Fitting an Asymmetrical Body: Balance, Armhole & Pitch Marks – ISOT Bonus Lesson 34 – P2 – Pagoda

This part of ISOT Bonus Lesson 34 explains advanced Pagoda jacket fitting corrections, with a main focus on fitting an asymmetrical body. Reza shows how to change the balance on one side only, then alter the armhole and pitch marks so the sleeve can still be fitted correctly into the changed body. This is an important fitting problem because the body is not always equal from left to right. If both sides of the jacket are altered in the same way, the correction may improve one side while damaging the other. This lesson shows the complete fitting logic: the visible fault on the body, the animated pattern correction, the cutting or alteration principle behind it, and the result on the actual Pagoda jacket. The main focus of this part is one-sided balance correction. Reza also explains how slash and spread can be applied to the fabric without cutting the paper pattern, and how the front panel can be rotated to level the chest line with the floor. In this lesson, you will see: • How to reduce the skirt of the jacket • How to increase the size around the back area • How to recognise an asymmetrical fitting problem • Why one side of the jacket may need a different correction from the other • How to change the balance on one side only • How a one-sided balance change affects the armhole • How to alter the pitch marks after the correction • How to use slash and spread without cutting the paper pattern • Why sleeve placement must follow the corrected body, not the original pattern