How to Make a Pattern Bigger or Smaller - Pattern Grading 

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Also a pattern website The Curvy Sewing Collective has tips and patterns for full busts.

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The principles are the same - increase in the areas where the body would increase.

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Yes, it's not a super simple thing to do, which is why my free patterns are generally one size only.

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I'd suggest cutting the "sleeve" part off after you draw the armscye line across it so that you can spread it at a diagonal, where it matches the bodice part at the armscye but less spreading at the sleeve hem. Arms generally don't increase as much further down the arm as they do in the bicep & armscye areas.

It's not that complicated if you just go step by step. Practice makes it easier.

Yes, you'd add more to the waist than the bust. These two posts might also be helpful: mellysews.com/blending-between-sizes-when-sewing/ mellysews.com/pattern-ease/

You'd want to match the yoke and collar to the parts of the shirt they attach to and increase them the same amount. So if you have a two lines that cross the neck area of the shirt and you increase each 1/4 inch, you need to increase the collar 1/4 inch in the same two places.

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First, make sure you're measuring your waist where pattern makers assume it is, not where your pants sit, which is a common beginner mistake. More here: mellysews.com/how-to-measure-women-are-you-doing-it-wrong/ If you still need more room in the waist, you'd need to experiment with spreading pieces closest to the waist more and the pieces further away less. And make a muslin of course.

I don't understand. Ease is part of the style of the garment. If you eliminate the ease you're changing the style.

@@Mellysews I really appreciate your answering my question. So many don't. TBH, I had just had surgery, & was heavily medicated, when I asked the question. I'm not surprised you didn't understand the question. I'm not even sure what I was asking you.😂 I apologize for wasting your time. Thank you so much for the video, it's very helpful!

Oh and thank you.... this tutorial is really helpful!

If it still fits in the shoulder area, I’d suggest a small bust adjustment instead mellysews.com/how-to-do-a-bust-adjustment/

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If you only need to adjust the breast area, you need to do a full bust adjustment, not grade the entire pattern. And you wouldn't do a 4 inch width spread in one go anyway. I'd suggest clicking through the post linked in the video description for more details.

This is the process for changing the size of any pattern. I'd suggest reading through the blog post I linked in the video description for even more information.

You'd need to match up the bodice pieces before slashing ans spreading the same amount.

@@Mellysews Oh yes of course, thanks Melissa!

yes, it’s linked in the video description

@@Mellysews I couldn’t see it. I think I have just worked out how to access these. Thank you. Sorry😀

For a top already made, no. For the corset pattern, yes, you'd slash and spread each pattern piece.

The same way as described in this video.

I draft in Adobe Illustrator

Sure. Slash and spread in pie shaped wedges

Probably, but I don't have a specific tutorial for that.

Melly Sews how would i do that? do i just extend the bottom?

Madison Chong what I do for my kids’ patterns is first to see where the adjustment needs to be made. Is the extra length needed because of a longer torso? Is it because you just like a longer length/ more coverage? If the pattern is short in the torso, it helps to cut the pattern horizontally about the mid waist and spread the pattern there. That’s the adjustment I usually have to do for one of my girls who has a long torso. I always trace my pattern to a butcher type paper we have here, well, it’s more like construction paper, but huge sizes. That way I’m not cutting into the original pattern and can go back to the original if my adjustment didn’t work. If you just want longer coverage, that’s a bit more difficult, depending on the pattern, because patterns usually widen towards the bottom of a shirt to accommodate the hips, which are wider (obviously) than the waist. So you may have to add more width as well as length, if the added length causes the hem to fall further down on the fuller part of the hips. Conversely, if where the hem sits is already at the fullest part of the the hip and you want it to be even more tunic like, you may not need to widen the hem, just add length. Clear as mud yet?

As long as it's within the same category. Like you can grade a women's pattern to another women's size, but you can't grade a baby pattern to fit women, for example.

You can do this on any pattern. Jersey only affects the amount you might want to grade up by.

You do it with the same steps as shown in this video. The exact pattern doesn't matter, the process is the same.

@@Mellysews ohh my, ill try. I wonder if I should get a new modern pattern?! … for my first dress? Well 2nd yet ny husband helped a lot on that one.

I don’t understand the question - printers don’t make patterns bigger or smaller.

@@Mellysews Well, you can scan and print a pattern at 105 to 110% . of course some adjustments still will need to be made if it is a fitted top to neckline, etc

@@priyaswamy7188 that does not work for clothing as not all parts of the pattern need to be the same percentage bigger or smaller. Generally all the horizontal measurements will need to increase by more than the vertical ones, foe example.

There isn't a general number. It really depends on the size chart the company uses. I base mine on ATSM standards.

@@Mellysews Thanks; what are the differences with astm standards then?

@@sundial. It depends on which ASTM standards you are using. They are available for purchase on the ASTM site.

@@Mellysews Thanks anyway. It's just that I am interested in a 16 Butterick; the largest size I can find (online) of a discontinued pattern; up sizing to a 20 (or 22.)

@@sundial. You'd need to refer to the actual measurements of the size 16 and the measurements for what you consider a size 22 to do that; ASTM standards wouldn't help.

Resizing a yoga pants pattern isn't any different than what I do on the pants pattern in the video.

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Iolanda Scorsone perhaps one of the other watchers speaks Italian and could help? I have family in Italy, but don’t know that they have time for translation. I only speak a very few words in Italian after being there for 6 weeks and it’s been about 20 years ago now. I loved Italy and hope to go back someday. Sorry I can’t help, but hopefully someone can.