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There are two kinds of darts:
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Fitting darts and
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Decorative darts.
Fitting darts can be rearranged and
fitting darts can be disguised, but fitting darts must NOT be
eliminated or ignored.
You can rearrange fitting darts by:
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Rotating them from one seam line
to another,
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Combining smaller darts into
larger ones or
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Dividing larger darts into smaller
ones.
You can disguise fitting darts as:
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Tucks,
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Gathers,
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Seamlines,
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Flare or
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Fullness.
Decorative darts are very narrow and can
be placed anywhere since they are simply embellishment and do
not affect the fit of a garment.
Some Patternmaking Rules of Thimble
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Fit slopers to unique, personal
figures before using them to create new patterns or to alter
others.
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Adjust sloper drawings with
corresponding fitting preferences.
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Patterns styled or altered with fitted
slopers fit as well as the sloper.
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Slopers without finishing details are
basic patternmaking blocks.
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Add functional finishing details such
as seam allowances, facings and hems to turn slopers into
patterns for wardrobe classics.
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