Deciphering the Bunka Method (How to Draft the Bodice)

[@DiretorioDaCostura]

I love the Bunka way of making patterns ❤ always work for my sewing projects and results in a good shaped clothes. 🎉

[@LauraSomeNumber]

Thank you so much for this video, I finally ended up with a useful bodice block, I need to fix the armhole but otherwise much better than my other attempts it definitely helps that they start with the bust measurement.

[@lavondac7976]

Thank you for doing this! I have been curious about this method and you answered many of my questions ❤

[@ShilynSews]

You're welcome!

[@cedrictirado9802]

You did an amazing job , Thank you so much !

[@sunrises5774]

There are many darts in the bunka pattern...I'm so confused with darts...

[@emmanuella.e]

I also wish we could get a skirt and pant draft for this method. Thank you so much for this video.

[@ShilynSews]

Sorry for the late response! The bust dart angle is the calculation ( (B/4) - 2.5 ) degrees

[@emmanuella.e]

Thank you very much for this, you are awesome, had to subscribe. I have a question, how do we determine the bust dart angle after line 18 to 20? Thanks.

[@ahazuda2010]

what are the changes your busty friends mentioned? Do you have a video on that? It looked pretty good for a first round, curious to hear what could have been improved. Thanks. Great Series. I want to try the method

[@ShilynSews]

Sorry I missed this! My sloper in the last video had a little gaping in the armhole. A good sloper has no ease (you add it into your pattern pieces later on depending on the clothing type), so it needed to be pinched just a tad at one of the darts. I haven't made a followup video on it since my measurements have fluctuated and changing the fit differences each time might be confusing.

[@ginhaable]

Method skirt,please!!

[@ShilynSews]

Ahh thanks for reminding me that I'd like to try it! Let me see if I can find a copy first :)

[@glitzyeyezz5252]

I’d like to draft this method. But I don’t know how to measure for the body width. Can you please help me understand how to take the measurements?

[@ShilynSews]

You need to take your Bust (B), Waist (W), and center back measurements in cm. Then at 2:22, I posted the calculations for the rest. The first calculation is the body width, which is (B/2) + 2. You need to calculate all of those on the chart before starting to draft.

[@theresadsouza6840]

Can we have this method for ladies trousers? Thank you.

[@ShilynSews]

I'll have to see if I can find the book for those!

[@leaf3922]

Lovely tutorial! what pattern drafting software is this?

[@ShilynSews]

This is the bunka method! But I used illustrator for the tutorial, it's not a pattern drafting software. (I'm not really familiar with any specific software for pattern drafting)