In a message dated 12/1/2005 7:40:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

That is  difficult, because altering the chest usually also means altering   
the armholes,


Yeah...how are the armholes?
 
Look at the construction. I'll bet the sleeve seam and the side seams were  
sewn last and at once. [Flat fell seams?] 4" is just 2" a side seam, which is 
1"  on the front piece and 1" on the back piece. IOW, if you fold the shirt on  
the side seam and come in 1"...and do that on both sides, you've got your 
chest  prob solved...but you'll need to taper that pinch out to nothing in the 
sleeve  seam. If there's oodles of room in the upper sleeve, you're OK.
 
And then, like already suggested, 2 banana darts either side of  CB that take 
up 1" at waist level and taper away to nothing quickly [like a  1970s shirt] 
will do the extra you want out of the  waist.
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