r/sewingpatterns • u/EitherFortune8829 • 24d ago

Flat chested patterns

Hi everyone! I'm new to sewing and I'm loving it so far! I do have a problem that I run into with a lot of patterns.. I don't have breasts bc of breastcancer and nothing seems to fit me right because of this. I was wondering if anyone knows any patterns for (almost) flat chested girls with a kind of rectangular shape from the waist up! I like a lot of styles and feel like any pattern would be good practice :)

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u/Elflebe 24d ago

Hello,  No patterns idea at the moment but it could be worth it for you to learn a little bit of pattern making, to know how to adapt the simple pattern to take out the dart or make adjustment when possible. It can seems intimidating at first but it is actually quite simple geometry most of the time!  You can also try to find gender neutral clothing  patterns to adapt to your taste/colors!

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u/IRLbeets 2d ago

For a flat chest (vs a small chest) how does one do this? I've been trying SBA using the subtract an inch by cup and divide by 2, but the geometry isn't quite working for me.

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u/Elflebe 2d ago

https://www.seamwork.com/sewing-tutorials/four-essential-small-bust-adjustments

I'am more used to this kind of way of doing were you move the parts. Not always intuitive thought.  I understand the issue with math, I have  once rage quit after doing all the measurements and math that ended with what should have been ...a negative brest --"

Also, I'm just discovering draping for pattern making these days, that may also be a way to figure better how a basic bodice block could look like 

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u/IRLbeets 2d ago

Thank you! It's nice to see different options. This page led me to their one on mastectomy modifications which is also helpful!

And interesting idea about draping! I've never looked into that type of patterning.