Tutorial: How I Sew My Darts in Knits and Wovens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Welcome back to another Sunday Sew Along. Today, I’m showing you how I mark and sew my darts on both my wovens and my knits!
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For reference: I am 5’2” and my measurements are as follows, upper bust 36”, full bust 40”, waist 33”, hip 40”
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How clever on the woven dart marking.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Love the idea that I don’t have to draw a line. I don’t know why I don’t like to do that. I guess it’s just an extra step. Excellent video!
I agree. I'm all about eliminating steps, when possible!
Super helpful, thank you for covering both woven and knit. I learned through a book to use a tracing wheel and paper.
My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The woven method is how Nancy Zeiman showed how to sew darts on her show a number of years ago. Nice instructional.
I thought that was the case!
WOW! That was awesome! Thanks so much for making these very informative videos. I am self taught and get aha moments when watching your videos.
I"m so glad!
Thank you Whitney.
Suzanne
My pleasure!
I always love your tips and tricks in sewing. They are very helpful!
I'm so glad!
Yes! That’s how I was taught to make darts by my aunt who was a home economics teacher and an excellent seamstress. She graduated from university in 1960. I see people online sewing all kinds of ways different from what I was taught by her and my mom, and it’s very refreshing to see when someone DOES sew like them. They were both very strict with their sewing techniques but their garments were so nice.
Hi Amie u r one lucky lady ! I wish if there is someone who was taught ‘old school’ methods and can show us different techniques for various parts of garments.
You are so right! Learning from the other generations is so important!
OMG I am 79 I learned in highschool the tracing paper way thank you for being so informative and a new way to do this. it was so tedious the other way!! love you for what you do for we sewer's. ❤
I"m so glad this was helpful!
Mind blown with that thread trick! I am loving these tutorials.
I"m so glad!
Thank you for this.
My pleasure!
Genius ideas for both methods. I'm self taught in garments and never saw the thread used, I'll have to practice the knit method. Cutting off fabric scares me. Lol
The knit method can be a bit scary, but I love how it eliminates all the bulk!
Thanks for this video! Your advice/technique is always helpful and appreciated! 😀
I"m so glad!
Thank you for the tutorial. I am a total noob to sewing knits, and a novice with my serger. So I learned quite a bit from this video (trying to make my first swimsuit 😬).
If I may... This video was a bit hard to understand because of mini rabbit trails that I couldn't really follow you on. But... Since my dart is on the lining only, I am hoping it won't need to be perfect. 🤞
Thank you again!
You are so welcome!
THIS IS GREAT!!!!
Oh good!
Really interesting, thank you. The camera angle for both sewing examples was very good and clear xxxx
Thank you!
Very helpful Whitney. Thank you so much for taking the time to demonstrate this and to edit the video and yes the overhead view was a bit better. Thanks so much
Oh good!
Thank you for this video. I was literally just thinking about darts yesterday because I haven't done them in so long that I couldnt remember how to do them.
I'm so glad this was helpful!
I love these methods! FYI, BabyLock has an open toe foot for the serger that let's you see exactly where your needles are stitching, both for overlock and cover stitch. No affiliation, but it has become the foot I keep on my serger all the time.
Now that you say that, I feel like I might have one 😬🤦♀️. I need to go digging through my drawers!
That woven dart method is brilliant. I'll be sewing my darts like that from now on.
I"m so glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you! What a great tutorial!
My pleasure!
Great tips! Overhead camera angle is easier to see what you are doing.
Oh good! Thank you! I was thinking that would be the case.
Thank you so much..never tried doing darts on Serger....
I really love the finish on my knits.
Hi Whitney! Nancy Zieman sewed her darts that way.
I thought that was the case!
Brilliant ideas!❤
Thank you!
That guide thread is genius!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
They are both great.
I have never seen a dart been sewn with the thread as a guide. The knit dart looks a bit scary. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This was so helpful. Particularly the woven dart method. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Genius!! Oh my gosh, saving this video! Thank you Whitney!
Oh good!
Thanks for this video. I have so much trouble marking my darts. Loved the tip on with the string of thread on the woven dart
I'm so glad you enjoyed this!
Wow thank you I will practice this I never thought to do a dart for knits with the serger and I love how you did the woven dart so professional looking.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I am just cutting out several items in Linen. I think I am going to play with the serger to make my darts. Just to see how I like this process. My linen will be lined and thus the serged darts will cut down on bulk. 👍
That could work great!
Love that on the woven , can't wait to try it
Oh good!
I enjoyed learning about both methods. I've not seen either before. Thanks much! 🌻🍄
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing!!! I am making a wrap skirt with darts at the waistline and tried the thread method. Genius!!! Thank you. ☺
Oh good!
I do the darts exactly like you do
It's definitely my favorite method!
Thank you for the tutorial. I need to get back to my sewing machine so I can try this and the bias binding tips. I always enjoy watching your videos even though I don’t sew nearly as many things as you do! (Fitting issues!!! 🤣)
I'm so glad you enjoyed this!
Awesome techniques... I have not had great outcomes for my woven darts.. so these will definitely go in my "save" folder
Oh good!
Great tutorial, love seeing different methods. I was taught to use tailors tacks to mark darts etc, often still do or mark with a friction pen. Xx
I’m so glad you enjoyed seeing a different method. I also like learning and seeing other sewing methods!
Oh that is brilliant. I can’t do method for knits as I don’t have a serger but that is awesome on wovens . Today I’m going back to square one on blouse I’ve been making. My bad as I think I just cut it too big. So back to square one on refining the pattern,muslin, and then refining my blouse. Oh well it is what it is. I did manage to get couple nice skirts done. Guess I will have to hold off declaring myself a advanced beginner. Lol.
Just keep at it!
Absolutely fantastic! I loved both methods. Someone taught me to begin sewing a knit on the serger at the apex, which is really hard. I like your method better. Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge.
Ooh! I bet that would be hard!
I'm always hesitant about clipping into my dart legs even though it's inside the seam allowance. I use the same heat removable marker for the dart tip, to mark the legs. I also don't sew a straight line for the dart legs but more of a curved dart which seems to work better for me. I draw that first with my french curve. I do the same for knits as well :) thank you for taking the time to make these tutorials Whitney! I love Lauren's blog too. She is SO funny with that potty mouth of hers :))) What a sewist she is! If I had had an opportunity to take classes with her I would have in a heart beat.
I should have mentioned the curved legs. You are so right that that could be a better shape for many busts!
Great tutorial!! I sew my darts on woven the same, yet have never tried sewing back into the fold. I can’t wait to give it a go! Also, the knit dart using a serger looks amazing, and makes total sense!😊
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I love this. Thanks.
My pleasure!
Love this! Thank you!
My pleasure!
Great dart video, I learned this and many more woven techniques that are being shown now as "new" in HS Home Ec. class over 55 years ago. No knits then! Also, I live about 2 hours north of you and I wondered if you ever have your friction pen marks reappear during our wintertime? I have been on the fence about using a FriXion pen. Or in extreme AC? (My teeth were chattering in a restaurant 3 days ago!) Thanks.
I have used the Frixion Pens for quite a few years now and I have never had an issue with the marks reappearing. I have had issues where a spot is left in silk (not the ink, but you can see a residue), but that's the only issue I've had.
Great tips. Thanks
My pleasure!
Oh ! Whitney THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing us the different methods for wovens and knits ….so helpful 😋. Question : is there a specific reason why you cut yr knits right sides up ? Maybe u mentioned it and I missed it ?
Sorry if I did ! Tks
I actually cut both my knits and wovens right side up. I like to be able to see where I'm placing my pattern pieces and I find it easier to mark my pattern marks with the wrong sides together.
Thank you!
My pleasure!
Wonderful techniques! Thanks for sharing. Question - what about sewing a woven dart with a serger or splicing open the dart, in a woven. I know most patterns are drafted so that the seam and dart are "trued" when completed, but would it not eliminate bulk if it was trimmed? Thanks again for your great instructionals.
You can definitely trim or cut open your dart in woven fabric. I would use this method if the dart were going to be covered with lining so that I wouldn't have to worry about friction fraying the fabric.
Great info! The overhead view is better to see what's going on.
Great! Thank you!
That was a great lesson! I had Home Ec. in 1957-1959 (Jr High) and never was taught that woven dart trick. Dang. Will definitely start using it with next darts. I've not seen that way done on a serger, but seems very reasonable and easy to do. Thanks for the tips. Your woven pattern looked to have some different type of tape to piece the pattern together. What is it, please? Thx.
I"m so glad you enjoyed this! I just use the green Scotch Tape to tape all my patterns together.
Hold on for just a minute Whitney: you are cutting your fabrics right side up ? Did I hear correctly ? What is the advantage of doing that ? That was another brilliant video. Using the thread as a guide, I had never seen that before. I shall try it.
I do cut my fabric right side up. I do this for two reasons, I think it's easier to make my pattern marks when the wrong sides are together and I like to be able to see the right side when I'm placing my pattern pieces.
just how many hours a day do you spend on sewing? I a m curious as to how many projects that you inhave planned. I love to creat things from a flat piece of fabric but it takes time to cut out till finish, just how do you schedule your days to do this plus do your mom things?
I definitely have times where I can get a lot of sewing done versus times where it gets pushed to the back burner. The channel is my full time job so I do sew during the work day of many days. However, the summer has been a bit difficult with the kids home (more so this summer, for some reason). I'm also a fast sewer. I worked in a bridal workroom for a few years and had to be fast and a lot of those techniques stuck. I can do a video on how I parcel my time, though!
When using the thread as a guide, do you sew next to it? It seemed like you were sewing over the thread, but when you removed it so easily I realized that didn't make sense.
I sew right next to it. Sometimes, it does get caught in the line of sewing, but it usually can be pulled out quite easily.
Have you ever sewn a woven dart on the serger?
I haven't, but I"m not sure why you couldn't.
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