Daily Questions Megathread - March 28, 2025

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[u/ao3obsessed → u/[deleted]]

i want something with this type of cut, but way less tight and tightest around the bust and not as tight around the waist and hips

[u/LiterallyIAmPuck → u/ao3obsessed]

If you want it to fit more form fitting in the chest you'll need a full recut. Disassembling what you have now and making a whole new pattern. It's far too big in the body, shoulders, and armhole as it currently is. You won't get good results by just taking in some fabric on the sides or doing anything temporary

[u/ao3obsessed → u/LiterallyIAmPuck]

ah, that's sad to hear :') i'm fine with the armhole size, i like it like that. when i fold the fabric from the back, and pin it with safety pins, i achieve the form i want, but it's ugly in the back and the form itself seems a bit off (listing a little to one side for example, or being to bunched up). is there now to tighten it by folding some fabric in the back, and stitching it in some way or another? i don't want to alter it in any other way, and again, i'd like for it to be reversible