Drop shoulder - the sleeve is attached to an armhole shaped to extend wider than the natural shoulder.
Button tab - a long roll up sleeve with a button tab sawn above the elbow. The sleeve is rolled up and fastened by the tab with a button
Roll up - straight short or elbow length sleeve designed to be rolled or folded up from a cuff, maybe either set in or shift sleeve
Cape - cape sleeve is wide sleeve which has draped fabric the arm creating a dramatic effect for the shirt or dress
Kimono - sleeve may be cut in one with the front and back of the garment or may be attached to the front and back with a vertical seam
Marie - a full "paned" or "panised" sleeve gathered into two or more puffs by a ribbon or fabric band above the elbow, worn in the 1620s and 1630s
Peasant - a wide raglan sleeve with gatheres at the neckline and lower edge gatheres. May be controlled by drawstring or Elastic, sleeve may be short or long
Juliet - a long tight sleeve with a puff at the top, inspired by fashion or the Italian Reaissance and named after Shakespeare's tragic heroine
Leg of mutton - the leg of mutton sleeve is constructed with a full top that is gathered into armhole. the fabric then tapers gradually to tuck in closely at the wrist, which give the sleeve this particular outline
Butterfly - a set in sleeve that is smooth at the armhole and widely flared at the herm edge (elbow length or longer)
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