{"id":6617,"date":"2024-05-18T19:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/?p=6617"},"modified":"2024-05-18T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T18:00:08","slug":"how-to-cut-a-kurti-part-3-adding-the-arm-and-neck-holes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/how-to-cut-a-kurti-part-3-adding-the-arm-and-neck-holes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cut a Kurti part 3, Adding the Arm and Neck Holes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mf-section-0\" class=\"mf-section-0\">\n<div class=\"altblock\">\n<div class=\"clearall\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"altblock\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\">\n<div class=\"altblock\">\n<h2>Part 3 <span id=\"Adding-the-Arm-and-Neck-Holes\" class=\"mw-headline\">Adding the Arm and Neck Holes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6578\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-17.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-17.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-17.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-17.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-17.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1.<b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Find the arm hole line&#8217;s center, then make a mark <span class=\"frac nowrap\"><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) inward.<\/b> Go to the vertical arm hole line that you drew between the shoulder slope and the chest line. Find the midpoint of that line, then measure out <span class=\"frac nowrap\"><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) from it, going towards the edge of the paper. Make a mark at this new point.<sup id=\"_ref-20\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-20\">[17]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>Think of this as creating a reverse &#8220;ease&#8221; point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-18.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-18.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-18.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-18.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-18.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Connect the shoulder slope to the chest line, bisecting this point.<\/b> Use a ruler to connect the ease point of your shoulder slope to the <span class=\"frac nowrap\"><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) mark. Next, use a French curve tool to connect the original mark on your chest line.<sup id=\"_ref-21\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-21\">[18]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>This completes the front arm hole.<\/li>\n<li>You are using the ease point on the shoulder slope, but the original point (not ease point) on the chest line.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t have a French curve, you can draw the arm hole freehandedly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6580\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-19.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-19.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-19.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-19.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-19.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-isstep=\"1\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Add the back arm hole, bisecting the original arm hole&#8217;s midpoint.<\/b> Draw a curved line going from the original mark on the chest line to the original midpoint mark on the arm hole line\u2014not the <span class=\"frac nowrap\"><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) mark. Next, draw a straight, vertical line going from the original midpoint mark straight up to the shoulder ease point.<sup id=\"_ref-22\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-22\">[19]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>This will make the back arm hole. Make the line a different color, if possible; alternatively, make it dotted.<\/li>\n<li>When you cut the kurti, you will cut this part first. Then, you will cut into the pattern and trace the front arm hole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6581\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-20-Version-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-20-Version-2.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-20-Version-2.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-20-Version-2.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-20-Version-2.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Widen the neck hole along the shoulder slope, if desired.<\/b> Return to the <span class=\"frac nowrap\">2<span class=\"visualhide\">\u00a0<\/span><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (7.0\u00a0cm) mark that you made on your shoulder line. This will give you a fitted neck hole. If you wish to create a wider neck hole, move the point further along the shoulder slope.<sup id=\"_ref-23\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 23\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-23\">[20]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>For example, you can widen your neck hole to <span class=\"frac nowrap\">3<span class=\"visualhide\">\u00a0<\/span><sup>1<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (8.3\u00a0cm).<\/li>\n<li>Remember, your neck hole will be twice as wide after you cut the kurti.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6582\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-21-Version-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-21-Version-2.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-21-Version-2.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-21-Version-2.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-21-Version-2.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-isstep=\"1\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Make a vertical line based on your desired neck depth.<\/b> Place your ruler on the <span class=\"frac nowrap\">2<span class=\"visualhide\">\u00a0<\/span><sup>3<\/sup>\u2044<sub>4<\/sub><\/span>\u00a0in (7.0\u00a0cm) mark on your shoulder slope (or whatever distance your mark is). Draw a vertical line from this mark, down to where you decided you wanted your neck hole to end.<sup id=\"_ref-24\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-24\">[21]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>This is the front neck hole. You will trace the back neck hole later using a different color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6583\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-22.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-22.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-22.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-22.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-22.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">6. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Connect the vertical line to the paper&#8217;s edge, then draw your collar.<\/b> Connect the end of the vertical line to the edge of the paper with a triangular straight edge first. This will give you a rectangular shape. Use a French curve tool to draw a curved line in the bottom corner of the rectangle.<sup id=\"_ref-25\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-25\">[22]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t want a curved neckline, you can leave it as a rectangle or turn it onto a V-shape. You could even add a scalloped edge!<\/li>\n<li>Whichever shape you choose, remember that you are only drawing half of it for right now. For example, if you wanted a V-neck, you&#8217;d draw a diagonal line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6584\" src=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-23.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-23.jpg.webp 728w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-23.jpg-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-23.jpg-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aid10396355-v4-728px-Cut-a-Kurti-Step-23.jpg-500x375.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-isstep=\"1\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">7. <b class=\"whb\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Repeat the process for the back neck hole using a different color.<\/b> Go back to the vertical line that you draw at the beginning of your neck hole. Measure down to whatever length you decided for the back neck hole. Connect this point to the edge of the paper with a gently curving line.<sup id=\"_ref-26\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 26\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Cut-a-Kurti#_note-26\">[23]<\/a> <\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<ul>\n<li>The back neck hole should always curve, even if the front neck hole is a V or rectangle.<\/li>\n<li>Like with the arm holes, you will trace and cut this part first, then go back and do the front neck hole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"altblock\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step\">\n<div class=\"scrolltomarker\" data-isstep=\"1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part 3 Adding the Arm and Neck Holes 1.Find the arm hole line&#8217;s center, then make a mark 3\u20444\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) inward. Go to the vertical arm hole line that you drew between the shoulder slope and the chest line. Find the midpoint of that line, then measure out 3\u20444\u00a0in (1.9\u00a0cm) from it, going towards the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6627,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6617\/revisions\/6627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakti.tattva.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}