Hello I recently upgraded from DS 4 to DS 9. I am attempting to draft a basic bodice sloper with a side and waist dart on the front and a waist and shoulder dart in the back. The back pattern piece looks fine, but my front piece has no darts! I entered all the required measurements and double-checked them, and can't figure out what's going on. When I drafted this pattern in DS 4, I had excellent fit and my front pattern piece had a side and waist dart. What's going on with my pattern in DS 9- I am not flat in the front, so I am confused- thank you so much
Hello I recently upgraded from DS 4 to DS 9. I am attempting to draft a basic bodice sloper with a side and waist dart on the front and a waist and shoulder dart in the back. The back pattern piece looks fine, but my front piece has no darts! I entered all the required measurements and double-checked them, and can't figure out what's going on. When I drafted this pattern in DS 4, I had excellent fit and my front pattern piece had a side and waist dart. What's going on with my pattern in DS 9- I am not flat in the front, so I am confused- thank you so much
Sorry, but the answer is in your chart and we cannot see that. You will need to send in a problem report (which sends your chart automatically) using the "Problem Report" option in your Dress Shop Help menu.
quote: Hello I recently upgraded from DS 4 to DS 9. I am attempting to draft a basic bodice sloper with a side and waist dart on the front and a waist and shoulder dart in the back. The back pattern piece looks fine, but my front piece has no darts! I entered all the required measurements and double-checked them, and can't figure out what's going on. When I drafted this pattern in DS 4, I had excellent fit and my front pattern piece had a side and waist dart. What's going on with my pattern in DS 9- I am not flat in the front, so I am confused- thank you so much
Sorry, but the answer is in your chart and we cannot see that. You will need to send in a problem report (which sends your chart automatically) using the "Problem Report" option in your Dress Shop Help menu.
Got your problem report just as I posted this response. For any others that are curious, the answer is that the difference between the High Bust measurement (taken above the bust) and the Front Bust measurement (taken at the largest extent of the bust) determines how large the side bust dart will be in any Dress Shop upper body pattern.
So, if the bust dart size does not appear to be correct for you, those are the two measurements you need to check.