The French underarm dart is a favorite for Manny reasons. The direction of the dart line suggests the lift one associates with a high youthful figure 1.Trace the bodice-front sloper. 2. Cut out the tracing and the dart. (You may want to make a batch of these cut-out bodices to keep handy for the following exercises. ) 3. Locate the position of the new dart on the side seam. This may be a point anywhere up from the waistline  2 inches to 2-1/2 inches. Any dart above this becomes an underarm dart. Mark the point A. 4. Using a ruler, draw a line from point A to the dart point. This is the new dart line. 5. Slash the dart line to the dart point. Start the slashing at the side seam. 6. Close the original dart and fasten it with Scotch tape. Notice that the waistline dart control is shifted to the new position  It automatically contains the right amount of dart control. See diagram. Sample Quarter- Scale Slopers