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Easing

German:
Einhalten

Easing distributes a slightly longer edge into a shorter one without making folds, most commonly when setting a sleeve into an armhole.

In the file

How much extra length there is sits in the pattern. On a digitized sleeve the length of the cap edge can be read off the contour and compared with the two armhole edges before sewing.

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