Pattern Making-The Late Bustle Era Bodice Seamline placement on bodice back

This page shows the most common seamline placement for back seams in the late Bustle era. There are two major variations, which are each illustrated at their own link below. If you have a larger bust measure than 43" you may want to use this illustration : Alternate seam placement and steps 27-34 for larger busts An Alternate seam placement for 1876-1881 bodices (cuirass form) 27.U=1 1/2" to 3" below N 28. B to R= Waist taper 29. R to S = 1/2 waist minus 1/2 Front Waist divided by 6 30. S to T = 3/5ths of S to I 31. Connect S to U with curved line that curves toward the back (toward line AB) 32. V is approximately halfway between U and K 33. Connect T to V with a soft curve Lesson 2 - Page 3 Site Index Page 1- 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

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