that feminine touch.  A detailed step-by-step PDF instruction guide is included with your purchase.  Patterns are available for 3 sizes – 20, 22 and 24 inches or 51, 56 and 61 cm, in either Letter or A4 paper format.

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בשם ה’ נעשה ונצליח.

This tutorial is about designing and sewing a volumizer, a hair accessory that adds extra volume when worn underneath a head scarf. 

Design and Sew Volumizer Tutorial with My Sloper Headwear

A volumizer is a popular hair accessory worn underneath a kerchief or head scarf by religious women who cover their hair, fashionistas, those with bad hair days or medical need. This volumizer tutorial gives a step-by-step video illustration on how to design it with My Sloper Headwear and how to sew it. This project is easily accomplished in a day.

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Reorganization

We have reorganized the layout to all our products within the My Sloper family to provide better and clearer navigation and viewing.  Some of these changes effectively increased the performance of My Sloper.  Here is a sample of what you will see in My Sloper Blouse version 3.2.

We structured common data in an easier viewing mode.  The Profile, Ease and Seam Allowance areas are bundled together at the top.  The Sleeve Settings are bundled by itself on a horizontal region.  The Blouse Settings are bundled together in its own horizontal region.  The Draw button is given a contrasting color next to the Print Style section for easier finding.  This new layout is supported in My Sloper Dress, Skirt, Jacket, Maternity, Sleeve, Headwear and Neckwear as well.

My Sloper Neckwear

We added 4 new collar styles to My Sloper Neckwear: Cape Collar, Square Collar, Sailor Collar and Diamond Collar.  They all share similar properties: Roll Factor and Shoulder Pad Consideration, similar to a Flat Collar.

My Sloper Neckwear is the only product that comes with a Dickey design that you can easily make to pair with your favorite tops and dresses that are lacking a modest neckline.  Choose from 19+ collar varieties to enhance your modest wardrobe any time of the year.

Download the DEMO of any or all of My Sloper Products today.  They don’t expire and the only feature missing is the ability to print.  Get a short-term or long-term license to activate printing.  Download the latest version at any time to be used with a valid active license.   Get the most affordable modest pattern generator software today.  Happy Sewing!

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With the help of Heaven, we will do and we will succeed.  Here is a list of updates in My Sloper that will be most beneficial to you.

Tutorial Tab

We have added a Tutorial Tab that showcases all the video tutorials that will be of benefit to the consumer in designing patterns, sewing patterns, printing, using the XML profiles, measuring body measurements and more.  Although an Internet connection is not needed to run My Sloper, it is needed to access these tutorials.  Here are sample screenshots of what’s available.

As seen on http://maternitydemo.mysloper.com

As seen on http://dressdemo.mysloper.com

As seen on http://sleevedemo.mysloper.com

As seen on http://skirtdemo.mysloper.com

As seen on http://blousedemo.mysloper.com

Personal and Home Biz Full Versions

Although My Sloper is suited to those who own a home business and sew commercially in the thriving Cottage Industry as can be seen on Etsy, Ebay and the like, My Sloper is also a great asset to those who sew for themselves and for their families and communities.  To the latter audience, the license to enable selling garments made from My Sloper patterns is unnecessary.

Good news!  KosherPatterns.com is now offering a Personal Edition of My Sloper in addition to the Home Biz version.  The difference can be seen in the price.

Raffle

Enter our giveaway to win a US $25 Gift Certificate that can be applied to the purchase of My Sloper.

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That is all for now.

Chanukah Sameach, Chodesh Tov and Shabbat Shalom!

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Modest Blouse Design At Its Best

Here is a video that gives you a quick overview of the new Blouse styles in 3.0.

Over 30+ Blouse Styling

We reorganized the top level blouse styles into Basic, Aline, Natural Waistline and Empire Waistline.  Each of the top level styles when clicked offers a secondary level of bodice styling.  We added panels and yoke styling, some of which you may have seen in version 2.0.

My Sloper Sleeve Technology

We added 2 more sleeve hem styles from My Sloper Sleeve 3.0: notched turnback cuff and tulip cuff.  With technology from  My Sloper Sleeve 3.0, you no longer need to worry about tweaking the sleeve cap.

New Demo

We have also re-designed the Demo version to be a full-featured version with the exception of printing.  You can now test drive My Sloper 3.0 with all the available features before you buy.  We invite you to download the Demo copy today.  Let us know what you think.

Sale Price

Take advantage of our sale price valid until January 1, 2017.

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Design Sleeve Pattern

Bodice blocks come in various fit and styles.  Fitted bodice blocks and industrial bodice blocks may be designed with the front bodice either wider or narrower than the back bodice at the chest line. Looser fitting bodice blocks are generally designed to be symmetric in both front and back because of the extra chest ease that provides wearing comfort and modesty.  Some bodice blocks are designed to have a forward shoulder line, which means the front bodice armscye length is shorter on than the back bodice armscye length.

Here are a few of the sample bodice blocks without seam allowance that are generated from a commercial pattern making software.

Fitted Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block

Fitted Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block for Women

Notice the varying front and back armscye lengths for the bodice and the symmetric sleeve block.  When we add up the dimensions, the sleeve generates a 5.3-cm ease at the sleeve cap.  This type of sleeve requires a Set-In Sleeve sewing technique.

Simple Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block

Simple Dartless Bodice Block with Symmetric Sleeve Block

These blocks are similar in nature to the Fitted Bodice Blocks above except that the bodice blocks do not come with bust and waist darts.  With a 5.3-cm ease at the sleeve cap, the symmetric sleeve will also require a Set-In Sleeve sewing technique.

Industrial Fitted Bodice Blocks with Asymmetric Sleeve Block

Industrial Bodice and Sleeve Blocks for Women

These industrial blocks are designed to be narrower on the front bodice and wider on the back bodice at the chest line. The asymmetric sleeve block produces a 0.8-cm ease at the front sleeve cap and a 4.2-cm ease at the back sleeve cap.  This type of sleeve also requires a Set-In Sleeve sewing technique.

 Flat Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block

Child’s Flat Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block

These blocks are designed for children.  Note that symmetric bodice armscye lengths as well as the symmetric sleeve.  Even then, the 4.0-cm ease at the sleeve cap will require the Set-In Sleeve sewing technique.

Men’s Bodice Blocks with Symmetric Sleeve Block

These blocks are designed for a man’s measurement.  Like the child’s block, the symmetric sleeve will require a Set-In Sleeve sewing technique due to the relatively small but noticeable 2.9-cm ease at the sleeve cap.

Set-In Sleeve Sewing Technique

This technique for sewing a sleeve requires a lot of patience and time and mastery in order to overcome the challenges of producing a smooth pucker-less sleeve cap at the shoulder and armscye.  What if there is a better way to produce smooth pucker-less sleeve caps, by reducing the ease at the sleeve cap?

My Sloper Sleeve

My Sloper Sleeve comes to the rescue.  Over the past few years, KosherPatterns.com has been producing the My Sloper series pattern-making software for the modesty-conscious consumer.  Our goal is to design sleeves that are easy to sew by eliminating the ease at the sleeve cap. Our earlier designs have been successful in eliminating this extra ease, however, they have required a little bit of tweaking at the sleeve cap in order to produce a smooth sleeve cap design that’s pleasing to the eye.  Recently, with gratitude to G-d, we have improved our design to remove this extra “tweaking.”  This tweaking is now done automatically by the software without the need for manual intervention by the consumer.  We are very  pleased to announce My Sloper Sleeve 3.0, a lightweight, portable, standalone Web application that runs on Firefox for the best delivery.

My Sloper Sleeve 3.0

My Sloper Sleeve 3.0 supports 13 sleeve hem styles from the basic full sleeve to sleeve with cuffs.  There are 3 turnback cuff styles, 3 buttoned cuff styles, 2 elastic cased styles, 1 gathered hem with band cuff and these additional cuffs: flair, frill and tulip.

My Sloper Sleeve 3.0 Hem Styles

5 Critical Pieces of Data

5 Critical Sleeve Data

We need 5 pieces of critical data for My Sloper Sleeve 3.0.  The first two, the Overarm length to create a full-length sleeve and the Bicep Girth are needed from the subject.  The third, the Bicep Ease, is needed for a comfortable wearing ease.  6-8 cm is recommended for comfort and modesty.  The last two are obtainable from the front and back Bodice blocks.  Measure the armscye length from a quarter Bodice block for the front and back.

Bodice Armscye Lengths from Front and Back Bodice Blocks

A sample Sleeve Block generated from My Sloper Sleeve 3.0 is as follows:

Sample Sleeve Block from My Sloper Sleeve

Use the values printed on the Sleeve Block to transfer the Sleeve Cap notches to our Bodice blocks.

Sleeve Cap Measurements

Use the Lower Sleeve Cap Lengths for the placement of the Bodice Armhole notches for front and back. Use either one of the Upper Sleeve Cap Lengths to determine the top notch of the Sleeve Cap that matches the shoulder line.

Sleeve Cap Sample

My Sloper Sleeve 3.0 Advantages

Use My Sloper Sleeve 3.0 to:

1. Add sleeves to a sleeveless pattern.
2. Replace an existing sleeve pattern with a No-Ease Sleeve Cap pattern from My Sloper Sleeve.  With zero sleeve cap ease, sewing sleeves will be a delight again.
3. Replace a short sleeve pattern with a full-length sleeve pattern from My Sloper Sleeve.
4. Add variation to the basic sleeve pattern from the free My Sloper Blouse Demo and My Sloper Dress Demo.

How to Sew a No-Ease Sleeve

Use the flat construction method to attach the no-ease sleeve to our bodice.

Part 1. Attach Sleeve Cap to Bodice Armhole

Flat Construction Method

1. Firstly, sew the front and back bodices at the shoulder line.
2. With the bodices on the bottom and the sleeve on top, right sides facing, match the sleeve cap notches to the bodice armhole notches.  The middle notch of the sleeve cap should match the shoulder line.
3. Start sewing from one end of the sleeve cap to the first notch.
4. Beyond this notch, sew slowly and carefully to the second middle notch located at the top of the sleeve cap where it matches the shoulder.
5. Then, sew pass this second notch to the third notch.
6. Continue sewing from third notch to the end of sleeve cap.

Between the first and third notches,  we may notice ripples on the sleeve curve while we sew and this is normal.  We are trying to match a convex (outward) sleeve curve to a concave (inward) armhole curve.  What we have to watch out for is that the bottom bodice fabric remains flat at the entire time when we sew between the notches.  In our experience, any pucker that may appear is not on the sleeve cap, but on the bodice armhole itself.  So, remember to flatten the bottom bodice fabric when we sew between the notches.

Part 2. Sew Sleeve and Bodice Side Seams

Flat Method Construction Continuation

1. Turn the bodices and sleeve with their wrong sides facing us.
2. Fold sleeve in half right sides facing and match the front and back bodices right sides facing.
3. Starting from the sleeve hem, stitch along the sleeve side seam towards the armhole and continue along the bodice side seams until the bodice hem.

Sample Sleeves

No Ease Sleeve CAp

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Many modest women and girls choose to layer by combining sleeveless tops or dresses with modest sleeved blouses, sometimes called the “shell.”  In this article we will show you how to create the “layered” look with one-piece faux jumper dresses.  In order to create this faux jumper dress, you will have to use two different types of fabric: one for the dress, and one for the collar and sleeves.  Generate pattern pieces for a modest dress (for e.g. with My Sloper Dress) with sleeves, collars and sleeveless dress bodice and skirt.  Add an additional binding, ruffles or flounce, etc. for the sleeve cap to be joined with the dress.  Add a collar for the dress from a different fabric.  Voila! Your one-piece faux jumper dress is ready.

Take inspiration from these sample faux jumper dresses, however, the possibilities are endless, when you combine different color and texture fabrics for different seasons.  The best thing about this construction is that it gives an illusion of layering without the discomfort of layers.

View a sampling of these dresses.

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