From 485210e7ec79a8c9881294d3b915e53bd27fffd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi <valhalla@trueelena.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:42:26 +0200
Subject: Made 1838 shift shoulder straps a bit wider.

---
 .../underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst              | 4 ++++
 .../underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/shift.val              | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'source')

diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst
index 846ed10..82d3645 100644
--- a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst
+++ b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/index.rst
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ column, except for the sleeve ones: for those use the column where the
 Length of sleeve-band most closely matches your ``arm_above_elbow_circ``
 plus at least 1 cm for ease.
 
+Note that the measurements 2 and 3 given for the shoulder straps result
+in straps that look narrower than the one in the technical image, so you
+way want to add a cm or two to both of them.
+
 As for the body of the shift, its total width should depend on the width
 of the fabric: the book was using the full width of fabric from 68 to 80
 cm wide, on modern fabric the front and back can be cut side to side, as
diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/shift.val b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/shift.val
index 9aed400..955867f 100644
--- a/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/shift.val
+++ b/source/historical_womenswear/underwear/1838_shift_with_shoulder_straps/shift.val
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
     <measurements path="measurements.vit"/>
     <increments>
         <increment formula="neck_side_to_highbust_f" name="#shoulder_strap_length"/>
-        <increment formula="#shoulder_strap_length * 17 / 40" name="#shoulder_strap_top_width"/>
-        <increment formula="#shoulder_strap_length * 7 / 40" name="#shoulder_strap_bottom_width"/>
+        <increment formula="1" name="#shoulder_strap_extra_width"/>
+        <increment formula="#shoulder_strap_length * 17 / 40 + #shoulder_strap_extra_width" name="#shoulder_strap_top_width"/>
+        <increment formula="#shoulder_strap_length * 7 / 40 + #shoulder_strap_extra_width" name="#shoulder_strap_bottom_width"/>
         <increment formula="arm_above_elbow_circ + 1" name="#sleeve_band_length"/>
         <increment formula="3" name="#sleeve_band_width"/>
         <increment formula="#sleeve_band_length * 2" name="#sleeve_width"/>
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