Re: darts in new dress


jones wrote:
Hello everyone,

I have a comfortable straight dress which I bought. I
would like to make one or two similar ones, but make them
with darts.
What is a way I can allow for these new darts when
cutting the new material.
Thanks for any help given
katherine

A "comfortable straight dress"??? That's not much info to go on,
do you mean "bust-shaping darts", or "waist-shaping darts",
"front darts", "back darts", etc.

But how about getting a commercial pattern with darts and going
from there? For instance, Simplicity #4118 is a simple,
straight, sheath dress with darts, and it is available in sizes 8
through 26. If you're Plus size, Simplicity #4377 goes up to a
size 32W.

http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=search.cfm

There is also a plain-vanilla darted sheath at Butterick, #4386:
http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/butterick/shop.cgi?s.item.B4386=x&TI=10002&page=5

And McCalls #4369:
http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M4369.htm?tab=dresses&page=2

and McCalls #2402:
http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M2401.htm?tab=dresses&page=3

Be sure you use *your* measurements when buying a pattern, RTW
sizes do *not* translate well to sewing patterns.

HTH,

Beverly


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