Sleeves On
I got the sleeves built and attached, made the buttonholes and attached the buttons, and rebuilt an old shirt that had good cuffs and collar but was otherwise too big. The only problem I've found so far is some tightness in the shoulders. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know how the fit will be until everything is put together. You can see some stress wrinkles across the shoulder area, but it's not too bad. I may try putting in an underarm gusset to loosen things up a bit, but I'll wait until I wear it for a while before doing anything drastic. All that's left to do on the doublet is the skirt and the lacing strip, which I should be able to get done by this weekend. I should be able to wear it with an old pair of venetians to give it a good test run.
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