8 DRAFT OF FITTED BODICE - MISSES, 12-20
| SIZE | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | |||
| A to B | 15-1/2 | 15-3/4 | 16 | 16-1/4 | 16-1/4 | 16-1/2 | Equals 1/4 Center Back Length. |
| A to C | 3-7/8 | 3-7/8 | 4 | 4 | 4-1/8 | Equals 1/2 about of Center Back Length. | |
| C to D | 6-1/2 | 6-3/4 | 7 | 7-1/4 | 7-1/2 Equals of Across Back Measurement. | ||
| A to E | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | Equals shoulder height line. | |
| E to F | 6-3/4 | 7 | 7-1/4 | 7-1/2 | 7-3/4 Equals line C-D, plus 1/4". | ||
| F to G | 1-7/8 | 1-7/8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Equals shoulder slope depth. | |
| G to H | 4-3/4 | 4-7/8 | 5 | 5-1/8 | 5-14 | Equals Shoulder Seam ( 1/4" ease included). | |
| H to A | Curve a line for back of neck. | ||||||
| B to J | 7-3/4 | 7-7/8 | 8 | 8-1/8 | 8-1/4 | Equals Side Seam Length, less 1/4". | |
| J to K | 8 | 8-1/2 | 9 | 9-1/2 | 10 | Equals of Full Back Width measurement. | |
| K to L | 8 | 8-1/8 | 8-3/8 | 8-1/2 | Equals Side Seam Length. | ||
| L to M | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | Square across at point L. | |
| M to K | Connect for Side Seam line. | ||||||
| B to N | 4 | 4-1/4 | 4-1/2 | 4-3/4 | 5 | Equals1/2 of J-K line. | |
| M to N | Connect to complete the waistline. | ||||||
| D to O | Square a line down from point D to line J-K. | ||||||
| O to P | 7/8" | 1" | 1" | 1-1/8 | 1-1/8 | Draw a diagonal line at 45° angle. | |
| G to K | Draw back armhole line from G to D to P to K | ||||||
| N to Q | 1-1/4 | 1-3/8 | 1-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 1-1/2 | Width of dart at waistline: | |
| J to R | 3-1/2 | 3-5/8 | 3-3/4 | 3-7/8 | 4 | Equals distance from B to center of N-Q. | |
| For dart, connect from N to R to Q. |
| SIZE | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| A to B | 14-1/2 | 14-3/4 | 15 | 15-1/4 | 15-1/2 | Equals Center Front Length. | ||||||||||||||||
| A to C | 2-7/8 | 2-7/8 | 3 | 3 | 3-1/8 | Equals 1/5 of Center Front Length. | ||||||||||||||||
| C to D | 6-1/8 | 6-3/8 | 6-5/8 | 6-7/8 | 7-1/8 | Equals 1/2 of Across Chest measurement. | ||||||||||||||||
| A to E | 2-1/8 | 2-3/16 | 2-1/4 | 2-5/16 | 2-3/8 | Equals shoulder height line. | ||||||||||||||||
| E to F | 6-5/8 | 6-7/8 | 7-1/8 | 7-3/8 | 7-5/8 | Equals line C-D plus ½. | F to G | 1-3/8 | 1-3/8 | 1-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 1-1/2 | Equals shoulder slope depth. | G to H | 4-1/2 | 4-5/8 | 4-3/4 | 4-7/8 | 5 | Equals Shoulder Seam. | ||
| H to A | Draw a curved neckline, after squaring a-cross at A, and squaring from H, as illus. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B to J | 9-1/4 | 9-3/8 | 9-5/8 | 9-3/4 | 10 | Equals Side Seam Length, plus 1-3/8" for size 16 (with 1/8" grade for each two sizes) | ||||||||||||||||
| J to K | 8-1/8 | 8-5/8 | 9-5/8 | 9-3/4 | 10 | Equals of Full Front Width measurement. | ||||||||||||||||
| K to L | 8 | 8-1/8 | 8-1/4 | 8-3/8 | 9-1/2 | Equals Side Seam Length. | ||||||||||||||||
| D to M | Square a line down from point D to line J-K. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M to N | 3/4 | 7/8 | 7/8 | 1" | 1" | Draw a diagonal line 45° angle. | ||||||||||||||||
| G to K | Draw front armhole line from G to D to N to K. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B to O | 5-3/4 | 5-7/8 | 6 | 6-1/8 | 6-1/4 | Equals about 1/2 of B to C on center front. | ||||||||||||||||
| O to P | 3-1/4 | 3-3/8 | 3-1/2 | 3-5/8 | 3-3/4 | Equals about of E-F line. | ||||||||||||||||
| B to Q | 2-3/4 | 2-7/8 | 3 | 3-1/8 | 3-1/4 | Equals O to P, less 1/2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Q to P | Connect. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q to R | 1-3/4 | 1-7/8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Equals width of dart at waistline. | ||||||||||||||||
| R to P | Equals length of line Q-P. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R to L | Connect to complete the waistline. |
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).
