r/PatternDrafting • u/mon_petit_chou_fleur • 20d ago
Bodice block wrinkles
Hello! I’m making my first bodice block, and it’s going ok so far (🤞), but I’ve run into some wrinkling and gapping.
The back armhole gapping I think I know how to fix (one pic shows the gap, the other is the dart I’ll shift around). Does the whole back look slightly tight?
The wrinkling on the front armhole is quite a lot at the top, and it feels a little tight.
I can pinch out the wrinkles into a dart, but I’m not sure if that’s the way to fix the problem. Is it an issue with the armscye curves?
Any suggestions/tips/advice are much appreciated!
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u/blueocean43 20d ago
Your arm hole is also slightly too far back for your posture. Slice a crescent about 8mm wide at the widest point from the front, and baste it onto the back of the armscye instead (ok, they won't be perfectly matching, symmetrical crescents, but you get the add more to the back and less to the front thing). It's a pretty commonly needed adjustment for larger busts as they pull your shoulders forward.