Full Bust Adjustment Tutorial 

can you explain how you got the 1 inch adjustment from a 3.5 in difference from the full bust and high bust?

This video is the best I have seen for explaining a complicated sewing process. I have been baffled for years! This video has inspired me to have another go, taking things one step at a time and I am sure that I will succeed this time. Thank you for such excellent and aware teaching.

Thank you. This is very clear to understand every step in the process

Genius! Thank you so much! This is invaluable stuff!

Wow. I’m just learning to sew andI’ve been intimidated by the idea of an FBA. Most resources I’ve looked at are not thus clear in the step by step instructions. This video is great. Thank you!!

Thank you, this is the best FBA video I have seen. The only one that has made me feel confident in giving it a go! Thank you so much. X

How do you know how many inches to add for full bust adjustment. If I heard correctly, in your example the full bust was 3 inches larger than the high bust, however, you only added an inch. I was a little confused at that.

I appreciate the explanation of how to use this technique, but I have some things I think would make the video more helpful as I tried to follow, but because I had to do guess work my pattern turned out wrong. Explaining exactly where a dart should be made using measurements. I had to do guess work based on the image of where the darts were in the video and it was not good on my pattern. I also need a 6 inch adjustment and seeing an example of how a large and small adjustment should be done would be more helpful. My adjustment attempt was a large one and the pattern looked completely different than the 1 inch example. I would appreciate more examples in larger adjustments since the patterns look very different in change. Also for the re drawing of the new darts, I was hoping for a more exact measurement of new dart locations, as my old darts were so spread apart I wasn’t exactly sure what to do because I just don’t. I know that it was said to redraw in kind of the center, but as I said, my pattern looked completely different than the 1 inch example and wasn’t sure where my new darts should be. So I guessed where the new center was and it turned out very badly 😕

This is a very clear tutorial! Thank you. Where would you add the full bust adjustment if the pattern has no darts? Also, do you add darts or leave it dartless?

The shape of the armhole is odd after the adjustment. Seems like I would need to redraw it?!?!?

Thank you. Explained really well.

This is really helpful to see. I have tried these slash and spreading methods, but had trouble getting the paper to “hinge.” Seeing you do it, helps me see why what I’ve been doing hasn’t been working so well. I just did a similar adjustment on a pattern, and I finally got it to work, but this method would have been so much easier.

For anyone watching this excellent tutorial in the future, one critical detail was omitted. In this example, she determined that 1 inch extra was needed. The 3 inch difference between full bust and high bust, minus the standard 2 inches already drafted into the pattern by the manufacturer. However, the bodice has 2 sides, right and left. So, you must HALVE that difference so that the total adjustment is an extra inch. A half inch on each bodice side would make one inch total. Doing it as shown would add a total of 2 inches.

Thank you so much! I struggle making adjustments for a larger bust. This was very helpful.

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I gonna try this !!

Thank you so much for the video demo its clear and easy to follow. this has helped me big time with having a go at a bust adjustment bodice as my figure changed after having my kids at age 40, I used to make my own clothes and all my patterns and since my mum died I had no one to fit me or measure the measurements I needed. now I will have a go and let you know if I managed to do it. I'm desperate for some home made to fit clothes. thanks a bunch. (: so happy for this info

Thank you for this excellent tutorial. It’s very helpful. I wish pattern companies would put the high bust measurements on their patterns.

But how would you know the exact amount to add to the bust point? How do you get that value?

So helpful! Thank you

Thank you for this video! I've been scared to make clothes for myself but you explained this adjustment soo well. I've not got my own bodice pattern and I'm excited to try to make a dress!

this is so helpful have read numous books and watched a lot of videos but i must say you have explained this so user friendly its great. I feel this demo has gave me a more understandable way of doing this process. THANK YOU

Gracias. Muy buen video. Excelente información

I appreciate you so much, thank you for this video. I’ve been trying to read guides and I just couldn’t make heads or tails of any of them

Is this mainly for woven patterns? What about knits?

Is there a video where someone also shows how they are stitching this??? Anyone?

I’m totally confused about drawing the new darts in. You went too fast and I don’t get it

Thank you for step at 13:10! All of the other videos that I watched skipped that step. I've been stuck trying to figure iut why pattern was mishaped.

Thank you - this video has helped tremendously in making tops for my daughter who has a very full bust

How much do you need to add based on your measurements?

This was very helpful, but all my slopers come out too short in the front. 😢 I wish you could show how to make a sloper for a full bust.

Wonderful. I finally get it🤗

When you added 1" that seems to have affected the bust spam as it looks like the apex is further away for making dart point. . Am I understanding correctly?

Thank you for the instructions, I need to make this adjustment on all my patterns too. I am a little confused about how you determined the one inch space….could you explain that again. Thank you so much, what a difference in the pattern. 😊

Excellellent explanation

You make this look amazingly simple! Will give it a go today, thank you for brilliant tutorial 😁

Thank you.

Thank you, that was really useful and well explained.

5:54 she lost me there because I didn't understand the existing lines and shape of the pattern

Is this crazy question? Do you have to adjust the back too? I’m a beginner.

Does this technique apply to all bodice patterns, regardless of their shape/style?

So I recently made a shirt tighter since the armhole was 2 sizes bigger, but my chest was perfect as is. When I fixed the armholes by sewing the sides my shirt got so tight in my chest but everything else fit great. Now I want to fix this issue for my 3rd mock up to finally have a good pattern.

I have had very little success doing this adjustment b/c the side seams dont match. The front piece and the back piece at the sides are a different length. The side dart is so large. Can you advise please.

Hi , I need to do a FBA and this is helpful BUT don’t want to increase the waist size! Please can you help me ?

Thank you! Very well explained.

Very easy to understand..thank you🥰

Thanks - this is really nice and through 🙂

Does this make the bust point lower?

Brilliantly explained!

What if you don't have waist darts? I've never had a dress or bodice with waist darts.

A very thorough tutorial nice and easy slow. Enough for me to follow.very good👍now in feel I can do it

Two points confused me. I hope you can help. First, you used a 1" increase arbitrarily and quickly said that's 3.5" increase. What if my bust is 5" larger than my upper bust. How do I calculate the dart increase? Second, when drawing the red lines on the side dart, I didn't understand. What were you lining up to? The opening with the craft paper was so much smaller. Last, ok third, my darts don't true correctly. When I form the dart and trim the side mine come out the opposite direction, nothing toward the seam allowance. Also maybe mention that the process you describe is on a pattern without seam allowances.

Excellent, thanks for this xx