Realized I was sewing sleeves in backwards for 2 years after taking a class in Portland

I took a weekend workshop at a small studio and the instructor watched me pin a sleeve. She just stared at me and said "that's going to twist like crazy." I had been putting them in with the wrong side facing up the whole time. I thought the extra puckering was just my machine or bad fabric. Anyone else have a basic technique click way later than it should have?

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lucasjackson18d ago

Oh man I did the same thing with buttonholes for years.

victorhill17d ago

Kept doing the same thing for years with zippers on jackets too. Felt like an idiot once I figured out the right way to do it, but at least it works now.