Learn how to add a dart to a dartless bodice, two ways! Plus, one of them can be used for a full bust adjustment!
Advanced Pattern Making Techniques: Pattern Grading (VIDEO)
How to close a dart quickly and easily (VIDEO)
Watch this quick video tutorial to learn how to quickly and easily close a dart to create the proper pattern shaping for clean and easy sewing.
Pattern Making Fundamentals: Dart manipulation and pivot points (VIDEO)
While there are many pattern drafting techniques you can use to turn your simple slopers into flattering fashion, there are a few basic techniques that you’ll use over and over again. Two of the most fundamental and versatile techniques are dart manipulation via pivot points and slash and spread/close. This article will focus on dart manipulation via pivot points, so keep reading to learn more about this fundamental technique.
Pattern Making Fundamentals: Slash Method (VIDEO)
If you’re not familiar with the slash method (slash and spread or the slash and close), now’s the time to familiarize yourself! In the most basic sense, slash and spread is used to create fullness (or length) and slash and close reduces fullness (or length).