I was wondering if anyone has sewn a shirt or dress and left the bust darts out, Do I need to cut in extra material or just how does this work?
2007-12-30 05:30:52 · 6 answers · asked by wtdatm4 10 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It will make a big difference in the way the shirt fits you. It will also make a difference in the seams and the way the adjoining piece fits together. It would save more time in the long run to just put the dart in.
2007-12-30 05:42:07 · answer #1 · answered by DishclothDiaries 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are darts on the pattern and you leave them unsewn, the seams will not match, and you won't have the shaping intended by the patternmaker.
You may, however, be able to convert the dart to shirring or pleats or such if you truly do not want a dart.
There are also dartless patterns available -- there, the darts have been transferred to ease by a variety of methods by the patternmaker, and the pattern is made specifically for no darts. If you try to sew a dart into a dartless pattern, you'll wind up with mis-matched seams again because you will have used part of the seam for the dart uptake.
I don't recommend beginners to patternmaking try converting a darted pattern to dartless (though using dart equivalents is ok). There are also some darted patterns you can get away with not sewing the dart shaping, though this usually changes the silhouette. An example would be a fisheye dart used at the waist.
2008-01-02 15:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dart takes up a wedge shaped piece of fabric, making a cone shape in the fabric to allow for the shape of the bust. If you omit the dart and cut and sew the fabric straight across, there is no relief. If you leave the dart in the pattern, but don't sew it, then when you get to the bottom, the two sides of the seam will be out of line by 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.
2007-12-30 14:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the bust darts go to straight down to the *waist*, rather than to the side seams or some exotic angle, sure, you can just omit the darts. If in doubt, use newspaper or similar to make a mock-up of what you intend to do. Omitting any darts other than straight down *will* require lots of fussing to get everything to fit together
IMHO it's better to begin with the best "fit" you can find and then work alterations from there. If regular women's or miss's patterns are too "busty", then go to teen-junior or even to men's wear patterns. It's far easier to lengthen the back-waist, etc., than to try to make a pattern designed for busty folk fit sleeker folk.
2007-12-30 20:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by h_brida 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will make a difference. If you are using stretchy fabric you may get by if you are not big busted. The front of your blouse will be flat without them.
2007-12-30 13:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by L S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have any breasts at all, you'll need the darts.
2007-12-30 16:40:06 · answer #6 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋