Altering darts

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Sun, 07/29/2018 - 16:32
surabeily
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 In one video it says how to shorten the darts if a garment has a dart. I dont understand why did we make the darts so long in the first place if they need to be shortened to be used?? Are the original darts not being sewn? How does that work?

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Tue, 07/31/2018 - 16:51
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Nehzat
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Re: Why do we shorten darts on a block pattern?

Dear Surabeily,

I believe you are asking about the front bodice block pattern. The side bust dart and waist dart that end at the bustpoint, we draft them as shown in the video. However if we see them that way, the garment will not look as flattering on the body at the bust point. To soften this area, we shorten the darts on the pattern when we style it.

We draw these darts in this way initially, since for example we may want to style the bodice block pattern with horizontal or vertical or curved cutlines that pass through the bust point, starting from the armholes.

or we may want to gather the garment around the neckline or we may want to have a yoke above the bust point. For all these styles and others it is necessary to know the exact bust point locations on the pattern to be able to alter it.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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