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 measure on the person from the base of the neck in the front to the fullest point of the bust, measuring at the center front. In the back square a line from the center back to the bottom of the armhole, line DC, Fig. 29.

A brassiere ought to fit tighter than a blouse. Pass the tape around the form as if taking the bust measure. See Lesson I. Draw it as tightly as you want the brassiere to fit. Half this amount will give you the size your pattern ought to be from the center front to the underarm and across the back. If your pattern measures more, take off the extra amount at the underarm seam. Suppose your waist pattern measures eighteen inches on the half across line DE, Fig. 28, and