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TASK 5: Drafting of women’s sleeve block
Measurements:
size= 8
Sleeve length=25cms,
Sleeve cap Depth=15cms,

Round Upper Arm=37cm
Drafting keys
1 Construct the block ABCD where AB=round upper arm measurement+3cms and AC=sleeve length+2cm.
2. Divide the sleeve width into half to mark sleeve centre at G.
3 AE=BF is the sleeve cap depth.

4 Join GE&GF in a straight line.
5 Divide EG &GF into four equal portions each and number them as 1.2 and 3.
6 Mark EG as the front arm scye at 1to go down by 0.75cm and at 3 go 1cm up draw a smooth `s’ curve passing
through these points.
7 GF becomes the back arm scye at divide number 3 go up by 1.5cm and go down by 0.5cmin the middle of I
and F draw a smooth `s’ curve starting G passing over 1.5cm mark and upper 0.5cm mark to reach fin the end.

8 Mark C (1) C and D (1) D=2cm to get to the round lower arm measurement.
9 Mark a straight grain parallel to centre sleeves.

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TASK 6: Drafting of women’s trouser block
Measurements
Seat 102 cm

Trouser waist 86 cm
Body rise 28 cm
Inside leg measurement 81 cm
Trouser bottom width 25 cm

Waistband depth (e.g. uses 4cm waistband)
Topside front
Square down and across from 0.
0 -1 Body rise plus 1 cm minus waistband depth; Square across.
1 -2 Inside leg measurement ;square across.

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