How to Sew Darts – DIY Fashion Tutorial

If you’ve ever seen a pattern with little triangles on it like the drawing below, those are darts.

Difficulty:

Darts are one of those things that most people think are really hard, so they don’t want to learn how to do them. They aren’t really hard at all- if you’ve got a baggy spot on a garment, you pinch it til it fits, pin it, and sew.

Once you get the hang of darts, they are indispensable when you’re making something that needs a tailored fit. They’re also a great tool for when you’re reconstructing something- sometimes all something needs is to be fitted a little better.

In our example, we’re making a pencil skirt. Because we’re using a woven fabric, the waistline kind of bags open at the top. Darts to the rescue!

This same process can be used for darts elsewhere, like in the bust.

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