It took much longer than expected as I was sewing the darts by trial and error, but I'm happy with how it turned out. I will have to take some pictures of the muslin with the darts and the final tunic without to be able to show the difference, but I think it will definitely be worth it to put in the s-darts. Having the new dart shapes transferred also was finicky work.
Happily even taking in an extra inch each side did not result in me having to put in a zipper/fastener. It's definitely snug getting the tunic on or off, but once in it, the fit is very good. I also have to remember that I need to taper the s-dart under the bust since volume needed does start shrinking right UNDER the bust point.
I am washing the tunic muslin; although I ironed and steamed the new darts, I'm not terribly happy with the wrinkles, so will see how it works out in the washer/dryer.
It shouldn't have surprised me but once I removed my underwire, the wrinkles went away since without the support the volume is lower. However, I don't expect to wear the tunic without support!
I should redo the pattern; there's so many crossed out old lines that it's starting to become difficult to see the correct ones.
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