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 8 DRAFT OF FITTED BODICE - MISSES, 12-20

The illustrations below indicate where each body measurement is taken on the figure. Measurements 4 and 6 on the back, and 9 and 10 on the front, are taken from side seam to side

The measurements 2 and 8 are taken from armhole to armhole.

1 CENTER BACK LENGTH 2 ACROSS BACK 3 SHOULDER SEAM 4 FULL BACK WIDTH 5 SIDE SEAM LENGTH 6 BACK WAISTLINE 7 CENTER FRONT LENGTH 8 ACROSS CHEST 9 FULL FRONT WIDTH 10 FRONT WAISTLINE

FOR A FIGURE WITH PROMINENT BUST, take an additional measurement over fullest part of bust, about 2 below the FULL FRONT WIDTH measurement, and if this measurement is greater,ad just Front pattern as follows:

Cut out dart, then slash from P to S, (2 from N) and spread needed amount at P, pivoting at S. (This also reduces armhole slightly).