Pivoting a Front Shoulder Dart to a Side Seam Dart

Pivot Front Shoulder Dart to Side Seam

In this lesson, you will learn the mechanics of how to pivot a front bodice shoulder dart to a side bust dart. A side dart bodice sloper will be the foundation for many of your pattern making lessons. We will demonstrate how to easily move the dart and then how to true the bodice front, so that you will be able to add the side bust dart bodice to your sloper library.

The bodice sloper needed for this lesson can be found and drafted in our pattern making lesson: Drafting a Shoulder Dart Bodice Sloper from Measurements.

Or you can download and print out our free graded Women’s Bodice Slopers (U.S. sizes 2-16) included with this lesson. Use our Color Map download to help guide you with the cutting process. The UoF Global Size Chart will also assist you in locating your size and size equivalent for the UK, Europe and Asia.

For additional lessons on how to pivot darts view: Pivoting A Front Shoulder Dart To One Waist Dart, Pivoting A Front Shoulder Dart To An Armhole Dart, Pivot 2 Dart Bodice Variation – Neck & French Dart, Pivoting A Back-Shoulder Dart To A Back-Neckline Dart, Pivoting A Torso Shoulder Dart To A Waist Dart and Pivoting A Torso Shoulder Dart To The Side Seam.

Table of Contents
Transcript

Module	Description	Step
1	Pivoting the Dart	1-9
2	Trueing the Darts	1-3
3	Trueing the Bodice	1-7

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MODULE 1 • Pivoting the Dart

Step	Description
1	For this lesson, you will need your front Bodice Sloper with a shoulder dart and waist dart.
2	You will also need a piece of unlined white pattern paper that measures 3” (7.6cm) larger than your front Bodice Sloper on all four sides.
3	Before you begin, use your awl to punch a hole into the dart vanishing points and the apex point on your front bodice sloper.

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