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16 April 2008

Is your sleeve-rolling technique unstoppable? plz share, ok thx.→[More:]
I'm terrible at rolling up a long sleeve shirt with any kind of respectable method. How can I roll up my sleeves and have the inner cuff be visible (it's a different print)? How far should I roll them up?

post by: pokermonk at: 12:38 | 5 comments

Unbutton sleeves.

Wait. Look what I found! This is exactly what I was going to say.

posted by Specklet 16 April | 12:47

Oh, and you should roll up a couple/few times, then push them up so they are just in front of the crease of your elbow.

posted by Specklet 16 April | 12:49

if you have really slender wrists/arms, it helps to re-button the cuff after you've rolled it, if you're only rolling it back one "turn" to expose the contrasting print. the re-button step keeps it neatly folded in place.

I have to do this with the men's shirts I wear.

posted by lonefrontranger 16 April | 13:04

What I'm playing around with right now is to fold the forearm sleeve so that the cuff is at the elbow and then tucking the non-cuff sleeve under the cuff. It's not as clean as the repeating fold in your link Specklet, but the repeating fold also buries the fancy inner cuff print.

It's certainly not unstoppable, but it feels close.

posted by pokermonk 16 April | 16:09

Secure the rolled sleeve with a safety pin, if necessary.
Next question: how do I get blood out of my shirts?

posted by dg 16 April | 16:18

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