Adjust A Bust Template - Clear Plastic Dart Drafting Tool

Create Accurate Bust Dart Adjustments with Confidence

The Adjust-A-Bust™ Template is a specialized Sure Fit Designs patternmaking tool created to help makers develop and refine bust darts with greater accuracy, consistency, and control.

Bust shaping plays an important role in how a bodice fits and balances on the body. This clear template provides a practical visual guide for adjusting dart size and shaping so pattern changes can be made more deliberately and with less guesswork.

Whether you are creating a custom-fit bodice, refining an existing pattern, teaching fitting concepts, or developing garments for clients, the Adjust-A-Bust Template helps turn fitting decisions into clean, usable pattern adjustments.

Tool Specifications

Dimensions: 11.5" x 6"  |  Material: High-grade flexible plastic — lightweight and durable for the drafting table |  SKU: ADJAB

Why the Adjust-A-Bust Template Matters

A well-shaped bust dart helps create the volume needed for a bodice to fit the body more naturally.

The Adjust-A-Bust Template is designed to support consistent dart adjustment by helping you visualize and select different bust cup sizes while maintaining controlled shaping through the pattern.

Because the template is transparent, you can position it directly over your pattern and see the underlying lines while you work.

What the Adjust-A-Bust Template Helps You Do

• Adjust bust dart size with greater accuracy
• Refine bodice shaping for different bust cup needs
• Maintain more consistent dart placement
• Modify existing bodice patterns
• Support custom-fit pattern development
• Demonstrate bust adjustment concepts in teaching and fitting settings
• Create cleaner, more repeatable pattern changes

Clear Construction for Precise Placement

The transparent material allows you to see the pattern beneath the template, making it easier to align the tool accurately and evaluate the adjustment before marking or tracing.

Its clearly printed guides help simplify a fitting adjustment that can otherwise feel difficult to visualize.

Included with the Dress Kit — Also Available Separately

The Adjust-A-Bust Template is included with the Sure Fit Designs Dress Master Pattern Kit.

It is also available separately for makers who are working with other bodice or shirt patterns, teaching fitting techniques, or expanding their patternmaking tool collection.

Frequently purchased together: Pair with the Sure Fit Designs Master Pattern Kits — including the Dress, Pants, Shirt, and Children’s Kits.

Designed for Custom-Fit Patternmaking

At Sure Fit Designs, the goal is not simply to alter a pattern. It is to help makers understand how pattern shape and body shape work together.

The Adjust-A-Bust Template supports that process by giving you a practical way to refine bust shaping and improve the fit of a bodice while building skills you can continue to use in future pattern work.

Who This Tool Is For

The Adjust-A-Bust Template is ideal for:

• Home sewists creating custom-fit garments
• Pattern makers and garment designers
• Sewing and fitting instructors
• Fashion design students
• Tailors and custom clothing professionals
• Alteration specialists
• Makers refining existing bodice patterns
• Anyone working with the Sure Fit Designs custom-fit system

Better Bust Shaping. More Confident Pattern Adjustments.

The Adjust-A-Bust Template helps make bust dart adjustment more visual, more controlled, and easier to repeat.

It is a practical tool for makers who want to improve fit, understand pattern shaping more deeply, and create garments that better reflect the body they are intended to fit.