How to Shift The Skirt Dart 1.Trace the skirt-front sloper. 2. Cut out the tracing and the dart. (Cut a batch of these slopers for future exercises so you won’t have to stop each time.) 3. Locate the position of the new dart at the waistline either at center front or at the side . [...]

The French underarm dart is a favorite for Manny reasons. The direction of the dart line suggests the lift one associates with a high youthful figure 1.Trace the bodice-front sloper. 2. Cut out the tracing and the dart. (You may want to make a batch of these cut-out bodices to keep handy for the following [...]

Darts are narrow pointed folds that give shape and structure to many garments Darts is used to shape a flat piece of fabric to fit Waist, Hip, Bust or body curves. There are two types of darts. A single-pointed dart is widely use in skirts, pants, blouse etc. Start sewing this dart at the waist [...]

how to draft dress foundation use the fitted waist foundation as a guide to draft the dress foundation, as follows: (1) ease allowance for the dress foundation trace the outline of the front and back fitted bodice waist foundation; then add the extra ease allowance needed for the dress foundation at side seam of front [...]

The illustrations above show how to take the following arm measurements: 1. Underarm length – from armhole to wrist. 2. Arm circumference – a little below armhole. 3. Elbow circumference – with arm bent up. 4. Over arm length – from shoulder to wrist. 5. Wrist circumference – a loose measurement. how to draft the [...]

  The illustration below indicates where each body measurement is taken on the figure. the measurement 4 and 6 on the back, and 9 and 10 on the front, are taken from side seam. the measurements 2 and 8 are taken from armhole to armhole. for a figure with prominent bust, take an additional measurement [...]

The following diagrams show how to take the necessary measurements on the figure and how to draft the pattern. The dotted lines in the drafting diagrams represent the construction lines; the solid heavy lines are the outlines of the pattern. 1. CENTER BACK LENGTH A to B – From neck to waist. Draw this line [...]

1. CENTER FRONT LENGTH A to B – From neck to waistline. This measurement is taken along center front from  the base of the neck to the waistline/ Draw line from A to B for center front line. 2. ACROSS CHEST A to C – About 1/5 of line A and B. C to D [...]