checking the fit of the bodice, making alterations if needed?

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Sat, 01/18/2014 - 18:17
immimux
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Hi,

I'm new here and i've eagerly started to draft my first bodice sloper. It worked out well, but now I would like to sew it in muslin to make sure the fit is good. Now I'm puzzled, since no ease was added in the drafting (unlike the other bodice drafting tutorials I've seen). Do I need to add a little bit of ease when I sew a muslin bodice? If so, how do I go about it? Furthermore, I couldn't find any tutorials on how to tell whether the fit is good or whether adjustments need to be made. (and if so, how...)  Are there any? 

Thank you for your help, I love this site! 

immi

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Thu, 01/23/2014 - 16:14
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Nehzat
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Re: Checking the fit of the bodice making alterations if needed?

Dear immi,

Thanks so much for the kind words. Below is an answer I gave to a similar question regarding adding ease, I will post it here for you.

The reason I did not include adding ease to the block pattern video lessons, is that we may choose a style that might not need any ease in certain areas of the garment. However I do show how to add the ease in the garment sewing lessons, where it is required.

I show how to add ease in the chapters where I am styling the block patterns for the below lessons. 

You can check out the shirts sewing lesson, the dress with pleated skirt, and the dress with princess seams.

In the above lessons you can also follow the fitting and adjustment chapters to see how I do it.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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