Learn to Adjust the Bust Apex on a Pattern In this article, we’ll show you how to adjust the bust apex on a sewing pattern, so it matches your measurements. Most women don’t like to sew for themselves because it is hard to fit when you have curves. So if you are also one of these women, then you no longer need to worry about this, as we’ll help you to learn how to adjust the bust apex on a pattern, so you make it match your own measurements. There are a few basic concepts that you need to learn. An important concept is where the bust apex is on your pattern. The bust apex refers to the most protuberant point of the bust on each side of the body. It also corresponds approximately to the point where the nipple is, although it may be slightly …show more content…
You are recommended to use a dark marker for this, as it will show up if you place the paper under the pattern. After you did this, measure from the shoulder of the pattern and from the center front, so you will mark where your bust apex is. Move your traced dart up or down, to point it at your apex. Retrace the new dart and redraw the seams, to make them align your new dart. How to raise or lower bust apex on princess seams Create an upside down L shape by drawing a horizontal line and a vertical line. Line up your pattern with the top of the shoulder touching the horizontal line and the bust curve touching the vertical line. Measure from the horizontal line down the amount of the height of your bust apex plus the pattern’s seam allowance. Mark the point where you need the fullness to hit, by marking along the vertical line. Trace around your pattern piece’s top, and shift the piece up or down, to make the fullest part of the curve match your mark for the fullest point. Mark the area around the curve and blend back to the original pattern shape at the pattern’s bottom. Do this step for both the side front and center front. How to shorten or lengthen a side