I had to take it off. The sleeves render it unwearable :( I couldn’t even reach forward to type comfortably, and doing my hair was impossible!
I’ll probably split the sleeve down the centre and make flutter sleeves or something (even though I HATE flutter sleeves) but I will be making the bottom of the sleeve pattern wider for future sleeve adventures because I have a feeling the instructions I was following when drafting the sleeve didn’t allow any ease.
At any rate, it was an experimental dress and I learnt a lot of things! Even if I have to remove the sleeves completely it’ll still be wearable, and if I’m feeling extra motivated I might try out the redrafted sleeve… that is if all the seam ripping I’ve done to the armscythe hasn’t destroyed the fabric!!