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		<title>Learning to Sew&#8211;how to sew darts (part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[darts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Darts are not complicated and are essential if you like a closer fitted look in the bust area.  The key to making excellent darts is good marking techniques.   I like to mark my darts using tracing paper and &#8230; <a href="http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/learning-to-sew-how-to-sew-darts-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Darts are not complicated and are essential if you like a closer fitted look in the bust area.  The key to making excellent darts is good marking techniques.</p>
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<p>I like to mark my darts using tracing paper and a tracing wheel.  Use a straight edge ruler as your guide and roll the wheel right along side of it; that way you will be sure to have a straight seam line.</p>
<p>Usually you will be dealing with a double layer of fabric, so to mark the darts on the piece not covered by the fabric, after I am through marking the top part, I usually stick my straight pins down through the fabric at each dot (dart markings have a dot at the point and on each side) so that when I turn the fabric over, I can see where the dots will go.  Then it is easy to use your ruler and a marking pencil to make a dart marking identical to the one on the first side. </p>
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<p>To sew the dart, fold it in the middle with the right sides of the fabric together, carefully matching the markings.  Your straight pins will go across the dart; place a pin crosswise at the dart point and then at about 1 inch or so intervals to the end of the dart.</p>
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<p>Stitch the dart from the wide end down to the point; backstitch or lockstitch at the beginning, but do not backstitch at the dart point.  Darts can bubble at the point; however, this problem is easily avoided by making the last few stitches directly on the fold and leaving the thread ends long. Tie the loose threads in a knot.</p>
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