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Center Darts
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Fri, 01/20/2012 - 00:12
Hi
I have full embroidery material and if I take the darts in the middle i.e 1.2cm each in the middle, the pearls will come off. Is it possible to omit these darts and instead add ease allowance at the front and back sides (as shown in the princess dress) instead of darts... will this work??? How should I go about omitting the side darts? Please advise. Thanks.
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Dear rosie_vora,
One way you can fix this is to secure the ends of the threads that hold the beading around the darts.
You can also transfer the waist and bust darts to a princess seam if you want.
A thirds option which is used in haut couture is to take in the darts in the lining if you have a lining, but instead of sewing the dart on the beaded or lace fabric along a straight line, you follow the predominant designs of the fabric in the dart are. Cut around the beads or lace on one side with a small amount of space to prevent damaging the design. Then slide the cut section over the rest to eliminate the excess fabric. Then you pin and secure the edges by hand. If the over lapped section is too large you can trim from the lower layer to get a finer look.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat
Thanks Nehzat for your quick response. Do you have any demonstration illustrated on Haut Couture type outfits? I am really keen to learn this technic - something I have not heard before, please demonstrate these type of outfits in your future demos. Thanks again.
Dear Rosie,
I think this is a good idea for a future lesson, thanks so much for the suggestion.
Happy sewing,
Nehzat