Now You Know Drafting Procedure of Women’s Shirt

Drafting Procedure of Women’s Shirt

R.S. Balakumar
M.A.(SOCIOLOGY ), M.L.M.(Labour Management), Pursuing MBA (EXECUTIVE) in (FASHION-TECH), MISTE.,
Chennai, India
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Women’s Shirt
This is an upper for torso wear, used to wear by the girls and women. The feature of the shirt is having continues front open with button fastening. Either Short Sleeve or Long Sleeve is to be constructed. Normally one right Side chest pocket or two side chest pockets are required.

Women’s Shirt

Suitable fabrics: Cotton 100%, Cambric, Poplin, Denim [medium weight] Seer sucker, Polyester, Poly-crepe, Silk and Satin.

Material Required: 2. 25 mtr. Cloth width 36”,1.90 mtr cloth width 42” to 44” and 1.60 mtr of 60” cloth width.

Pattern parts: Front cut 2. Back Cut 1. Sleeves cut 2. Cuffs cut 4. Yoke cut 2. Sleeve placket cut 4.

Measurements required: Full length 28”, Shoulder width 17”, N. W. length 16 ½”, Mid Bust 36”, Waist 30”, Hip 38”, Neck 14, short Sleeve length 10”, Long sleeve length 23”, Cult 2 ½ x 11”, Pocket Size 4 ¾“ x 5 ¼ .

Drafting Details of Women's Shirt

Front part

1 – 0 = Full length + 1 ¼“ for bottom hem + Seam.
2 – 0 = Armhole depth is Bust ¼ (-) 1 ¼”.
3 – 0 = N. W. length + ½”.
4 – 2 = Bust 1/4 + 1 ½”.
5 – 3 = Same as 4 to 2 (-) ¾”.
6 – 1 = Same as 4 to 2 + ¾”.
7 – 0 = ½ shoulder width + ½” for seam.
8 – 0 = 1/5th Neck + ¼”.
9 – 0 = 1/5th Neck shape neck part 9 to 8 as per draft.
10 – 8 = 1/5th Neck.
11 – 7 = shoulder’s slope 1 ½”.

A to B ¾” upward at lower arm hole curve portion. C = is the centre of 3 to 5 measure. Dart length 8”. Dart in take is ½” as per draft making this waist dart in front and back portion of the shirt will give the proper fitness in the waist portion of the shirt. 9 to 9A are the button standing line is ¾”. 9B to 9A is the parallel line to the drawn.