I decided to coalesce some resources I've found to help with the busty and to keep them in one easily accessible page. Some are free, some are not, but are worth the money. Please let me know (in the comments section) if you find any additional resources that are fabulous and should be included.
FBA means Full Bust Adjustment. If you are using commercial patterns, and are larger-than-a-B cup, you need to perform an FBA on most patterns. Some of these resources use slopers, which are custom fit to your body. However, some techniques (such as rotating darts, or converting from a darted pattern to a princess seam) are also applicable to commercial patterns.
For the sake of completeness, if you are smaller-than-a-B cup, you might need an SBA, or Small Bust Adjustment. You can use your favorite search engine for more information.
Enjoy!
Books, DVDs, CDs
- Full Busted, a Palmer Pletsch DVD (highly recommended) Fit for Real People, 2nd Edition, a Palmer Pletsch book (highly recommended) The 2nd edition contains the Y-dart, one of my preferred techniques for the uber busty.
Online Resources
- FBAs in Knits - Advice for the Uber Busty
- Debbie Cook has several FBA tutorials, including one for Princess Seams, one for Raglan sleeves, and one for empire seams.
- A Crash Course on Rotating Darts
- How to Move a Dart
- How to Create an Armscye Princess Seam
A fine idea, Shams; thank you for creating this.
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is off topic, but good sources of bras , brands, styles for the U.B. If not appropriate, just ignore. As always thanks for your generous information given, Shams.
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I shop at Changes (from Scandinavia), they have physical stores in some cities (I'm in Vancouver, Canada). They carry up to J cup! I'm not willing to pay hundreds of dollars for one bra, plus I want them to be sexy not frumpy, Changes offers great value and comfort, with class to boot!
DeleteJust found your blog via Pinterest. Gonna make that tablecloth skirt! Now following. Linda
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