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4 Design 2 - Low Cowl
Design Analysis: Design 2
The low cowl drapes at or slightly below bust level. All of the waist dart excess is transferred to the neckline for a
cowl of this depth.
Pattern Plot and Manipulation Fig 1
• Trace front bodice.
• Square a line from center front to the bust point. Label A (bust level).
• Mark B 1 1/2 inches from shoulder tip. Draw a line from A to B.

• Draw a slash line between the shoulder tip and point B, ending at point A.
• Cut from paper.
• Cut slash lines to, not through, the shoulder and bust point.
• Close dart leg. Tape

Fig 1

Fig 2
• Fold the paper and square a guideline 5 inches down from paper’s edge at fold.

• Place the pattern with center front on fold and point B on the guideline. Spread sections until point A touches
center front fold.
• Secure and trace from B to center front waist.
• Draw fold-back facing. See Figure 3 within the Deep Cowl section, two pages ahead.

• Develop the back pattern using instructions in Figure 4 with the Deep Cowl section, two pages ahead, as a
guide.
• Complete the pattern for test fit.

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