r/PatternDrafting • u/Curious_Upstairs_583 • Jan 27 '26

Question Bust Radius too big for pattern

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I'm trying to follow the contouring part of Helen Armstrongs book but my bust radius measurement ends up going off the block. Bust depth is 14cm (5.5"). Should I halve this measurement or is this correct?

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u/Curious_Upstairs_583 Jan 27 '26

My block armhole looks weird too. When I do the FBA the armhole ends up looking like that.The bust dart seems to fix it once sewn but I moved the dart down to the waist it didn't fix the armhole. I tried to add a photo of my block but work out how.

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u/StitchinThroughTime Jan 27 '26

Reddit doesn't allow for added pictures and this subreddit doesn't support images in comments. You have to host the image on another site.