Centering the Shoulder Slopes and Aligning the Armholes

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Wed, 12/19/2012 - 01:16
azeez
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 Hi

May I Know why is this necessary?? what is the purpose of this pls.

Azeez

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Wed, 12/19/2012 - 14:40
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Nehzat
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Re: Centering the Shoulder Slope

 Dear Azeez,

The reason we need to do this is to make sure that the shoulder slopes line up in the middle of the front and back bodice block patterns. Otherwise when we sew the garment the shoulder lines may move too far forwards or backwards. When we draw the shoulder slopes, the front shoulder slope will be at a narrower angle. This makes the front shoulder slope width a bit shorter than the back. By doing this the front and back shoulder slope widths will be the same, therefore the armholes will be aligned as well.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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