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Fitting Simplicity 2599 - starting with the right size? Where should the bust dart sit?
brissmith Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 3/21/10 Posts: 86	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/28/11 4:40 PM I'm looking at making one of the versions of Simplicity 2599 top I've started a muslin to check fit and while I don't have my sewing machine with me atm I can tell from pinning that it looks a bit big although DH says it looks OK. For example, where the dart lies looks a bit low and short? I'm making a size 12 which is right for my measurements but from looking through the reviews there is a fair bit of ease within the pattern. So I'm wondering as a first check - where is the bust dart supposed to sit? I also have some excess fabric in the back middle section and wondering if this is a result ofs how my back (sway back?) sits as my back dips in a fair bit. I have the size 12 + pattern so the reason I'm asking this rather than just cutting out a size 10 and trying is that I would need to get the pattern in the next group of sizes down. Simplicity 2599 TIA Susan
rmusic1 Advanced Beginner UNITED KINGDOM Member since 7/3/10 Posts: 702	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/28/11 5:28 PM my instant reaction after looking at the line drawings is that this looks like a pattern which is not very fitted to start with. In terms of dart position, have you got a retail top with a similar style dart which fits well which you can compare it to? I have been lucky so far that I haven't had to reposition any darts before for my bust so am afraid someone else will be better versed to help in this area.
brissmith Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 3/21/10 Posts: 86	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/28/11 6:51 PM I don't think I need to reposition the dart - perhaps go a size down. I don't have any similar tops in my wardrobe to check the dart position. I think I'll sew the muslin up properly at home and take a pic.
Marie367   Intermediate OH USA Member since 5/28/11 Posts: 1343	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/28/11 8:40 PM I am not an expert by any means but I have made this top. I usually have to reposition bust darts (so I usually avoid patterns with them). You might try to make a muslin without sewing the darts in to start with and then see where they might be best. You can pin them while you have it on. You do not want the point of the dart on the fullness of your bust-you want that point to point to the fullness so it should stop just short of that (does that make sense?). This pattern does not have much shape-I took in the sides a bit to give it some. Hopefully someone else who can explain this better will see this and jump in.
brissmith Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 3/21/10 Posts: 86	Login to reply to this post In reply to Marie367 1 member likes this. Date: 12/31/11 0:56 AM Thanks Marie I have made up the muslin and while the darts seem relatively right, the sides I have to bring in about 3/4 inch to make it look less like a sack. Also the shoulders could move in a bit. I also think I need to do an adjustment for sloping shoulders. All in all though I think I need to downsize to a 10.
galadriel45 Advanced MT USA Member since 10/24/03 Posts: 138	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/2/12 0:17 AM Your dart should point to your bust point. How close you want it to be is, in some case, personal preference, but usually 1 -2" from your bust point. Where the dart ends in the side seam is preference, too - you can have it parallel, or drop lower and point up to the bust point.

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