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Italian Renaissance sleeves are one of the most ornate and baffling parts of any Italian Renaissance outfit. Here I explore the daunting of process of trying to figure them out as I continue my late 16th century Renaissance Venetian gown project. So glad I chose to make them mid robe to rather than later.

Links to helpful things:

Making Buttons
   / ginabsilkworks  
   • Basic Elizabethan Thread Wrapped Buttons  

Modern Maker for Drafting Sleeves Using the Bara Method:
   • HOW TO MAKE AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY COR...  

Renaissance sleeve making:
   • Lorenzo's Workshop: Drafting Fitted S...  

00:00 What is a sleevil
00:12 Renaissance Sleeves Are Hard
01:10 Examples of Renaissance Sleeves
03:46 Venetian Sleeve Ruffles HOW
04:50 Did You Forget These Are Sleevils
05:30 Thread Wrapped Buttons Using Fabric
06:19 Choices Are Made