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I'm trying to slim some of my dress shirts to a better fit, and i've gotten a great shape with pins, but i'm getting a weird bulb of material on the chest area like a ( ) between the two buttons. i've tried loosening up some fabric but it's not working. it seems to happen when i pin the armpit smaller

>> No.924438
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924438

there is a picture of it

>> No.924485

>>924438
>>924432
What you're doing would work if you were a guy.

Issue here is that women's clothes require darts and wedges to fit over the bust properly. That shirt likely fit well enough before you tightened it up. If you read up on bodice pattern making, or check out a fitted women's blouse, you'll see what I'm talking about.

Your options are to either add stretch panels to side or back (shirring, elastic panel, etc) or to add fabric wedges to sides. Since you're taking in garments, you may not have enough extra fabric for second option.

>> No.924531

>>924485
i'm a guy i have a larger chest... but not breasts...

>> No.924794

>>924531
lose the moobs

>> No.924804

>>924438
>slim
>better fit
obviously not

>> No.924814

>>924485
>darts and wedges
that's the answer. let that shit back out and resign yourself to needing more pins and stitches.

>> No.924853

>>924531
Sorry. Basically, you need to leave more room in the shirt; you're making it too tight