{"id":2741,"date":"2022-11-04T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:37:12","slug":"pattern-construction-for-vest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/allgemein\/pattern-construction-for-vest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pattern Construction for Vest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12385\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/weste-naehen-muellerundsohn.jpg\" alt=\"Westen f\u00fcr Frauen auf dem Laufsteg\" width=\"1575\" height=\"1533\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Inspiration Runway: Vests at Chloe and Altuzarra.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Here we show<\/strong> how to construct the pattern for a classic ladies vest. This is an excerpt from the book Patternmaking for Jackets and\u00a0 Coats. The complete tutoarial can be found on page 47.<\/p>\n<div id=\"product-2861\" class=\"checkout-widget product-data  product-widget-container grid-x\" role=\"article\" data-product-name=\"M. M\u00fcller &amp; Sohn - Book - Women - Metric Pattern Making - for Jackets &amp; Coats\" data-product-sku=\"RBMS5054\" data-product-context=\"checkout-widget\" data-product-price=\"126.80\" data-product-shipping=\"0\" data-product-category=\"Reference books\/Womens apparel\" data-product-brand=\"M.Mueller &amp; Sohn\" ><div class=\"cell small-12 product-headline-container\"><div class=\"h2 product-headline\">Metric Patternmaking for Jackets &amp; Coats<\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-thumbnail-container cell small-12 medium-4\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/shop\/metric-patternmaking-for-jackets-coats\/\"><div class=\"product-thumbnail-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Jackets-and-Coats-Book-MuellerundSohn-724x1024-255x361.png\" class=\"product-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Product: Metric Patternmaking for Jackets &amp; Coats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Jackets-and-Coats-Book-MuellerundSohn-724x1024-255x361.png 255w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Jackets-and-Coats-Book-MuellerundSohn-724x1024-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Jackets-and-Coats-Book-MuellerundSohn-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/Jackets-and-Coats-Book-MuellerundSohn-724x1024-283x400.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/shop\/metric-patternmaking-for-jackets-coats\/\" class=\"product-link\">Show Product Details<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-content cell small-12 medium-8\"><p class=\"product-description\">Instructions for Pattern Construction of Ladies' Fashion<\/p><div class=\"product-prices\">\n<div class=\"price-de \">126,80&nbsp;\u20ac<\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-delivery\"><\/div><div class=\"buy-now-button-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"product-button\" data-product_id=\"2861\" data-my_post_id=\"2741\" role=\"button\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebnermedia.de\/ebv\/shop-agb\/\" class=\"toc-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Terms And Conditions\">TOC<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12388 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Schnittkonstruktion_Weste.png\" alt=\"Anleitung zur Schnittkonstruktion f\u00fcr eine Damen-Weste\" width=\"886\" height=\"672\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Starting at the neck point (1) measure the following downward on a vertical line:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\u20132 Scye depth plus ease (here: 22 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\u20133 Back waist length (here: 41 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\u20134 Hip depth (here: 60.9 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\u20135 Finished length Square out to the left from all points.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">3\u20136 2 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">4\u20137 2 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">8 Draw the centre back join 1\u20136, 6\u20137 and 7\u20138<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">9 Mark point 9 at the intersection with the chest line<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">9\u201310 Back width plus ease (here: 18 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Divide the scye width plus ease (here: 12.5 cm) in 2\/3 and 1\/3 10\u201311 2\/3 scye width (here: 8.3 cm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12387 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Schnittkonstruktion_Weste_1.png\" alt=\"Anleitung zur Schnittkonstruktion f\u00fcr eine Damen-Weste\" width=\"886\" height=\"766\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">11\u201311a Gap between back and front panel 6\u201310 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">11a\u201312 1\/3 scye width (here: 4.2 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">12\u201313 Bust width plus ease (here: 21 cm) indicates the centre front<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">13\u201314 1\/10 bust plus 1 cm (here: 10.4 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Measure and add the distances of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>13-11a and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>11-9.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">The sum of both distances should equal 1\u20442 bust circumference plus ease (here: 51.5 cm). Draw all vertical angled lines.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">1\u201315<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Neck width plus 0\u20130.5 cm (here: 6.7 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Add 0.5 cm ease to the neck width for a vest with a reduced bust dart because the bust dart is already smaller.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">15\u201316<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>2 cm Draw the neckline in a slight curve from point 16<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>to point 1 .<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">17\u201318<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>1\u20131.5 cm Measure 1 cm for a straighter shoulder. This might be wanted for a more relaxed armhole or necessary for a figure with square shoulders.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw the shoulder line from point 16 to point 18.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">16\u201319<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Back shoulder width (here: 14.25 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Always draft the basic pattern with the standard shoulder width. Adjustments, whether figure or design related, should be carried out afterwards. Otherwise, the front pattern would show a poor fit due to a larger bust dart.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">20<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Half the measurement 18\u201310<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">21<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Half the measurement 20\u201310<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw a line from point 20<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>at a right angle to the centre back. Lengthen this line 1 cm from point 20<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>to the left.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">12\u201322<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>same distance as 10\u201321 . From point 21 , measure 1.3 \u2013 1.5 cm to the left for the back armhole.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">12\u201323 same distance as 10\u201318 minus 1 &#8211; 2 cm. The armhole is close-fitting with 2 cm deduction.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">For a wider armhole subtract only 1 cm.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">24 Intersection of waist and dart line<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">24\u201325 Front waist length II (here: 45.3 cm).<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">25\u201326 Bust length II (here: 28.3 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw a circular arc from point 23 with pivot point 12 to the right.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">23\u201327 1\/10 of half the bust measurement minus 0 \u2013 2 cm (the deduction reduces the dart intake). The measurement must correspond with the deduction at the armhole height. The matching amounts are shown with and without brackets.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">27\u201328 Length of the back shoulder 16\u201319 less 1 cm<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw an auxiliary line from 27 to 22. Divide this line in halve and measure 1 cm to the left.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Plot the armhole according to the picture.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">29 Draw an auxiliary line from the front center to point 25.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Mark point 29. 29\u201329a 1\u20132 cm \u2013 depending on the desired bust dart reduction.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">29a\u201313 Draw the new centre front.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12386\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/weste-naehen-schnitt-technik.jpg\" alt=\"Westen f\u00fcr Frauen auf dem Laufsteg\" width=\"1181\" height=\"1156\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Inspiration Runway: Vests at Proenza and Armani.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw a perpendicular line from point 29a to the bust dart. Draw a circular arc from this point with pivot point 26.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Draw the front neckline at the shifted centre front 29a\u201330 Neck width plus 0 \u2013 0.5 cm (see description of the back neckline.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">29a\u201331 Neck width plus 1.5\u20132 cm Draw an auxiliary line from point 12 to point 29a. Measure the neck width plus 0.5 \u2013 1 cm at this diagonal line and draw the front neckline.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">28\u201332 same distance as 30\u201325. Draw the right bust dart leg from 32 to 26.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">26\u201333 same distance as 26\u201332.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Join 33\u201330 with a line. Shift the shoulder seam 1 cm to the front.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">For this, add 1 cm to the back shoulder seam and take 1 cm away from the front shoulder seam. Lengthen the back armhole curve to the new shoulder seam.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">34\u201335 . Waist measurement minus 0.5 cm (here: 18 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">35\u201336 . Waist measurement plus 3 \u2013 7 cm ease (here: 5.5 cm ease<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">36\u20136 amount of intake<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">35\u201337 amount of intake<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">38\u201339 same distance as 34\u201335 plus 2 cm 1\/4 waist minus 0.5 1\/2 waist plus 3-7 1\/2 hip plus 3-4 same as (34-35) + 2\u00a0 1\/10 of 1\/2 B minus 0 &#8211; (2) (10-18) minus (1) &#8211; 2\u00a0 \u00a01\/10 bust plus 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12383\"  class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/schnittmuster-weste-inspiration.jpg\" alt=\"Westen f\u00fcr Frauen auf dem Laufsteg\" width=\"1181\" height=\"1017\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Inspiration Runway: Vests at Temperley and Dior.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">39\u201340 . hip measurement plus 3 \u2013 4 cm (here: 3 cm)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">7\u201340 amount of needed addition<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">39\u201341 amount of intake<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">42 Mark the amount of intake<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">39\u201341 at point<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>42. Mark the intake<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>35\u201337 at point 24. Draw the dart straight up to the bust point. Draw auxiliary lines for the dart below the waist and shape the dart as shown in the picture. Mark point<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>43 and point<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>43a 1 cm above the waistline for shaping the side seam. Taper the side seam up to 3 cm in total and draw the seam line above the waist.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Add half the needed amount for the hip curve ( 7\u201340) at point<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>44 and point<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>44a and draw the hip curves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Measure 3 &#8211; 5 cm on the shoulder seam from the neckline to the left for the shoulder dart. Draw the cutting line at a right angle to the horizontal auxiliary line.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Mark 1.5 cm intake for shaping the back armhole. (Mark 1 cm intake at the armhole for an enlarged front armhole.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">The position of a back waist dart can be determined by extending the shoulder dart line. Mark the back waist dart with 2 \u2013 3.5 cm dart intake (depending on the measured amount of intake at the centre back).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12389 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Schnittkonstruktion-Weste-2.png\" alt=\"Anleitung zur Schnittkonstruktion f\u00fcr eine Damen-Weste\" width=\"886\" height=\"696\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"product-2499\" class=\"checkout-widget product-data  product-widget-container grid-x\" role=\"article\" data-product-name=\"Download Pattern Construction Women: Evening Dresses\" data-product-sku=\"RDDRS056\" data-product-context=\"checkout-widget\" data-product-price=\"15.80\" data-product-shipping=\"0\" data-product-category=\"Dresses &amp; Blouses\/Women\" data-product-brand=\"M.Mueller &amp; Sohn\" ><div class=\"cell small-12 product-headline-container\"><div class=\"h2 product-headline\">PDF Download: Pattern Making Evening Dresses<\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-thumbnail-container cell small-12 medium-4\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/shop\/schnitt-technik-abendkleider\/\"><div class=\"product-thumbnail-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-255x361.png\" class=\"product-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Product: PDF Download: Pattern Making Evening Dresses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-255x361.png 255w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/sewing-evening-dress-muellerundsohn-283x400.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muellerundsohn.com\/en\/shop\/schnitt-technik-abendkleider\/\" class=\"product-link\">Show Product Details<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-content cell small-12 medium-8\"><p class=\"product-description\">In this e-dossier you find instructions for the pattern construction of for different evening dresses.<\/p><div class=\"product-prices\">\n<div class=\"price-de price-download\">15,80&nbsp;\u20ac<\/div><\/div><div class=\"product-delivery\"><\/div><div class=\"buy-now-button-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"product-button\" data-product_id=\"2499\" data-my_post_id=\"2741\" role=\"button\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebnermedia.de\/ebv\/shop-agb\/\" class=\"toc-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Terms And Conditions\">TOC<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Many more pattern instructions and finished patterns for sewing can be found in our online shop.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here we show how to construct the pattern for a classic ladies vest. 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