I found the pattern really good when getting back into sewing, as the instructions are really clear and all the pieces are printed on good quality thick paper.
I have made this dress up a couple of times already, however due to weight gains over the past year it no longer fits properly in the bodice- at least when made up in a fabric with no stretch as here:
"Squooshed" cleavage overflowing into armpit area!So I have been trying to figure out how to do an Full Bust Alteration on the bodice area. My "Fit For Real People" doesn't have an exact how-to on this style of bodice (I'm not very experienced), nor has any web sites I've looked at yet (I was hoping someone on SPR may have reviewed this but no such luck!).
So I have kind of been muddling through trying to do it by using a slash-and-spread method. This is my progress so far:
Original bodice section with red lines drawn in for slashing + spreading of bodice (original dart in blue).
Slashed bodice section.
Trying on the slashed bodice to see if its going in the right direction....
Putting tissue paper under the bodice and taping slashed sections down (trying to make centre and side seams sit where they should).
Trying to flatten the slashed+ taped altered bodice and work out how many darts (pluswhere to put them!).
Finished bodice redrawn with new darts (sorry about the pic being side on - I am having issues with loading this one)
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