Making Form of Blouse Pattern
1. Neckline is 10 cms from pattern paper’s head.
2. From Neckline to Waistline is equal the measurement of center front length.
3. Bustline is a half of Neckline and Waistline.
4. Shoulder section’s line is a half of Neckline and Bustline.
5. Upper Hip line is 10 cms below from Waistline.
6. Hipline is 20 cms below from Waistline.
Blouse FRONT Pattern
Neck line
- Measure A to B = (½ Neckband ÷ 3)+0.5 cms
- B is right angle; measure B to C = (AB+0.5 cms) then draw neckband line AC
- D = ½ BC , and draw straight along side of Neckline.
- CE is each pair of shoulders and F = ½ CE
- Measure F to G = (½ Bust ÷ 10)
Bust Line
- H to I = ½ Brest
- I is Bust point, measure up and down for 3 cms each.
- Measure A to I = High Brest; make ends meet of straight line G and F at I
- GF is bust’s dart. Fold the dart from FI to GI and draw CF straight to J, measure new CJ = each pair of shoulders or 12 cms standard.
- At Bust line; measure H to M = (Bust ÷ 4)+2
Shoulder Line
- Fold Bust dart, then measure K to L = ½ shoulder and draw JL line.
Hip Line
- Measure X to Y = (Hip ÷ 4)+2
- At M, measure up to N for 2 cms. Draw arc line LN
- Measure PQ = 2 cms; draw NQ and QY line.
- At I, draw straight line to I′. Make dart RS at waistline 3 cms wide and long to hipline.
- O = ½ SQ, make O dart 2 cms wide and draw down 10 cms at O′ point. The dart is long to upper hipline.
Blouse BACK Pattern
Neck line
- A is at waistline; measure A up to B = Center Back
- B to C = 1 cm and A to D = 1.5 cms. Draw CD and DX
- C to E = (½ neckband ÷ 3) + 0.5 cms
- EF = 1/3 CE then draw arc line CF
Shoulder Line
- Measure G à H = ½ shoulder + 0.5 cms
- H is right angle; measure H à I = [ (Center Back – Center Front) ÷ 2 ] + 7 cms.
- Draw FI line, if FI is equal or larger than each pair of shoulders
- If FI is shorter, extend II′ to the right side until FI is equalled pair of shoulders then draw I′H, equal F to I or I′ = ½ each pair of shoulders
Bust Line
- Measure J to K = (Bust ÷ 4) – 2
Hip Line
- Measure X to Y = (Hip ÷ 4)-2
- KY to KL = 2 cms, draw arc line HL
- Measure MN = 2 cms, draw LN and NY
- D to P = 1/3 DN
- P to Q = 3 cms
- X to T = AP + 1 cm
- Draw PT and QT and PO meet at shoulder line
- On PO line, S is in between shoulder and bust line.
- Draw SQ and SQ′
