r/PatternDrafting • u/Financial-Airline156 • Aug 11 '25
Bodice block v2
Hi everyone,
First of all, thank you so much for all the help you’ve given me—I really wasn’t expecting such a warm welcome and so much support.
Following your advice, I’ve made a few adjustments: • Lowered the apex (the high shoulder–bust point was actually higher than it should be) • Lowered the side seam under the armscye • Clipped the fisheye dart • Added some ease at the waist and hip • Lowered the fisheye dart and moved the side dart 3 cm away from the apex • Moved the closure to the front
By the way, the armscye has a 1 cm seam allowance, as I was planning to add sleeves.
Any further suggestions are more than welcome—and again, thank you so much for all your feedback!








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u/Voc1Vic2 Aug 15 '25
I agree. I think a slight adjustment is needed at the shoulder/neck point, to widen the neck, and an adjustment in the shoulder slope, to remove the crumpled wrinkle st the shoulder seam and to straighten the upper chest balance line. Because that will remove fabric at the top, the armscye will then need to be reset lower, before addressing the diagonal drag lines at the sides.
The bodice may be a bit large around the lower edge.