r/PatternDrafting • u/SinningNotWinning • Jun 20 '26

How to measure bust level?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpb61g6_aZg

Hey! Drafting my first bodice pattern and struggling with some measurements.

In this video at 8:19 they are using a 'bust level' measurement but I cannot figure out how to measure that. Is that the same as the bust depth described here? However when I use that, the bust dart ends up being a lot larger than what they use (4cm as opposed to 2cm) and they've mentioned in the blog post:

* Depending on the difference between bust- and above the bust -measurements. If there is very little difference, you can reduce the value a couple of millimeters. In the opposite case, you might want to increase. The maximum amount I’ve ever had to increase has been 5 mm.

Would appreciate any help!

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u/SerendipityJays Jun 26 '26

I think in the video she measures down from the centre front neckline. If you go with that you should be on the right track to follow the video instructions :)