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DRESS MAKING - CITS

• Mark cowl depth 2 inches down from bust level. Label A.
• Mark B 1 1/2 inches from shoulder tip.
• Draw a line from B to A and from A to bust point.
• Trim neckline (shaded area).
• Cut slash lines A from, not through, the bust point.

• Close the dart legs.
Fig 2
• Fold paper.
• Place waist at fold. With a pushpin, pivot the pattern until point A touches the fold.

• Trace the pattern from B to center front waist.
• Square a line from the fold, touching B.
• Draw the facing as illustrated (uneven broken lines).
• Follow the instructions given for the first fitting in Figures 3, 4, and 5 starting with the finding True Bias section
earlier in this chapter.
Fig 3
• Unfold, mark notches, draw bias grainline, add seams, and cut from the paper.

Fig 2 Fig 3

Back Pattern

• Trace the back pattern. Draw neckline using the measurements given.
• Draw the facing (uneven dash lines).
• Add seams and extension. Cut from the paper.
• Mark notches and grainline.
• Trace facing.

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