What's an armscye?

[Les Heath]

Pardon my ignorance but what's an armscye? I've been sewing for a few years
but it's only recently i've come across the word.
Lesley

[Victor - www.3DMan.com]

It refers to the armhole. Simple as that.

Vic

[Noel Lynne Figart]

Les Heath wrote in message <75aj1t$e4d$1...@newsreader3.core.theplanet.net>...

>Pardon my ignorance but what's an armscye? I've been sewing for a few years
>but it's only recently i've come across the word.

It's just the armhole to a garment.

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[Thomas Farrell]

In article <75aj1t$e4d$1...@newsreader3.core.theplanet.net>,

Les Heath <l...@lesheath.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>Pardon my ignorance but what's an armscye? I've been sewing for a few years
>but it's only recently i've come across the word.

It's the curved section of the body of the garment into which the sleeve
is sewn. The top of the sleeve, which is sewn to the armscye, is called
the sleeve cap.
Tom

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[SCULPTORD5]

>In article <75aj1t$e4d$1...@newsreader3.core.theplanet.net>,
>Les Heath <l...@lesheath.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>Pardon my ignorance but what's an armscye?

yes,,but how does one pronounce that word?
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[Shirley Hicks]

On 26 Dec 1998 19:48:38 GMT, sculp...@aol.com (SCULPTORD5)
brought down from the mountain:

>>In article <75aj1t$e4d$1...@newsreader3.core.theplanet.net>,
>>Les Heath <l...@lesheath.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>>Pardon my ignorance but what's an armscye?
>
>yes,,but how does one pronounce that word?

<snipped>

"arms-eye"

Shirley