Wrist, ease, and overlap
The cutting geometry accounts separately for the wrist target, wearing ease, closure overlap, and seam allowance.
Sleeve detail
Create a sleeve cuff pattern from your measurements
Generate a free printable cuff from wrist or sleeve-opening circumference, finished height, ease, overlap, and seam allowance. Choose a standard button cuff, wide cuff, or elastic cuff and download the custom piece as A4 PDF, copyshop PDF, or SVG.
Important fit note
This cuff is a drafting guide. Make a test version and check wrist comfort before cutting final fabric.
Sleeve cuff block
Generated example
A cuff calculated from wrist and closure measurements
Cuff geometryThe live draft below uses a 17 cm wrist, 1 cm ease, 5 cm finished height, and 2.5 cm overlap to create a complete fold-over cuff piece.
Finished height is doubled
A 5 cm finished cuff is drafted as a fold-over piece with the fold line and both seam edges shown.
The preview is produced by the cuff generator itself. When the cuff starts from a generated sleeve, the wrist value can be transferred into this calculation.
The same cuff geometry is available as tiled A4 PDF, full-size PDF, and editable SVG.
Related guides
Generator
Basic sleeve pattern
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MeasurementsSleeve measurements
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ConstructionSeam and hem allowances
Read solid seam lines, dashed cutting lines, construction seam allowance, hem allowance, curves, and corners.
Sleeve cuff pattern guide
A printable cuff calculated for your sleeve opening
The generator turns the target cuff opening, finished height, ease, overlap, and allowance settings into a full-size rectangular pattern piece. Use these notes to select the right cuff construction and verify it against the sleeve before cutting.
Full cuff piece with fold and closure guides
The pattern includes the seam line, cutting line, fold line, overlap or extension guide, button marker where applicable, selected seam allowance, labels, and a 5 × 5 cm print test square.
Opening circumference, height, ease and overlap
Use the finished sleeve opening or wrist target as the base circumference. Finished height controls cuff depth, ease controls comfort, and overlap adds the extension needed for a button closure.
Standard, wide or elastic cuff
The standard preset creates a folded button cuff, the wide preset increases finished height, and the elastic option uses elastic length for a pull-on opening. Every dimension remains editable.
Match the cuff to the prepared sleeve opening
Measure the sleeve edge on its seam line after any pleats, gathers, or placket preparation. The cuff attachment seam must match that prepared opening, with only the intended ease or gathering difference.
Check closure, interfacing and turn of cloth
Test the overlap direction, button position, interfacing weight, seam allowance, and folded thickness in the actual fabric. Thick fabrics may need a small length adjustment for turn of cloth.
A4 tiled PDF, copyshop PDF or SVG
Print at actual size or 100% with scaling disabled and measure the test square first. Use tiled A4 at home, copyshop PDF for a full-size sheet, or SVG for vector editing.
Who, how, and when
Drafting logic by Nastix Design
This generator is maintained as application code: measurements are converted into vector geometry, related seams are measured numerically where the construction requires it, and the same geometry is used for preview, SVG, copyshop PDF, and tiled A4 PDF.
Generator content and output workflow reviewed 13 July 2026. A generated block remains a fitting starting point; verify measurements, print scale, fabric behaviour, and a test garment.
Common questions
Sleeve cuff pattern FAQ
Is the custom sleeve cuff pattern free?
Yes. Enter the cuff dimensions, preview the generated piece, and download it as A4 PDF, copyshop PDF, or SVG without purchasing a fixed-size pattern.
Should I use wrist circumference or sleeve-opening circumference?
Use the intended finished cuff opening as the base. For a close button cuff this starts from the wrist plus comfort ease; for a gathered or pleated sleeve, also verify that the prepared sleeve edge matches the cuff attachment seam.
What is included in a standard button cuff pattern?
The generated piece includes the finished cuff area, fold line, overlap extension, button marker, seam and cutting lines, allowance, labels, and a print test square.
How is an elastic cuff different?
The elastic preset uses the entered elastic length and omits the button-overlap construction. Test the elastic around the wrist and confirm stretch and recovery before finalizing its length.
How should I print the A4 cuff pattern?
Select actual size or 100%, disable fit-to-page scaling, and measure the 5 × 5 cm test square before using or assembling the printed piece.
Workflow
01
Choose a cuff
Start with standard, wide, or elastic cuff presets.
02
Set measurements
Adjust wrist circumference, finished height, ease, overlap, and seam allowance.
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Export files
Download SVG, PDF, or A4 tiled PDF for printing.