Step 1
Trace a copy of front and draw both shoulder and waist dart with apex at bust point.
Then draw a slash line from bust point perpendicular to center front and cut through it.
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Open back cowl neck top
Let's draft the pattern for this short top with open back and cowl neckline.
It's an easy make and a great way of using a fabric scrap, as you need a really small piece! It can be anything lightweight, as silk, viscose, cotton or a blend.
Start from a contoured block (= a basic with darts and zero wearing ease) - you just need the front.
You can learn our method for drafting perfectly made to measure basic blocks (contoured ones, and the ones with wearing ease) and for fitting them in our basic blocks course/module 1. You will learn in depth also how to manipulate darts, add volumes and a lot of pattern transformations that will take your pattern making skills to a higher level.
Step 2
Close shoulder and waist darts and open their volume into the new slash line.
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