Reply To: pivot and slide question

[the_professors_assistantKeymaster]

Thank you for responding. I did another muslin and the fit seems to be really good. I may need to add just a bit more to the arm. I used the 1/2″ extension so the extensions on the bodice and sleeve would match, but I pivoted only 1/4″ instead of 1/2″. I think I could use maybe a 3/8″ pivot.

The sleeve set in fine, because I kept the extensions on the bodice and the sleeve the same. The amount I pivot on the bodice is different from the sleeve, but pivoting doesn’t change the length of the armscye or the sleeve cap.

I realized that as long as I keep the extensions the same, since those do change the length of the armscye and sleeve cap, then I should be fine with whatever amounts I pivot on the sleeeve or the bodice.

So after lots of thinking about this, I realized it doesn’t matter if I do the sleeve or the bodice adjustments first, just make sure if I use an extension on one, then I must use the same extension on the other so the sleeve and armhole will match.