On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:20:12 -0700 (PDT), hesira <chris_traci@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> looked at the pattern example, my actual fabric didn't look like the
> example. The example looked curved in the middle, where mine looked
> flat along the fold line. I've tried to figure this out, but I can't
That sort of dart is called a "fisheye dart". The drawing of the back of
the
dress does look like the dart is curved, but that's because they're trying
to show that it makes the back of the dress pull in at the waist a bit.
Yes, you were supposed to sew a pair of straight lines that nipped out
a kite-shaped piece of fabric.
Why not take some scrap fabric and play with darts a bit...
Trace three copies of your fisheye dart on your scrap fabric.
About midway down the legs of one dart (midway between the end point and
the
widest point in the middle) make a pencil dot about 1/8" outside the dart
legs, and then draw a curved line from the end to the new dot to the
center
point. Sew along that curved line.
Do the same thing again, but make the dot 1/8" inside the legs this time.
Sew it up along the curved line.
Sew up the last sample with straight lines.
Then compare the shapes you get from the three darts... they'll be subtly
different... You can substitute either curved shape for the straight-
line one given in the pattern, if it's appropriate for the shaping you're
trying to give.
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