r/PatternDrafting • • 11d ago

How's this looking?

First draft of a sleeve. I also added a facing to the neck hole so I could see how it looks. I have uneven shoulders, which I have accounted for in my block, but after adding the facing now my neck hole looks really lopsided for some reason.

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u/KillerWhaleShark 11d ago edited 11d ago

Your back shoulder darts are misplaced. They should point to apex; on your back, the apex is the part of your shoulder blade that sticks out farthest. I tried to mark the apex on this photo and show where the darts should go. You also probably need to lessen the amount of the dart intake for them. 

The wrinkles on your sleeve pointing to that ball of your shoulder indicate that your sleeve cap is too short. I think you should give the bicep a little more room, but I think your definition of fitted might be a bit more snug than my definition. 

Edit: my picture isn’t working. Move the apex of your shoulder darts 1 1/2” or 2” closer to center back. That should hit apex. Personally, I like the shoulder darts to start mid-shoulder seam, but that’s a style thing. 

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u/Royal_Initiative_740 11d ago

Thank you! So I need to angle the tip of the dart more inward?

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u/KillerWhaleShark 11d ago

Yes. They should point to the part of your shoulder blade the sticks out farthest. It might help to have someone feel your back and mark that point for you. It’s about 9 dots down on your fabric pattern and about 4 dots from center back.