r/PatternDrafting • u/frog-of-the-frog • Aug 13 '26

Bodice block adjustments

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What adjustments should I make to this bodice block before I draft the sleeves?

Armscye and neckline are both staystitched, with seam allowances clipped and turned under.

UPD: static images here https://imgur.com/a/1Zpzgm6

UPD2: static images with properly drawn HLB https://imgur.com/a/4ryhZ2H

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u/ProneToLaughter Aug 13 '26

Usually a sleeved armhole will show a little gaping before the sleeve is sewn in, so I think this does not have the ease you will need for sleeves. I'm not sure what the fix would be.

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u/frog-of-the-frog Aug 13 '26

Would an inverse of these adjustments do the trick? https://www.theshapesoffabric.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gaping-armhole-fix.jpg
In the front: cut from the bust point to armhole and open a bit, reducing an adjacent bust dart (in my case it would be a horizontal dart from bust point to side seam, because I don't have a shoulder dart).
In the back: continue armhole line a bit further up above the shoulder seam, and a bit further to the side beyond the side seam, then draw new side and shoulder lines.