Measurements:
Length Shoulder
Chest round Neck
depth front & back
Upper chest round Waist
round
Armhole round Nipple
point length
Cup width [distance between the nipple point]
Construction
[Back]
(0-1) (0-1) =
Length
(0-2) (0-2) = Armhole length = (0-5) measure
[with sleeve] or
(0-5)
measure minus ½” to ¾” [without sleeve]
(2-3) = ¼ upper chest + ½”
(1-4) = ¼ waist round + 1”(dart width)
(0-5) = ½ shoulder
(5-6) = ½” down
(shoulder slope)
(0-7) = Neck width (3”) or
1/6 Neck round ; Join (7-6)
(0-8) = ½” down
; Join (7-8) with smooth curve
(0-9) = Back neck depth; Join (8-9) any shape
(3-3’) = 1” to 1 ½ ” ; Join (9-3’)
For
armhole
X = midpoint
of (6-a)
(a-b) = 1” to 1 ¼”
Join (6-x-b-3)= back arm curve = ½ armhole round (with
sleeve)
Front
Construction
[Front]
(0-1) (0-1) =
Length
(0-2) (0-2) = Armhole length = (0-5) measure
[with sleeve] or
(0-5)
measure minus ½” to ¾” [without sleeve]
(2-3) = ¼ Upper chest + ½”
(1-4) = ¼ waist round + 2” (1”+1”= 2” main dart width) ; Join (3-4) = slanting line
(0-5) = ½ shoulder
(5-6) = ½” down
(shoulder slope)
(0-7) = Neck width (3”) or
1/6 Neck round ; Join (7-6)
(0-8) = (0-7)
measure + ½” ; Join
(7-8) with smooth curve
(0-9) = Front neck depth ; Join (8-9) any shape
(3-3’) = 1” to 1 ½” ; Join (9-3’)
(0-10) =
Nipple point length
(10-11) = horizontal line
(10-12) & (1-13)
= ½ cup width (distance between the nipple point)
(13-14) & (13-15)
= 1” + 1” = 2”
X = midpoint of front arm curve ( 6-x-3)
Join (14-12-x)
& (15-12-x)
For
armhole
X = midpoint
of (6-a)
(a-b) = 1” to 1 ¼”
Join (6-x-b-3)= back arm curve = ½ armhole round (with
sleeve)