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Dolman and Kimono
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4931	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/7/13 5:32 PM All the years I've been sewing, I still can't figure out what the difference is between a Dolman sleeve and a Kimono sleeve...can someone enlighten me, please
misschris AUSTRALIA Member since 2/3/06 Posts: 1337	Login to reply to this post In reply to JTink << Like this post Date: 1/7/13 6:07 PM Wonder no more Sleeve types ------ chris Melbourne
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4931	Login to reply to this post In reply to misschris << Like this post Date: 1/7/13 6:36 PM Thank you so much I guess the dolman is also a set in sleeve.
HarrietHomeowner   Intermediate Member since 1/13/10 Posts: 672	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/8/13 1:48 PM I was JUST reading this: Post by Gertie She describes how she changed a pattern from a gusseted sleeve to a dolman sleeve; in one of the comments, she mentions that a kimono sleeve differs because it sticks straight out from the shoulder and provides more mobility.
Elcue   Advanced WA USA Member since 6/13/12 Posts: 193	Login to reply to this post In reply to JTink << Like this post Date: 1/8/13 3:13 PM http://www.blogforbettersewing.com/2011/04/style-dictionary-kimono-sleeves.html?m=1 This is a Gertie blog page that answers your question in the comments section. -- Edited on 1/8/13 3:21 PM --
carry Member since 10/26/07 Posts: 196	Login to reply to this post In reply to JTink << Like this post Date: 1/16/13 5:08 PM A dolman sleeve is usually more like a fitted sleeve but there is no armhole fitting. This can be close fitting to the body using darts or very loose. Its often cut as all one piece for the font and another for the back and only is joined as you sew up the side seam A kimono sleeve is also like that but it is a wide unfitted sleeve as in a Japanese kimono.Usually the pattern for the body has an extension to the shoulder almost like a cap sleeve. The rest of the sleeve is a rectangular piece that is then sewn on.I have often found the width to these styles overpowering so I just keep taking it in until it looks more proportional on me.
Elona   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7457	Login to reply to this post In reply to JTink << Like this post Date: 1/16/13 6:28 PM Here's a visual. Both are cut-on, rather than set in, but the kimono sleeve is usually full at its hem. Come to think of it, though, I wonder why the term 'kimono' sleeve is employed, because the sleeve of a kimono is always set-in, not cut in one with the body.
JTink Intermediate VA USA Member since 4/20/08 Posts: 4931	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/19/13 9:20 AM Thank you all so much. The visuals and explainations were very helpful.

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