dart calculation

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Sun, 04/11/2010 - 01:53
lucrecia
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Hello all:

I am a new member - I have watched the video on drafting the bodice pattern, please help me understand the dart calculation, why divide by nine?

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Tue, 04/20/2010 - 13:43
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Nehzat
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Re: Waist and Center Back Darts Calculation for Skirt and Bodice

Dear Lucrecia,

To understand the dart intake calculation you can watch the chapter: 5. Calculating the Intake of the Darts in the Straight and Tapered Skirt Block Pattern video lesson. Here I explain why we need to divide by nine to get the dart intake measurements.

Keep in mind that the waistline of the bodice and the skirt are the same waistline and therefore we need them to be exactly the same, matching the darts to each other.

Hope this helps.

Nehzat

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