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Balancing the Shoulders
Balancing the Shoulders
You should balance the shoulder when a garment continues to fall back and you keep tugging at it to bring it forward. This problem tends to occur with over-sized garments or those with rectangular-shaped pieces.
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To fix the balance, the entire shoulder seam needs to be moved forward. However, note that ½″ is about the most that can be removed and added successfully without other issues occuring.
Remove ½″ from the front shoulder seam.
Add ½″ to the back shoulder seam.
On the sleeve, move the top dot forward towards the front ½″. If there is a stand or collar pieces, move the shoulder dot forward towards the front ½″. Tip! Remove the strip of pattern tissue from the front shoulder line and re-tape it to the back shoulder.
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