Burda Style For people who sew

This How To shows the grade lines for skirts and pants. The technique illustrated in the previous How To’s (<a href="%E2%80%9D" http:="" www.burdastyle.com="" howtos="" show="" 273”="">Grading a Bodice to a Larger Size How To</a> and <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/howtos/show/296%E2%80%9D">Grading a Sleeve to a smaller size How To</a> can be applied to these pattern pieces to make them either a smaller or a larger size. Each pattern piece has several vertical and horizontal lines in areas where the body generally gets bigger or smaller, as the sizes change. For a skirt, they are illustrated above. Once you have calculated the overall grade, learned in <a href="%E2%80%9D" http:="" www.burdastyle.com="" howtos="" show="" 273”="">This How To</a>, find the allocated grade by dividing the overall grade by four. <b>Then, to distribute the allocated grade with each of the lines illustrated in here, you must use the formula written below. A-B: Waist to Hem Before Dart: ¼ of allocated grade C-D: Waist to Hem before Dart: ¼ of allocated grade E-F: Waist to Hem after Dart: ½ of allocated grade G-H: CF or CB to Side Seam at Hipline: ½ of allocated grade I-J: CF or CB to Side Seam at Mid-thigh: ½ of allocated grade Mark these measurements on your pattern.</b> *These formulas come from a calculation of all the parts of the pattern body/etc…. and is a bit difficult to explain. Trust me…