BASIC BODICE BLOCK | PATTERN DRAFTING LESSON | HELEN JOSEPH ARMSTRONG METHOD | LA MODÉLISTE

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Basic Bodice Block by Helen Joseph Armstrong. A Step by Step Tutorial
Hi guys! This new tutorial about Basic Bodice from Helen Joseph Armstrong the Author of Pattenrmaking For Fashion Design.

I’ve made some revisions to it especially at the back bodice pattern.

Bodices are important foundations for creating dresses, jackets and other garments according to your design.
For beginners I suggest that you watch this video and I hope it may help you create wonderful pieces!

I hope you guys enjoy this tutorial, sorry for the low quality of my microphone! I promise to improve the sound quality on the next tutorial!
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to drop your comments on the comments section!

CONTENTS OF THIS TUTORIAL

0:00 - INTRO
1:05 - MATERIALS AND TOOLS
1:26 - MEASUREMENTS (DRESS FORM OR MODEL)
5:34 - FRONT BODICE PATTERN
13:24 - BACK BODICE PATTERN
22:34 - TRIAL OF BODICE

FOR Centimetres formula:

Ex.: 6 in X 2.54cm = 15.24 cm.

Sorry I wasn’t able to put the CM conversions on the videos. I will do my best to add it up next tutorial!

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[jessietran]

Thank you for making this tutorial so nice and clear and easy to understand.

[errorpleasetry]

Why is there so much praise for this book? Are you guys getting paid to say it’s good?? I took a Patternmaking class and this book was required. I never found a book to be so useless as Helen’s. This book is missing explanations in some parts and is very vague in others. I’ve never been able to complete the bodice using this book let alone make a design from the book. Anyone else wondering why this book is getting so high reviews when it’s totally confusing???

[harshitagoenka]

what excatly is 3/16 of an inch ?im super cofused, btw the video is super great and super helpful thanks for showing and sharing

[baryamanila]

Hi san ka nakakabili ng pattern book wala dito Pinas eh

[vhenzynuguid]

May basic bodice guide ka for men bodice?

[barbaraf.]

Good tutorial. PLEASE leave the music away in th ebackground it is VERY distracting. THank you

[jennyp]

You say that the abdomen is 3" below the waist and hip depth is from 6" to 9" below the waist. These only work if you are standard heights and will not work for me. I'm 4' 8", I have a disability, so nothing is standard for me. All these basic blocks fail to recognise that people want to make their own blocks because they are not standards. I had thought about getting the book you mentioned but now I know that people with a disability are not taken into the picture. I find these methods extremely frustrating and of no help to me.

[shortyylu]

How do you measure the arm part if your not using a dress form so you can’t just measure the metal shoulder plate?

[marinelab]

I have a few issues with this method, first the shoulder slop is different in the front and back, then the neckline is way wider in the back which is contradictory with other methods in the industry, side seam angles are also different too. I like the book but I'm not sure about the sloper, it will work for basic constructions, tank top, semi fitting or loose garments, but for tight fitting dresses or tailored garments it can be tricky for certain morphologies. I tried to draft for my dress form using their measurement chart, it could be also that their chart is not accurate...In the fashion design program I go, we use the book but not their slopers.Let me know if your experience is different.

[RafiqulIslam-ccvs]

Dear mam, i bought your book but i don't know how calculate math please help me

[Shamsunnahar-pixn]

What is the body measurements for your dummy? I mean your pattern size...

[diviD]

That's great! I'm so glad you made a tutorial using the Helen Armstrong book. I'm wondering, how do you measure the arm hole depth if you are measuring a model instead of a dress form?

[lawrencejlittle]

This video was excellent…however I truly wish you would have taken the time to complete it by showing the additional steps involved in adding proper SEAM ALLOWANCE…please

[Shamsunnahar-pixn]

What is the measurement for your pattern? I mean bust and waist measurement

[lawrencejlittle]

I noticed you only gave the formula bust cup sizes for a C, D and (I think you meant to say DD)…however what are the formula numbers for sizes E, F, G, H? How did you get those numbers?

[Shamsunnahar-pixn]

What is the measurement for your pattern? I mean bust and waist measurement

[RafiqulIslam-ccvs]

Dear mam, I want to learn about mathmatics part urgenty please help me .

[TheLooselois]

Could you help with any suggestions, please?

My measurements are as such:


Full length: 23”

Across Shoulder: 10 1/2”

Centre front length: 14 1/2”

Bust arc: 13 1/2”

shoulder slope is measured at 21 1/2”

Bust depth: 12 1/2”

Shoulder length: 4”

And that’s what the pattern turned out like.

B-G (shoulder slope) doesn’t reach C, I don’t know why? My boob cup is a K so I’m outside of the body shape norm I suppose. Do I go with this or have I done something wrong/missed something?

Or do i need to go about it from a different approach?

[dyronmonilla]

Hello Miss Brit! Based on what I read in review section of this book in Amazon. I learned that theres an error on the instruction in some blocks. Did you find or notice any?!