1BASIC BODICE BLOCK

Measurement:

Bust girth (circumference)

Neck to waist (CB NK to CB W)
Waist girth (circumference)
Shoulder length
Half across back
Neck size
Sleeve length

- 88 Centimetres
- 43 cm.
- 66 cm.
- 12.5 cm.
-17.5 cm.
-56 cm.
-56 cm.

Drafting method:Square across and down from point 0.

1 Out from o
= Half of the bust girth + 3 cm. Square down.
2 Down from o = Back neck depth 2 cm. Square out.
3 down from 2 = Neck to waist. Square out to point 4
5Down from 2 = Armhole depth of the bust girth. Square out
to point 6.
= Point 7 is the midpoint of point 5 to point 6
8 Out from 7
= 5 mm. all sizes. Square up to point 9 and down
to point 10.
= Point 11 is the midpoint of point 2 and point
5. Square out.

12 Out from 11 = Half across back. Square up to point 13 and

down to point 14.
15 Out from 6
= Equal to point 5 to 14 plus (+) 5mm. Square up
to point 16.
17 Out from2
= Half back neck width, 1/5 of neck size minus (-)
5 mm. Square up to
point 18.