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Note that the process sounds complicated to describe, but it much easier to do than to explain. Also, if this is for your own bodice block, you may need to do this just once - if you draft onto a piece of cardboard, the resulting block can be re-used as a template time and again for any other manipulations. On the other hand, if you are making clothes for a range of people, experience will quickly render the process relatively painless and quick. It takes about 30 minutes to construct the block when you are used to the process. I have posted a "how to" of the process of adapting the block to develop a bra pattern. As I have time, I should be able to post additional manipulations for other patterns later. Enjoy!

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    Jul 14, 2011, 09.54 PMby momofour09

    I really want to make one but I wear a D cup and don’t know where to begin if modifications are necessary. I am still very new to sewing and alterations scare me just about as much as patterns :) Any help is greatly appreciated.

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    Jun 12, 2011, 02.42 PMby Laura123h

    Thank you for this!

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    May 1, 2011, 03.34 PMby Rebecca Summerfield

    Thanks for this i just made mine an afternoon well spent.

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    Mar 29, 2011, 02.48 PMby anlusaro

    Hello, thanks for this post! I want to try this, but I am 1,51 m short, my bust measurement is 97 cm, and my waist is 76cm….will this work for me?

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    Feb 12, 2011, 12.22 AMby clairesophie

    Thank you! I planning on sewing up my muslin this weekend!

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    Feb 6, 2011, 11.47 PMby clairesophie

    does this include a seam allowance? if so what?

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      Feb 7, 2011, 03.28 AMby gedwoods

      It should be clear from reading through the instructions that no seam allowance is included, but I shall add a note somewhere to try to make this clearer. In general, blocks don’t include seam allowances – some even define blocks as being patterns without seam allowances, but I think this is misleading. Blocks are the progenitors of patterns, a kind of basic template from which an infinite number of patterns can be generated. Because they precede pattern creation, however, they are usually provided without seam allowances, because it is expected they will be modified in many different ways before one is ready to add a seam allowance.

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    Jan 29, 2011, 06.04 AMby ronnie1

    Thank you so much, I just finished my bodice block. Great instructions and illustrations.

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    Jul 19, 2010, 12.38 PMby klarain

    thank you, I´ll definitely try it one day! :)

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    Jun 14, 2010, 12.06 PMby neucheabba

    Thanks. Bodice block demystified.

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    Mar 23, 2010, 04.56 AMby anna mariana

    thx a lot..great

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