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Dressmaking adjustments for 'Going Flat'. How to draft and adjust patterns after mastectomy

Choosing to 'go flat' after a double mastectomy seems to be getting more common for women who have been through cancer, but how does this affect your clothing choices - and how can you adjust your dressmaking to fit your body shape perfectly?


I want my dressmaking video's to work for everyone, and I hope this tutorial makes my channel even more inclusive.


This tutorial shows you how to adjust a bodice block, and goes along with my detailed bodice block tutorial.


It also shows you how to adjust existing patterns to have the correct shaping.


I explain in the tutorial, this is not a pattern I've tried and tested, but I've used my general knowledge of pattern cutting for many ladies over the years to consider the adjustments needed post mastectomy.


I'd really appreciate any feedback on what I've shown, as it always helps me to improve my tutorials.

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