Shifting Dart

 

HOW TO SHIFT THE DART CONTROL FOR GATHERS,

SHIRRING, OR SMOCKING

Waistline Fullness (Fig. 24) 1.On the cut-out bodice-front sloper with the cut-out dart, locate the outside limits of the waistline fullness. Mark the points A and B (Fig. 24a). 2 Draw slash lines from A and B to the dart point. Draw several additional slash lines on either side of the waistline dart starting at the waistline and ending at the dart point . . .