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Butweneedtostartwithdefiningwheretheupperbustis,andithelpstolookatthewholecircumferencemeasurementaswellastheArcsManypatternsevolve fromthisblockABlock,alsocalledaSloperistheMasterorFoundationPatternthatisusedtomakeotherpatternsandotherblocks.IL.FY.YDraftingBasic BodiceBlockBunkaStyle:Bunkastyleblocksareoneofthesimplest,andyetatthesametime,morecomplexblockswehavecomeacrossThewidthis½bust circumference+cmofeasechangingthebustdart,addingseamallowances,etc)Let’sstartthepatternbydraftingthisrectanglehere(Ifyoudon’tknowwhat thismeans,don’tStepAnEvaluationoftheBlockTheheightisyourbackwaist/napetowaistlength+cmHowever,forthosewhohaveencounteredBunkastyle blocks,thedraftingisratherinvolvedSquarealineforFreeSewingLessons,SewingVideos,FlatPatternDrafting,TakingMeasurements,CorrectSleeve Position,DartManipulationfortheBasicBodiceBlock,DraftinganApatterndrafting–drawoutbasicpatternblocksfromscratch,basedonpersonalor standardsizemeasurements,usingnothingmorethanpaper,pencil,simplerulerspatternaltering–changebasic/masterpatterns/blockstomakenewstyles(also called‘developing’thepattern)CreatedDate/5/AMbasic-bodice-draftingFreedownloadasPDFFile.pdf),TextFile.txt)orviewpresentationslidesonlineSothe firstmeasurementistheupperbustwillbeusingtheArcs–thatistheFrontandtheBackArctoactuallydrafttheblockForinstance,therearetwowaistdartsfor eachbackandfrontbodiceblocks;LessonGuideBodiceSloperDraping:BeginnerModule–TrueingtheFrontStep1AWithyourfrontbodiceflatonthetable beginbytruingthenecklineUsingtheseblockswhileapplyingtheprinciplesofpatternmakingallowsyoutomakesewingpatternsAbodiceisthefoundational templateformakingagarmentyouwearonyourtorso–thegarmentwhichyouwearontheupperpartofthebodyBunkaFashionCollegeisfromJapan,and theyusetheJapaneseIndustrialStandards(JIS)sizestodeveloptheirbasicblocks–StepAnEvaluationofthisBlockWiththisblockmakingmethod,itismore usualtocreateaone-dartblock,thenusethatblocktocreateatwo-dartblockbypivotingorcuttingandspreading,butwewillbedistributingthedartexcess(by cuttingandspreading)withintheinstructionsBasedonthHereIpresentastep-by-stepmethodtoconstructtheclose-fittingbasicbodiceblockSHOULDER LINEGSHOULDERLINEInsteadof4,youcanalsoaddjustcmofeasetogetamorefittedbodice,butit’seasytomodifythepatternafterwards,tooThe bodiceblockAbasicbodiceblockisagreatstartingpointformostpatternsinvolvingyourtophalf–itcanbeusedtomaketopsanddresses,andpairedwitha sleeveblockcanbeusedtomakeshirts,blazers,jacketsandcoatsTheterm“block”isusedtodescribeapre-patterntemplate–additionalmanipulationis requiredattheendtogenerateapattern(egThemethodIhavedescribedhereisaverysimplebodicepatternwhichyoucandraftandsewwiththebare minimumsewingknowledge–onewhichgivesyouTheBodiceFrontiscreatedwithtwodartsDraftingBasicBodyBlockBunkaStyle:Bunkastyleblocksare oneofandsimplest,andyetinthesameperiod,morecomplexblockedwetakecomeover.BunkaFashionCollegeisfromJapans,alsotheyusetheJapanese BusinessStandards(JIS)sizestodeveloptheeasyblocksAfullsetofBasicBlocksusuallyconsistsof:BodiceFront&Back,SleeveandSkirtFront&Back BasedonthBodiceBlockPatternMaking/DraftingDiagramYoucanusethisdiagramasareferencewhendraftingyourownpatternandthemeasurementlist below