Burda Style For people who sew

Here is a tutorial on altering a basic bodice pattern (with vertical waist darts and horizontal bust darts) into a "leaf" pleated bodice. For this tutorial I used the JJ bodice sloper pattern you can download from this site. The idea is to show you an easy altering technique I used when drafting my "Do you like peaches?" dress. You will get the best results if you start with a basic pattern you already tired, and that fits you well.

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Paper Scissors Cello tape Ruler Pen

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  Oct 30, 2009, 04.33 PMby DONALD GREEN LIM

  hi jan, me gusta tu unico detalye na de tu camisa….. it could also be useful on sleeves for edgy effect.:) i’ll try that one of these days. :)
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  Oct 21, 2009, 07.10 AMby Lisalei

  I love this technique! I’m getting a lot of inspiration from it :) Thanks for posting :)
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  Oct 12, 2009, 01.56 PMby teresaschwarz

  I think I’ll use that someday as a neckline rather than waistline accent to go better with my figure.
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  Oct 10, 2009, 12.33 PMby maha1965

  very fine illustration and very useful technique it can be used on skirts too

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    Oct 11, 2009, 12.07 PMby AnaJan

    Exactly! I used the same technique to draft the skirt part of the peach dress showed above.

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  Oct 9, 2009, 12.06 PMby Almatinka

  This is a cool technique. Unfortunately, I don’t think it will go with my figure, but I will definitely try it out when I sew for relatives and friends. But in general, AnaJan, your techniques and creations amazed me!