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109 A SLEEVE WITHOUT FULLNESS.

While beginning to cut the sleeve keep in mind the size of the sleeve wanted, now suppose you wanted a 36 size sleeve, draw a line from A to D and from A to F, from A to B is 1/3 and or 6 inches, now take 1/2 of A and B makes C, now measure from B to D, 18 inches for inside sleeve length. Now divide from B to U makes E for elbow line, now cross all lines, from A to F on halves or 9 inches, now cross all lines and measure on the bottom line from I to F, now measure from G to V 1/12th. of size or 1 1/2 inches for this size, now cross a line from C to V and divide the space which makes T. Now square a line down from T to U which makes the star. Now make from H to X 1 inch, this is the inside elbow now divide the bottom line from I to D makes J, from J to K is 2 inches, now cross a line from K against L from I to is 1 and from O to P is also 1 inch, this is the bottom of the top sleeve. From G to S is 1/2 of an inch, now cross a line from G to N also from S to N from O to N and P to N, now cross a line from K to E this is the outside elbow, now make from K to L 1 1/2 inches and from E to M 2 1/2 inches, from T to W is 1 inch, now cross lines from W to M down to R, from L to K is a 1/2 inch also from to Q, now curve the top sleeve by the star, from V to S to finish the front curve of the top sleeve, now cross the inside and outside front sleeve as shown on the diagram in order to make this sleeve straight in front, connect the line for top sleeve from 5 to H and P, not S to N and P.