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Construction lines
1 Square down from 0.
2 Square halfway across the block 0 to1 is 1.5 cm.
3 1 to 2 is armhole depth +0.5 cm (21.5cm).

4 Square across.2 to 3 is ½ of bust measurement +5 cm.
5 Square up and down. Mark this line the center front line (49 cm).
6 3 to 4 is equal to 0 to 2. 1 to 5 is nape to waist measurement (40 cm).
7 Square across to 6.

8 5 to 7 is waist to hip measurement (20.6 cm).
9 Square across to front line and mark point 8 (this gives ½ of hip measurement +2.5 cm).
10 Back:
11 0 to 9 is 1/5 neck size – 0.2 cm. (7.2 cm).
12 Draw in back neck curve 1 to 9.

13 0 to 10 is 1/5 of armhole depth measurement – 0.7 cm (3.7 cm).
14 Square halfway across the block.
15 9 to 11 shoulder length measurement + 1 cm (13.25 cm).
16 Draw back shoulder line to touch the line from 10.

17 12 is center of shoulder line.
18 12 to13 draw a dotted line 5 cm long and sloping in wards 1cm.
19 Construct dart 1 cm wide, with this line as center( mark both sides of dart the same length).
20 2 to 14 is half back width + 0.5 cm (ease) (17.7 cm ).

21 Square up to 15.
22 14 to 16 half the measurement 14 to 15.
23 17 midway between 2 and 14.
24 Square down with a dotted line to point 18 on waist line and to point 19 on hip line. (Figure 1) Front:

25 4 to 20 is 1/5 neck size =0.7 cm (6.7 cm).
26 4 to 21 is 1/5 neck size = 0.2 cm (7.2 cm).
27 Draw in front neck curve 20 to 21.
28 3 to 22 is ½ chest measurement + ½ width of dart measurement 19.7 cm.
29 Square up 3to 23 is ½ the measurement 3 to 22.

30 Square down with a dotted line to point 24 on waist line and point 25 on hip line.
31 26 is the bust point, 2.5 cm down from 23.
32 Draw a line joining 20 to 26.
33 20 to 27 is dart width measurement.

34 Draw a line joining 26 to 27.
35 11 to 28 1.5 cm. square out approximately 10 cm to 29.
36 27 to 30, draw a line from 27 shoulder length measurement to touch the line from 28 to 29 ( 12.25 cm).
37 22 to 31 is 1/3 the measurement 3 to 21.
38 32 is midway between 14 and 22.

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