On the back bodice, point O was an 1" down
from the Top Line
On the Front Bodice it is placed on the Top Line
Measure the front shoulder line 1¾” below O
1½” for 42 bust and over
See my PDF Guide
and draw across
Label Shoulder Line
Measure the neckline 3" down from O
and draw across
This is the base of the neck
It can be drawn 3¼" - 3½" down in larger sizes
Measure neck width from O
that's without the ⅛" we added on the back neck
The front neck is never less than 2.5" wide
Draw a vertical line down to the Neck Line
Draw a guide line at 45 degrees
and measure along ¼" for the neck curve
Draw in the neckline shape
The front bodice goes right up to the top Line
Therefore the Neck Point is ½" higher
than the Neck Point on back bodice
and is 1" higher than O on the back bodice
for 38" bust sizes and bigger
it can be 1½” higher or more
See my PDF for variables
From the Bust line measure 1½” up
for the Chest line
Measure from the Centre Front
along shoulder guide 6½”
that’s for all sizes
Draw a line from the Neck Point to this point
and extend beyond
Now, along the bust line
measure a quarter of your
Across Chest measurement from Centre Front
Measure a line up vertically from
1" below Bust Line to the shoulder line
So this is what we have so far
Then measure a point ¾” to the left from this point
on the shoulder line
Join this to the point 1" below bust line
for the Inner Dart Line
Then measure the Dart Line width as 2¾" in this case
along the shoulder line from the inner dart line
This again is a variable
3" for bust 36”
Check the PDF for variables
Draw a line through this point to join the shoulder
to the point 1" below the bust line for the Outer Dart Line
Now, taking your shoulder measurement
plus the 2¾" in this case, for the dart width
measure along the extended shoulder for the Shoulder Point