Pattern Making & Drafting Video

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Fri, 10/19/2012 - 10:41
asmapoh
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Hi Nehzat

1 )  May I know what is the purpose of having a dart on the centre of the back bodice pattern as shown in

      the video chapter 5 of Pattern Making & Drafting?

2)   Are the front and back bodice patterns in this video good enough to make a sleeveless waist-length top?

Thanks.

 

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Thu, 10/25/2012 - 20:48
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Nehzat
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Re: Bodice Block Pattern Drafting, Centre Back Dart

Dear asmapoh,

If you look at the body from profile you will see that the back goes in, compared to the front. In order to compensate for this difference, we have a center back dart on the pattern. We can not have a very large intake on the waist darts on the back. Therefore we need to have a centre back dart as well. This dart usually gets transferred to the centre back seam line.

No matter what, we always include the center back dart in our block pattern.

Some times we may choose to not take it in the centre back dart according to the style of the garment we are sewing. 
 
Yes, you can use the bodice block pattern that you draft in this lesson for any garment that you would like to sew, as long as you style the block pattern beforehand.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Happy sewing,
 
Nehzat
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