Dart Manipulation Explained // The What, Why, and How of DARTS

I get a lot of questions about darts, so today I’ve got a deep dive into the topic trying to answer as many quandaries as I can! Why darts? Can I move them? Where do I put them? Can I take one away? Can I add a dart? Does moving the darts effect the fit? Do I have to have darts? Hopefully all will be revealed in this (rather long) video all about dart manipulation! Music and Sound Effects from Epidemic Sound Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:13 Why darts 06:18 How to transfer a draped pattern onto paper 08:53 The cone, dart excess, and fit 14:25 Making 2 darts from 1 17:09 Moving darts 18:42 Marking and sewing darts 33:10 Using darts to design 37:28 Using darts as tucks and gathering 46:18 Using darts for drapey asymmetric designs Need to make a block pattern? There are many options, and I talk about several in this playlist! : Where I get my pattern draf