Darts Deep Dive
Learn dart manipulation so you can get creative with your patterns and deep dive into one of the fundamental skills needed to draft your own patterns!
We'll focus on how to:
Rotate darts
Play with creative dart designs
Move darts into seams
Move a dart into a yoke
Move a dart into a pleat or gather
Turning a dart into volume
Sew a dart
Plus some written tutorials to help fit darts to your body
You can use these skills to play with dart manipulation, learn to move them around the bodice and get creative with some fun dart designs! 💕
You'll also learn pattern terminology, tips for pattern making and how to finish your patterns.
All the material is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and ask questions along the way. As well as Try-It-Yourself exercises throughout to put your new skills into practise!
Learn dart manipulation so you can get creative with your patterns and deep dive into one of the fundamental skills needed to draft your own patterns!
We'll focus on how to:
Rotate darts
Play with creative dart designs
Move darts into seams
Move a dart into a yoke
Move a dart into a pleat or gather
Turning a dart into volume
Sew a dart
Plus some written tutorials to help fit darts to your body
You can use these skills to play with dart manipulation, learn to move them around the bodice and get creative with some fun dart designs! 💕
You'll also learn pattern terminology, tips for pattern making and how to finish your patterns.
All the material is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and ask questions along the way. As well as Try-It-Yourself exercises throughout to put your new skills into practise!
Learn dart manipulation so you can get creative with your patterns and deep dive into one of the fundamental skills needed to draft your own patterns!
We'll focus on how to:
Rotate darts
Play with creative dart designs
Move darts into seams
Move a dart into a yoke
Move a dart into a pleat or gather
Turning a dart into volume
Sew a dart
Plus some written tutorials to help fit darts to your body
You can use these skills to play with dart manipulation, learn to move them around the bodice and get creative with some fun dart designs! 💕
You'll also learn pattern terminology, tips for pattern making and how to finish your patterns.
All the material is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and ask questions along the way. As well as Try-It-Yourself exercises throughout to put your new skills into practise!
Darts Unpicked
Course modules
Full lesson list in the drop-down menu below:
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Hello and welcome!
About Alys
How to use the 1/2 scale blocks
What is pattern making?
Tips for pattern making
Pattern Terminology
Some Essential skills
Tracing a pattern
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Dart manipulation - Intro
Bust Apex
Rotating a dart
Truing a dart
Examples - Rotating a dart
Cut away darts
Examples - Fun dart designs
Try-it-yourself exercise - 1
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Moving a dart into a seam
Examples - Moving a dart into a seam
Try-it-yourself exercise - 2
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Move a dart into a yoke
Examples - Yoke seams
Try-it-yourself exercise - 3
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Moving a dart into a pleat or gather
Examples - Moving a dart into gather
Turning a dart into waist volume
Examples - Turning a dart into volume
Try-it-yourself exercise - 4
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Sewing a dart
Fitting darts
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Grainlines
Checking your patterns
Labelling patterns
Adding seam allowance
Making a toile
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You'll gain confidence in pattern making and practical skills you can use to change up your favourite sewing patterns and create the sleeves of your dreams!
I know everyone learns differently, so I've included lots of visual content to break down pattern making in a fun and easy way.
Gain access to:
NOTE: If you have completed ‘Intro to Pattern Making’ or ‘Pattern Unpicked - Foundation course’, there are a few refresher lessons in this course.
Please read the course module content above before booking, and check out our FAQs if you have any questions.