Balance

[Schneiderfrei]

Hendrick that is very true.

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Any its truly horrible stuff to wear, great for swimsuits where you are in the water but atrocious for cycle pants as it gets sticky and itchy.

[Kiem]

When I find the neck point on a finished garment, (same as one would do when measuring balance on the body) and measure the front and the back. Can I then accurately determine the balance used on that particular garment?

I compared the balance measured this way on a decent fitting rtw jacket and my coat pattern, and came to the conclusion that there must be about 3 cm front balance added.
Same thing for my rtw overcoat.

These measurements seem to workout on the alterations I once made to a coat muslin as well, where adding 3cm front balance seemed to be just right.

Though when I measure my body I measure the need for 0,5 cm front balance that needs to be added.

Does a coat (or waistcoat for that matter) need more front balance be due to the canvas inside, and the fact that it is worn over other garments?

[Hendrick]

Lycra is also not nice to sew...