Raglan sleeves
Raglan sleeves are a special cut of sleeves . The cut includes the shoulder area and the seams run diagonally into the collar seam up to the base of the neck.
Surname
This sleeve shape is named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855). The term first appeared in English literature around 1862. Lord Raglan had lost an arm in the Battle of Waterloo and was Field Marshal in the Crimean War . During this campaign he wore a cloak with the sleeves not attached to the shoulders, but attached at an angle to the collar seam, which made it easier for him to put on the cloak with only one arm.
Cut shapes
- Full raglan: the seam runs from the neck into the armhole
- Semi-raglan: the seam runs from a point on the shoulder line into the armhole
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.zeno.org/Brockhaus-1911/A/Raglan?hl=raglan
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Patterns for dresses and blouses . Rundschau Verlag, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-929-30500-3
