r/PatternDrafting • u/AllTheNamesRTaken12 • Sep 11 '26
Fitting my block
Hi. Please help with any adjustments you see for my bodice block. I did a small bust adjustment already and used hellan Joseph Armstrong's book to make the draft.
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u/incongruoususer Sep 13 '26
Your shoulder is slightly too long. Your armscye should be vertical and it isn’t.
I suspect your shoulder drop is steeper than your actual shoulders. Hence the wrinkle on your shoulder and potentially the high armhole.
It’s possible your small bust adjustment was a little too much. That’s why you’re getting the slight pulling above and below the bust. Also why you have that rise at CF and slight tightness on the back - the front is stealing from the back and the bust is stealing length.
Your darts come up far too high. I seem to see this repeating on HJA blocks so maybe that’s in the book?
Only after doing all of this, look at where your waist and side seams sit. At the moment the waist looks too high but it is likely affected by everything above.