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    Designing a Blouse

    Feb 12, 2017 4 minutes

    As with all fashion designing, it is recommend that you trace a copy of your personalised bodice and skirt patterns. This maintains your original pattern for future use. Then begin the creative process.

    Pattern preparation

    Sleeve

    Mark the centre of the sleeve and clearly label FRONT and BACK on each sleeve piece. Measure your shoulder to elbow length, and then mark your elbow level on the pa›ern. See diagram 1.

    Cut the sleeve along the centre line.

    Op›onal front shoulder dart/release pleat

    For this par›cular dolman-sleeve blouse design, the side bust dart was transferred up into the shoulder line and then par›ally s›tched to form a release pleat. See

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