Let’s look at basic “dart manipulations.
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In today’s Vídeo tutorial, (click images to view) we use a 1/4 scale sloper (basic fitted pattern block with no seam allowance and one dart) …
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And we’ll move the dart into the shoulder!
Then we’ll turn it into gathers by moving the notches.
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And there’s more!
We’ll explore Stylelines like the princess line, and we’ll also crest HORIZONTAL Stylelines.
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This means we’ll have a two paneled garment instead of a single garment with a dart, which is so cool for color blocking or mixing different fabrics.
It’s also so beautiful to create such a clean design, using two panels makes the dart “disappear” into a continuous seam.
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Video we used mini patterns so you can learn the lesson easily at your own desktop.
What do you think?
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