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 [...]