Contouring for Lowered Necklines & Cutaway Armholes (Part 1: Variations on a Silhouette)

Learn about contouring when drafting patterns where you are lowering the neckline and cutting away the armhole. When you draft lower necklines or cutaway arms you get gaping. You can mark the necessary gape darts on your block, so that you can then move that gaping into an existing dart or dart equivalent in your design. 00:00 Overview of the Variations on a Silhouette Series (until 08:31min) 02:18 Overview of Options 03:35 Examples of Flared Skirt Options 04:55 Skirt Hem Circumferences 05:58 Finishes 08:31 What is Contouring and why it is needed 09:40 The Need for Contouring Examples 13:36 Example of how Contouring affects pattern pieces 15:23 Standard Contouring Amounts on the Block 17:13 Bust Mound 17:59 Bust Radius for the Bust Mound 19:02 Shoulder and Neckline Contour Markings 21:14 Instructions for marking Shoulder Contouring on the Block 23:05 Shoulder Line Contouring 24:44 Plunging Necklines 27:25 Empire Line Contour Markings ('Classic Empire') 28:14 Instructions: Empire Line markings onto the Block 30:48 Fitting Empire bodice under the bust 31:44 Review of Why Contouring Is Needed 32:59 Example walk through of Closing Gape Darts 36:02 Contour Markings on your Toile 37:50 Coming Next My Booklets: https://dresspatternmaking.com/patternmaking-block-guides My Website: https://dresspatternmaking.com My Ko-Fi Shop https://ko-fi.com/mariadresspatternmaking Google Play: https://www.google.com.au/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Maria+Prus-Grzybowski%22&source=gbs