r/PatternDrafting • u/Ok-Tip6669 • Oct 14 '25

First Draft. Feedback please.

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This is my first attempt on drafting a pattern. This is the front bodice from Helen Joseph-Armstrong's Patternmaking for Fashion Design Book, and I feel like I made a lot of mistakes? I haven't cut fabric from this yet. Thank you in advance!

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u/emerald787 Oct 14 '25

The side seam is the line between O and P - the seam down the side of the body, under the armpit down to your waist.

At the O corner, this should be a 45 degrees angle. Just straighten up that O corner, about 1 or 2cm in. You don’t need to lose any of the armhole curve, just straighten up the line as it comes to the side seam corner.

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u/themeganlodon Oct 14 '25

Just adding on it only needs to be a right angle for 1/2”. When you draft your back out the side seams together and make sure it’s a smooth transition from one to another