Darts sewing

As part of an ongoing series of articles about style and design, this month we aim the spotlight on darts, those pizza-shaped tucks and folds we find on our blouses and blazers. Every female body is unique, with curves, crevices, … Read More

The reason that you would want to move darts in the Bodice Front is to create a different style or design. Of course you don't always want the bodice of your dress to look exactly like your Bodice Block; i.e. if your Bodice Block has a dart in the waist and a dart in the side seam, you don't always

Laura Nash, owner of Sew Chic Patterns, blogs about sewing and pattern making.

Someone requested that I write about sewing a dart. This is not a topic I think about writing, so I appreciate feedback from you all. I use this method *most* of the time. As you can see below, there’s some limitation. But we don’t have to go into all the other scenarios now. We will […]

The reason that you would want to move darts in the Bodice Front is to create a different style or design. Of course you don't always want the bodice of your dress to look exactly like your Bodice Block; i.e. if your Bodice Block has a dart in the waist and a dart in the side seam, you don't always

Learn more about the importance of Pattern Darts and how to manipulate them to fit your Fashion Design.

Looking to add some curves to your wardrobe? Learn how to sew the easily to sew princess seams in 7 steps for perfect pattern fitting and adjustment!

You’ve probably heard the word “hacking” and may be confused by what it means? Essentially it means you are making changes to a sewing pattern that will create a design that’s different from the original

We will show you how to turn bust darts or multiple bodice darts into princess seams. This makes fitting bigger busts much easier!

Learning how to sew darts in fabric is an essential sewing skill no matter whether you want to sew clothing or bags. Darts are much more commonly sewn in clothing to mould the fabric to