Today on Fit Tip Tuesday I'm super excited to share something that happened in one of my Efficient Work Flow for Bodice Fitting Classes! I was working with a student to fix the shape of her armhole. At first glance, it looked like the back armhole was too long, causing a bubble of extra fabric near the shoulder seam... You can get a good look at this during the tutorial. First we tried to pick up the "extra length" at the tip of the shoulder. This did smooth the armhole... but it also made the armhole too snug when the sleeve when in. So, back to the drawing board... carefully examining her back view, I noticed that her shoulder blades were prominent because I could see them poking at the fabric. So I suggested adding a shoulder dart to add shape + a Prominent Shoulder adjustment. This did the trick! I'll share the before and after photos as well as how to fix it!
00:00 Intro
01:57 How the armhole can be affected by prominent shoulder blades - Before Photo
03:52 How to create a back shoulder dart to create shaping for a prominent shoulder blade
10:21 How to add more room for a prominent shoulder blade
14:46 How the armhole looks after a back shoulder dart and prominent shoulder blade adjustment
PDF Companions:
Efficient Work Flow in Bodice Fitting - Shoulders, Neck & Upper Back PDF Companion
https://jsterndesigns.com/product/efficient-work-flow-for-bodice-fitting-shoulders-neck-upper-back/
Efficient Work Flow for Bodice Fitting - The Pink Zone PDF Companion
https://jsterndesigns.com/product/efficient-work-flow-for-bodice-fitting-part-2-the-pink-zone/
Efficient Work Flow for Sleeve Fitting PDF Companion:
https://jsterndesigns.com/product/efficient-work-flow-for-sleeve-fitting/
Efficient Work Flow for Bodice Fitting: Complete Series
Prep Pattern and Sew Half Muslin: https://youtu.be/T0YQxGMeof8
Tips for Solo Bodice Fitting: https://youtu.be/KmSrlng1H7U
Pink Zone - Armhole Depth & Position and Ease of Bust Dart: https://youtu.be/G6luj9fLrwk
Pink Zone - Waistline, Hem and Ease: https://youtu.be/9uS8V-jLY40
Efficient Work Flow for Sleeve Fitting: https://youtu.be/6uwF8B8xlIs
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