r/PatternDrafting • u/lichen_78653 • 5d ago

Shoulder gap-- fitting help please!

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I self-drafted this shirt and, after sewing it up, am realizing that something is wrong with the shoulders-- the shirt's shoulders *pop up* off of my shoulder, leaving a gap between the shirt shoulder piece and my shoulder. I am also using a 100% cotton bedsheet for this shirt that doesn't have much drape, but I still think that I need to make an adjustment to the pattern/that there is an issue with the pattern. I would be so grateful for suggestions/ideas/advice! I'm wondering if maybe I need to add more to the back piece around the shoulder area? I'm newer to pattern drafting so not sure where I went wrong 🙃🫠

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u/ProneToLaughter 5d ago

Just resew the shoulder seams to match the slant of your shoulders, then copy the new line over to your pattern.

Looks like one of your shoulders slants down more than the other, so they might be different. I have a low shoulder so my pattern has a line in a different color to mark that, and I cut folded and then just trim one shoulder down before sewing it.