Posts Tagged ‘garments’

How To Lengthen And Shorten A Dart

Posted on April 6th, 2009 by by admin

1. Measure directly up from the dart point the amount you wish to lengthen the dart. Mark the new dart point. 2. Draw new dart legs starting at the ends of the original darts and ending at the raised dart point The broken lines in diagram shown represent the original darts; the solid lines, the [...]

How To Sew Zipper

Posted on February 6th, 2009 by by admin

A zipper consists of two strips of fabric tape, each affixed to one of the two pieces to be joined, carrying tens or hundreds of specially shaped metal or plastic teeth. These teeth can be either individual or shaped from a continuous coil. Some zips have two slides, allowing variation in the opening’s size and [...]

Half Sizes – Women’s and Misses

Posted on July 26th, 2008 by by admin

The differences between the half size and regular size figure is mainly in the height, the half size figure measuring 5 feet 4” or less, and the regular size, 5 feet 6” to 8”. There is also a difference in the measurements around bust, waist and hip, the half size figure measuring about 2” to [...]