Method of stitching back piece of Bharathanatyam costume

Draft of back piece

MeasurementsLength of the back piece= length from waist to hip +2½” 

1. Back piece should cover the hip

2. Waist
3. Hip round

Drafting

Back piece

P-Q= length of the back piece +2½”

P-T = ½ hip round + ½”

T-U = 1” for overlap

R is the midpoint of P-T

P-S = P-Q

Join P-S-U by a curved line as shown in the figure.

Small fan

Length ¾ of the curve  U-S or to taste.

Width  34”

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Finished back piece

Method of sewing Davani will be continued.............