How to sew a garment sleeve with lining

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How to sew a garment sleeve with lining

Want a clean, professional finish when sewing sleeves with a lining? This tutorial will guide you step by step through turning, aligning, and hemming a sleeve with a lined interior. Ideal for coats, jackets, or dresses with a full lining.

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🪡 Materials Needed:

• Garment with lining (already assembled with an opening left for turning)
• Sewing pins or clips
• Needle and matching thread
• Optional: double-sided stabilizer tape

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🧵 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Turn the Garment

Turn the entire garment right side out through the previously left opening (usually in the side seam or lining). This allows you to access both sleeve layers easily.

2. Align the Sleeves

Place the lining sleeve inside the main sleeve so they’re nested together. Gently match the edges of both sleeves.

Then, turn the edges of the sleeve and lining right sides together, and pin just a few centimeters to keep them aligned.

3. Pull the Sleeve Through

Carefully pull the sleeve out through the lining opening, keeping everything aligned. Use the previously pinned section as a reference.

Match the rest of the sleeve hem edges together, right sides facing, and pin all around.

Sew the hem edge in a circle using your sewing machine.

4. Turn and Position the Facing

Flip the sleeve back right side out. Tuck the facing (or the hem allowance) inside the sleeve so it sits flat and hidden.

Pin it in place to prevent shifting.

5. Finish with Invisible Hand Stitching

Turn the sleeve inside out again through the lining opening.

Using a needle and thread, hand stitch the facing (hem seam allowance) to the lining using small, invisible stitches:

• Insert the needle into the folded edge of the hem,

• Then catch just a few threads of the main fabric,

• Repeat along the edge, making sure stitches are invisible from the outside.

Knot the thread at the end and trim.

6. Final Steps

• Turn the sleeve right side out again.

• Remove any temporary pins or clips.

• Give the sleeve hem a gentle press.

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💡Important Tips:

Keep your thread slightly loose while hand sewing to avoid puckering the fabric.

For certain fabrics, you can skip hand sewing and instead use double-sided stabilizer tape to secure the facing.

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