A Lazy Bodice Block Pattern Hack // Cheat Method to Making a Bodice Block
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Well today we may not have the block pattern from scratch video, but we do have this very detailed explanation of why you may secretly already have a bodice block pattern hiding in your pattern stash!
And yes, this could have been a very short video of me saying "modify a similar dress pattern from your stash, k bye" but instead I wanted to be super detailed for the beginners in the crowd. As usual, feel free to ask me additional questions you may have and I'll do my best to answer them if I can!
My blog post on this same subject : theclosethistor...
My blog post about fitting issues I struggled with when fixing my own block: theclosethistor...
Fitting Shell/ block patterns:
Butterick B5627 : butterick.mcca...
Mccalls M2718 : mccallpattern....
Vogue V1004 : voguepatterns....
Other patterns good for doing this kind of thing with:
(check your stash, do you already have one of these?)
Butterick B6163 : butterick.mcca...
Burda Style 6520 : www.simplicity...
Burda Style 6267 : www.simplicity...
Burda Style 6833 : www.simplicity...
New Look 6391 : www.simplicity...
New Look 6262 : www.simplicity...
McCalls M7279 : mccallpattern....
McCalls M7861 : mccallpattern....
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Thank you for watching!
I've gotten into the habit of pre-liking your videos in anticipation of greatness.
Thank you Sarah ❤
If you can’t find a fitting shell from the big 4, Mood patterns has a sheath dress called ‘The Tiarella dress’ that could work perfectly for this hack! Best of all: ITS FREE and it comes up to size 30-ish
Thanks for the info!
Actually I just finished getting the pattern cut out and ready for mock-ups it looks like it ticks off all the things you need for a sloper for sure
Mood fabrics is the best so awesome
I'm starting all over from scratch again. I've made a couple wedding dresses and a coat and some other items but I taught myself and I'm sure I didn't do it right but it turned out okay and now I'm want to start showing again and I found you and made me smile!
YAY FOR FREE!!
Laziness breeds efficiency. People who have other stuff to do we're going to find the fastest easiest and best way to get something done😎
And can I just say thank you for your honesty and willingness to cut corners and be open about it rather than it picking every little thing. So many of the sewists on RUclips fret over something not being exactly perfect or that they have to buy lower-quality silk when the rest of us can barely afford anything more than cotton, so we've definitely appreciate you kicking The Gatekeepers out
Try polycotton 😂😂😂
I'm a polyester gal (when I can't find a good pair of curtain drapes, bedding, or table linen (even the round ones) at my local thrift shops. 🤣 Is anyone up for a pillowcase dress "night gown" with some cherry 🍒 kool-aid ?
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 that's Lil.'o me!
👗 👗 👗 👗 🪡 🧵 💉
@@Michelle6998832I'm a fan of "ooooihhhhh... this is pretty! Is it stretchy? Uh... 2 way? 4 way? Woven? Uhhh... feels like this dress from home?" remnants from fabric warehouses like SR Harris in Minneapolis. (Which, BTW, is EXTREMELY dangerous to a pocketbook!)
@Michelle6998832 and yes, just like Scarlett O'Hara and Carol Burnett, I have a dress made of curtains! Or at least a split-seam skirt! 😂
Here’s a tip for using those great patterns with the cup-size specific bodice pieces.
Your bust fullness may well be lower on your torso than on the pattern. It seems to me that these patterns are well-designed for 20 year olds with a high D-cup bust, but if you wear a D-cup because of pregnancies and extended breastfeeding, your bust fullness is likely to be an inch lower on your chest wall than it used to be (even if you are wearing a good bra). I have always needed to lengthen bodice pieces by at least an inch, so now I put in that extra inch of length right below the level of the armscye.
Thank you!! I'm still trying to figure out where my apex is since I don't wear pointy bras and it's like figuring out the apex of a bowling ball... 🤦🏻♀️😆
Lazy is amazing. It's energy efficient.
Exactly! ;)
I just found your channel and thank goodness I did! I have been eyeing a vintage pattern for quite a while but the high price tag kept me from buying it. I took your method, turned an existing pattern into a block with a few minor adjustments, then used the darts in my block to change it to the vintage look and now I have a perfectly fitting dress that I am obsessed with! I can't wait to try a million more adjustments/modifications to future projects!
I am so glad to hear this!! Have fun ❤
Bianca, I wanted to thank you for inspiring me to look outside the box and to rely on myself to make my own patterns, and not necessarily purchase commercial patterns. I have been sewing for many, many years, but never challenged myself to make many modifications or to create my own designs. I haven't yet made my own block patterns, but now know how I can go about doing so based on the patterns I've made that fit. Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your creativity with us; it is refreshing! Hope you always remember to take time out for yourself. Best to you, always!
Yay I'm done my lazy block. So thankful you did this video. My first project was making a cowl neck from my bodice block top. My next project is going to be the all-in-one cap sleeve.
Thank you so much! Now all I need are instructions for making a block that shrinks and grows with my constant size changes.😉
Sorry my magic is limited! I wish though ;)
"Put down the pitchfork " lol 😂
Another great resource is the 'Sew Many Dresses' book which is essentially blocks and how to modify them. I got mine (in the UK) for not much more than a Vogue pattern. Great vlog.
Lekala also do a princess seam block - you put your measurements in and it will create it for you. www.lekala.co/catalog/women/pattern/4860#
thanks for giving that resource, I just checked online and it costs $50 here in Australia, so unfortunately out of reach for me right now. I guess I could look for a second hand copy though
@@kckazcoll1 Wow that's expensive!
@@Hide_and_silk yes..it would definitely be an investment..maybe a Christmas gift to myself 😊
Ah yes, the Frankenstein pattern method. Tried and true 💕
Indeed :) Gotta have it!
Frankenpatterning!!! ❤️❤️
Using this pattern I was able to make my block in four tries. I can’t thank you enough!! ❤️❤️❤️ to be honest there were a couple of tries that I’m not counting where I goofed and used the wrong size for the upper front. (I’m two different sizes above and below). After that got sorted, and on the third try, I was stunned to realize all I needed were a couple of tiny tweaks to be done. Mind you I am petite with very narrow shoulders and short waisted, so I was shocked to be very close just out of the box. ❤️ Thank you The Closet Historian!!!
Good work sticking with it!! 💜
I'm really inspired. I work from vintage patterns mostly, and mostly they are not my size. I just realized a block would be a huge help in sizing them up (or down) to fit me.
Projector patterns are the new in thing just project onto your material and cut it out
@@maryjones8951 Very fancy technology, but wouldn't work if your hand and scissors got between the projection and the fabric. Also not sure it would be helpful in sizing up, since not every measurement needs to increase, or not by the same amount. Adding 5 inches at the bust should not add 5 inches at the neck.
Would like to see how they work imagine no pins no paper patterns just projector straight on to material
You are such a good teacher! I’m learning to sew just by watching videos and following patterns I buy. But with a teacher like you I, in no time, will be able to make a beautiful 50’s dress like the ones you wear. Inches and quarters or eighths are a bit complicated for me (the metric system is the one I understand), but good ol’ google is a blessing. Thanks for such a wonderful work.
Thank you Irene! I studied in the UK for a while during uni and had to switch to using cm there for a bit so I do understand the struggle!
I recently discovered your channel. I'm learning a lot from you. Thanks for this. Smart and lazy....a blessing (sometimes a curse)!
Essentially how I've made my personal pattern blocks. Mine are skirts, blouses, collars and pants. I've had to narrow out the hips in skirts and pants. Otherwise the pencil skirt would sag around the hips and the butt of pants would be sagging. The joys of having a major rectangle figure. It was worth all the work and now I look good in my clothes than if it were off the rack or blundly followed the patterns.
This is very inspiring. I’m making slippers right now and getting my first taste of real fitting issues as a new-ish sewist. This video is giving me inspiration to carry on. It would be so amazing to just make what I want by knowing what elements to consider. Very inspiring to see you can do this. Thanks for making it approachable.
Watching an old video and immediately excited because the pattern on the left is my favorite, and I've made it at least 6 times! I love the skirt tucks on that one. One of the dresses was the exact blue black lace that is on the envelope 😊 Joanns had that fabric back in the day. Still my favorite dress to wear! Its OOP sadly but occasionally shows up on destashing sites.
I’ve been making all my spring dresses and this video is giving me LIFE. Also I am just loving your style and your vibe.
Thank you! We're about to get mountains of snow here so I have to keep dreaming of spring dresses 😅
I just searched for this video because I didn't realize you had already covered making a basic block. I am used to working with existing patterns and adjusting the fit, but I didn't have a clue what to look for in a pattern to make a good block. This video was SO helpful and exactly what I needed, I'm excited to go through my pattern stash and make a bodice block for myself now!
Thank you Angela! I'm glad you found it helpful! I'm going to be making another video on this topic again soon too
Great vid. I am terrible at drafting patterns but always willing to try again.
Side note: that purple eyeshadow is gorgeous!
Thank you! You can do it! I didn't start out being good at it, years of practice and classes too ;)
You know this is so much easier than the other way.Thank you. Great idea. ❤
Anything that gets one to the goal of a having a working block faster is good in my book :)
That was very interesting. Sometimes we just overcomplicate things, when there’s a good solution easily available.
Thank you Rara! Indeed :)
That’s been a brilliant class.. I find the fitting the most depressing part and time consuming with be
Every new pattern. Thank you I will be trying to do this for myself very soon
Excellent tutorial....You are the best! I've been sewing for 20 years and I always pick up some useful tips. My weakness is pattern manipulation....I guess that is why I have a lot of camp shirts....
Thank you Rob! I usually love pattern manipulation, though I was burned just today working on a wearable mock up for hours that then didn't work out in the end! Alas no matter how long we refine our craft, there is always more to learn :)
Camp shirts are great - I love ‘em! My camp shirts NEVER sit in my closet, unworn and unloved.
I make a lot of shirts ,too Rob. And I also love them. They get plenty of wear. But this is a great video for something fitted. Thanks closet historian!
Thank you for this video! I have been wondering if I could just use a simple pattern I already had to make a sloper, but felt like I should buy something "official". This has been so useful~
Thank you Alison! You don't need to be official, it's all good ;)
Thank you for this! My Mother and Grandmother taught me to sew, both life long seamstresses, but neither taught me pattern drafting. I eventually "taught" myself with the draping method, which is ok, but I never considered taking an existing pattern and making myself a block/foundation pattern. This is SO much easier.
Thank you! I find draping really fun, but I just don't have a good dress form to do it anymore. I was spoiled in school using professional forms, so now I just can't handle anything less oops! I find flat patterning really quick so I have stuck with it :)
💆wow! You made my sewing life much easier with your Block wisdom.
I really appreciate you sharing this "lazy"short cut to achieving my own bodice block.
You're a God sent. Thank you!!
I love sewing. Drafting my own patterns is one of my bucket list items
Great video! I've been a proud "lazy bodice block" user for several years now, and I see no real reason to draft a block from scratch when I can get everything I need from an existing bodice pattern. That said, if anyone can convince me that I DO need to draft a block of my own, it's you, so I'll be looking forward to that video in the next couple of months. ;-)
Thank you! I mean, if you've got a block that works, that's all that matters I say! This was how I did mine for years before I went to school and learned any other way, and even then I didn't get a better fit until I learned about full bust adjustments a few years later again! If you find a good fit hold onto it indeed!
Thank you, after probably 42 yrs of sewing(I started young) you have explained what that funny X on the pattern means. Plus I do have a block, but never knew I had, which I’m going to play with and make a standard block, with hopefully my bust point in the correct place. I have adjusted lots of my patterns, but am getting tired of having to do it each new design, so going forward this should help. Again thank you.
Thanks so much for this video, I learned a lot and you gave me huge inspiration. 💛 I can't wait for the longer bodice block video with all the dry geometrical details!
Thank you Elina!
I watched this while sick, and I have to say it was super soothing and inspiring both! Can't wait til the creepin' crud goes away so I can get to sewing!
Thank you Darcie! I hope you feel better soon!
Thank you so much for all your work educating us, me. I enjoy watching all the sloper and designs you do. I especially like seeing how you manage the armholes as I have the same shape and problem. It took me years watching everything I could find to solve my problem and then I found you. Thank you again and Bless you.
Thank you Jacqueline!
Thank you for this informative video. I am going to try this one for sure. Always doing willy nilly fixes for the past 60 years. Lol slow learner, bright as a stump i am. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Meg
I love lazy. Your videos are great!
Craftsy has some great classes on fitting, bust adjustments, pants and plus size. So helpful knowing I can use a bodice pattern from a pattern to make a block, thank you for all your knowledge, quick and easy problem solving.
Thank you for your videos. They are really instructive. I am looking forward to the sloper from scratch video! Geometry is never boring. 🤩
Thank you Jenny!
Because I dislike the fit of a high-cap set-in sleeve, I have taken a technique from late Dark Age/early medieval garments, and put in a square underarm gusset.
In my reenacting garments, the gusset is large at 4” square. In my adaptations of modern patterns, I use a smaller, less obvious gusset. The smaller gusset still works because I do the full-bust adjustment on the modern, more fitted garment.
Thank You. so much for taking time to put together this video for us to get the understanding we need to get started on drafting our own pattern .
Great instruction and love the lavender shadow against the Halloween decor in the background!
Thank you! The eye shadows are from Colourpop's new-ish Lilac themed palette, which I found an amusing fall release since it is so not lilac season? Odd timing on their part!
You explain this so well. THANK YOU!
that is very important information, I never knew that and when I created my own block pattern from scratch for my maternity dress I sewed right to the apex and now have darts that go right to my "situations" lol and although I don't hate it, I also don't like it but it is what it is, thank you for sharing this gem of information because I will forever remember that darts should be a little away for our "situations". Ja, nè, ons leer maar nog.
I finished one of these for my Mom!! I used McCall’s 7861. I’m so pleased with it. Thank you!!,
Thank you for this tutorial. Brilliant!!!
Thank you Susan!
And now I’m over here! Want to see the lazy version before I finish the work-from-measurements video!!
Thank you I love your channel and your optimistic courage.
Thank you Marilyn ❤
Thank you for this, it is so helpful!
Thank you Sabrina!
hi Bianca, this video was so well-timed for me. I just finished modifying a bodice pattern to better suit me, combining 2 patterns to get the right fit. It took a lot of time but finally got there. Next project will be making my own bodice block based on an existing pattern, for future use! My current issue is getting sleeves to fit comfortably and look right :)
Sleeves can be a beast for sure! I noticed my own sleeve pattern has a much shorter cap or like...top curve than the ones in these patterns, so I must have arrived at that from trial and error over the years!
Thank you loved it. Attempting to alter my first one today.
Thank you Laura! Best of luck with the drafting!
Hi Thanks for this and i think the detailed making your own block pattern will be equally informative. My daughter is very excited about making her own clothing. I have some books on pattern drafting but it is much more attainable when you have a visual. Again thanks for the time you put into providing the content you supply. I was saw awe struck about that velvet i looked on line and found 2 but unfortunately not my size. I'm glad that you are leaving the Laura Ashley as is; it i beautiful. Have a great weekend can't wait for the next video.
Thank you! The next video will be up a bit later in the week again, but I think the reason for the delay will be worth the wait? I hope so at least ha!
Thanks for demystifying beginner block patterns. I am working on a block pattern for a class I am taking. We have just taken our measurements and will start with getting them down on the paper this week. Yikes! Your way looks a lot more appealing to me.
Thank you Jan! Best of luck with the pattern drafting, it is such and invaluable skill to have :)
I loved your video on increaseing the neck line. Can you do a video on lowering the neckline.
Another informative, entertaining video doll! Always love watching your tutorials! Xx
Thank you Jo!
Your video have been so helpful. Any chance you have a video on adding length to a pre-made pattern block? I’m normally a L-XL but really need more length because I’m so large breasted. How would I go about adding that length correctly?❤
Very informative video. I think I will purchase a fitting pattern, then watch again in order to address my fitting challenges. (Wide square shoulders, long waist and full bust)
The full bust adjustment modification really changed how my bodices fit, totally worth looking into! I really believe in the power of googling one's way to a better fit :)
I sewed my prom dress for a class project back in the 80's and never found the money and time to do more than pillows and curtains until recently. I have been wondering exactly this.. would taking a bodice from a ready drafted pattern be useful as a sloper/block. Thank you so much, I have made two items of clothing so far, but I am finding the fit would be much easier if I had a sloper on hand with my needed adjustments to the bodice and arm holes (I am just learning this is even possible for lay people LOL).
Me too started with pillow courtain and fix a fitted sheet than always is arrange without wrinkles. Now I made my maniqui so funny and try to make my own clothes. I love the idea of imagination and inspiration than design clothes give us
Five seconds into the video and I'm squealing about the kitty in the background - almost bought that one the other day! LOL Ok, back to the video. :)
I didn't need the Halloween kitty, except I NEEDED the Halloween kitty? Darn you Target!
Awesome! I have been looking for a video like this - so grateful! I shall need to drop the apex, I dare say (no longer in my first flush of youth) but I am really excited at the prospect of making a bodice block for myself, and this method seems very do-able 😊👍
I think I do already have a bodice pattern Ive made that I could use. Donyou have a vidon on how to use the block to alter a pattern you already bought? Do I just compare or make changes to the block? How does that work please.
Loved this video.
Wow! Thank you so much for this information. Great tips!
Thank you!
I love the hair cut!!
Thank you Chae! I was desperate for one!
I love your creative energy
Thank you Shirley!
Informative and helpful as always! Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise!
Thank you Leigh-Anne!
There's an old book called "Finally it Fits: The No-Scare Home Patternmaking System for Everyone, Every Size" by Ruth Amiel and Happy Gerhard from 1973 that goes through the process of drafting sloper pieces from your own measurements. Someone needs to republish that book.
Thank you!!! So a bodice block already has a "movement ease"?
What do you think of the method of putting on a shirt and modify it on your body, then take it off, cut the alterations and make a block out of that?
A bodice block can have however much ease as any individual would like, as you fit it to yourself considering all factors you would like to include in the fit. Anything made from it will then fit the same way as the block. I'm afraid I have no idea what the shirt method you mention is, but if the shirt in question is stretchy, and the things then made from the resulting pattern are not stretchy...they will not fit. I would think maybe it works for knits, but definitely not for wovens!
Love the hair! Roaring 20’s 😍
Thank you! I haven't tried to style it 40's too yet, so we'll see how I manage it ha!
@@TheClosetHistorian i shall look forward to that :)
Thank you so much for this video it’s just what I needed!
Thank you Carol Ann!
I love your voice and cadence! Your voice reminds me of Paget Brewster.
Thank you Shannon!
Padget Brewster voice twins. nailed it. 💯
I can't wait for your bodice pattern drafting tutorial !
I hope it doesn't disappoint, it really is a lot of dry plotting and measuring eek!
This is an awesome tutorial, pretty complete. Thank you.
Thank you!
Girl, thanks to your influence, I actually bought foam rollers today at Walmart! I’m going to try one of those 1950s hairstyles. I don’t have enough hair for a 1930s-1940s style. I need to buy a French curve ruler?
I think you can draw in curves by hand too, but a french curve ruler may make things a bit faster. Most craft/fabric shops will have them, as well as online fabric shops and amazon of course!
Ok, so when you are choosing a pattern size to modify what measurements are you looking for? Closest bust under your arms? Also how high should you take the neckline and why?
I usually go off of the largest measurement because I always feel it is easier to take bits in than it is to let areas out. I take the neckline as high as is comfortable, not because I'll use it that high often, but because it is a base version pattern that I will use to trace as a start each time and it is nice to have the highest possible as a start.
@@TheClosetHistorian Do you have videos of you starting from the base and altering it to look like an image or pattern you’ve seen?
@@deejcarter2003 Most of my sewing videos start this way yes! ruclips.net/p/PLxmC6PRxKKf_eWc0aMIGUPuQ4KcSUHzz1
Thank you so much for this, this is the exact video I've been looking for and you explained it so clearly! The only thing I'm wondering is what is the best way to transfer the markings from the commercial pattern onto your paper? Im really new so could be missing something obvious, but I really struggle with this for my fabric too🙈
Thank you Leanna! I usually just trace the outside edge of patterns and then sort of flip the edge up to transfer notches or things I need. They also have tracing paper if you are worried about being super exact, which I am usually not. Also this alphanumeric paper I use here is still transparent enough that I could lay the traced pieces over the others and still see the markings right through the paper and transfer them that way too.
@@TheClosetHistorian Thank you, that's really helpful!
Normal tip Sharpie traced on your cutting line of tissue will transfer ink to the pattern paper or muslin fabric underneath. Works really well.
@@maryb.c.507 Mary, you are so right
Thank you! Runs to Cashmerette 🏃♀
Thank you for this video.
Hi Bianca
Great tutorial.
Thank you for the refresher. This is how I was taught to make a sloper when I was much younger. (Warning: I'm getting on my soapbox.)
I actually paid someone to teach me how to modify a pattern already in existence. I felt cheated. Frankly I was pissed. (I guess I still am). It just didn't feel like I was a real designer.
Anyway I know better now (although I still wonder why I wasn't taught how to make a sloper from scratch in the first place). I'm looking forward to your tutorial on making one using my measurements.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you Darnelle! If it makes you feel any better, I paid...a lot (ahem...student loan debts, so I haven't exactly finished paying...) to be taught that all I really needed to do was buy a drafting book and I would have saved myself tens of thousands and having to sit through chemistry as well too so...oops. Though to be fair I was lucky that in my drafting class freshman year of university pattern drafting actually came really easily to me (which was reaffirming at the time) but some others in my class really had zero base sewing knowledge and needed the courses for sure!
Thank you very much. Very informative video. You are great. Meg
Thank you Meg!
Perfect!!! I need to draft a short bodice block for my House of Worth Gown! Would this work for that?
Hmm! Unfortunately I don't think this method would work for Victorian or Edwardian gowns, assuming those are the eras of Worth you are working on. Patterns like the ones I show in this video, and an average sloper/block/fitting shell pattern in general, are made to go over just the body, not the body+a corset. Although of course Victorian patterns sometimes do indeed use darts, I feel they are so different in shape from say a midcentury pattern that it would possibly be too dramatic a modification to take a standard bodice pattern and make it into a historic one.
One could certainly make a sort of standard bodice or bodice block for doing Victorian things or Edwardian things, but I think it would be best to start with a Truly Victorian or other costuming pattern as the base in that case. It would almost be best in the costuming sphere of sewing to have a different block (base/simplest) bodice pattern for each of one's corsets if they fit and shape the body a little different. I can't really even remember how I went about drafting my Worth-ish Edwardian gown several years ago! I'll have to go back and see if I documented it on my blog
😊 This is great and just what I needed.!
This is so helpful! Thank you! ❤️
Thanks very much, very helpful.
Have you tried using the blocks to recreate a teen sized pattern? Or even children's? I have some adorable vintage kids patterns that I'd totally wear
BRILLIANT! thanks so much.
Awesome video! Thanks
Your makeup is gorgeous 💚
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this
I am not math minded, so this will be perfect for me!
Ok...I´m sorry...but I´m obcessed with your hair! I need a tutorial on cutting/styling that hair....please??????
Thank you! I just brought my hairdresser some photos of Phryne Fisher and then asked for my usual baby bangs. I have an undercut in the back that is a sort of diamond shape of about 1/3 of my hair that is shaved away as well, which goes mostly unnoticed if I have my hair down as I most often do. You can see the cut a bit better in this old blog post of mine perhaps theclosethistorian.blogspot.com/2019/01/get-in-line.html
though I asked to go a bit more angled/shorter in the back this time. As for styling all I did here was run a straightener through it real quick! I didn't even blow dry my bangs properly here so they look a bit lopsided! Lazy all the way for this video ha!
@@TheClosetHistorian thank you so much for this explanation! You are the best!
This was really interesting! I've tried adapting my own block pattern from a standard pattern, but I always have one difficulty I can't seem to get away from. I'd love to hear if you know the magic trick to fix my issue. I have a short torso. But it's not necessarily at the waist. The distance between the top of my shoulder and the fullest point of the bust is just a couple of inches shorter than standard. On gowns with a single strap I have to shorten the strap by about 2.5 inches, simple enough. But that shorter than standard distance plays merry hell with bust darts, the shape of sleeve openings and the depth of any and all V and scoop necks. With a block pattern I could avoid the whole neckline issue, but what can I do about the (on me) insane depth of the arm holes?? I'm not good enough to just "figure out" how to adapt that. If there isn't some simple fix just know I still appreciate you reading this.
I have two ideas as a general starting place, but I do wonder if I can explain them without a visual eek! These are assuming starting with a basic block bodice pattern (or a commercial fitting shell pattern perhaps) So, my first try would be to draw a line across from the center front to the mid armhole (90 degrees from the center front out until it meets the armscye) and cut along this and then tape it back having overlapped it say a half inch to start and more as needed. Or perhaps to try pinning the shoulders as in this image to fit from the bottom up www.threadsmagazine.com/app/uploads/assets/uploads/posts/4483/101-armhole-fitting-12.jpg This is great fitting fixes article in general and may be of use www.threadsmagazine.com/2008/11/02/to-get-the-right-armhole-fit-the-bodice The other thing I would say is if the bust darts on something are not working, make sure the pattern's apex and your own are matching up. To do so, when you have on a muslin/mockup to check fit, note if the darts are pointing toward the center of your bust/the fullest point of the bust, if where the darts point is too high or too low, mark with a pen on the muslin where they should point to instead, redraw the darts from the side seam and/or waist seam to point to this new apex point and see if that helps.
Fitting a block perfectly is a pain in the bum, requiring several mockups and google searches like "weird wrinkle above bust pattern fix" to get them to work, but then once you have a working block you are golden, as anything drafted from that block will then always fit!
@@TheClosetHistorian Thank you!
Wonderfully helpful video! I was about to go to the effort of making a sloper but I think I'll try this instead. Do you have any videos explaining how you use your bodice block to modify into whatever garment you're making?
Thank you! All of my project/sewing videos I start with the blocks and then transform them into whatever design I'm working on!
@@TheClosetHistorian I should have watched more before commenting I guess lol. But thank you for the direction nonetheless! Your videos have been so incredibly helpful. I'm very close to finally getting a bodice block that fits me just right. I'd never have figured out how to do it without tearing my hair out if not for your videos!
@@raerror404 That's awesome! The rough bit is getting the block, but after that it gets so much easier luckily ✨
Could you make a block from a store bought shirt you already have and love? How would one do that?
Very instructional, thank you.
Thank you Ani!
I'm right there with you on "modify the h*ck out of existing patterns, but miss me with that alterations mess." Altering existing garments is a nightmare about a plague, and I am Not Here For It™.
Love your channel!!! Thank you!!!🥰
Thank you Nique!
Brilliant vlog x
Thank you Kerry!
What would you suggest I buy if I fall between a size 12 & 14 which is where patterns split between 2 multi size envelope? My measurements are 35 (almost B cup), 28 waist, & 37 hip. Thanks!
Thank you so very much! 🌹
dumb question, what if I hate darts and only want to have princess seams? would it make sense to have a princess seam pattern as a base?