5 TIPS ON HOW TO SEW NON-POINTY DARTS! ✂ (Basically how to sew your best darts ever!)
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- These are my top 5 tips (basically the process from start to finish) on how I sew darts, nice, neat, flat, rounded darts!
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Which is your favourite tip your going to try? And that is YOUR best tip for us?
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ur channel is very helpful for me :)) i also really enjoy the vintage vibe and ur accent is really relaxing and it makes me watch ur videos even if i’m still a very beginning beginner.
Another tip: after you tie off, you can thread a needle and put the tails inside the dart to hide the thread tails.
Oh yes, thank you for adding this one!
That's a great tip! Those tails are a pet peeve of mine, thank you. 🤗
What a great idea! Why didn’t I think of that 🤦♀️.
Thank you fot sharing! 🪡
You're all very welcome!
Thanks!
I’ve been unintentionally curving my darts because I’m so bad at sewing in a straight line 😂
You’re good at sewing by being bad at sewing? LoL
Butt darts are curved
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Funny story. I went to our little town's weekly auction barn several years ago. There was a box of so small they were useless cloth scraps, rusty pins, broken things and 3, yes 3! different shapes of ironing hams or whatever you want to call them. He said 'Somebody give me a dollar for this mess' and I raised my hand. He was very surprised another lady went $2, I bid $3. She went $4 and every so stingy me went one more time for $5. I got them and have used them for years. He never did understand why we wanted that box 🤣
Lovely story, thank you for sharing it😊
Nice to know what I learned over 50 years ago still holds true today.
Oh, I love people like you. I learned to sew at least fifty years ago on my great-grandma's treadle machine. I still call my mother for sewing advice when I get stuck.
The good thing about sewing is the techniques never really change! 😃
My grandmother was a seamstress who learned on a treadle, and i now own that treadle and call her for tips!!
I’ve been curving the last cm or so of my darts for a long time. After my first pointy dart, it just seemed like a better way to do finish the end/point. Unfortunately, today, I learned that I am a little less of a rebel than I thought I was. Haha. Thanks for another great video.
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I love when you advocate for some “old fashioned” techniques, like tying thread ends instead of backstitching. We are so used to relying on the sewing machine that we often forget that a few hand-worked details not only give better results, they can save us time and frustration in the long run.
I am so glad that tying off the stitches manually is recommended, I am a novice but worked this one out myself.
My 90 year old great aunt taught me this. It's fiddly at first but works so well.
If you have a large cup size tack the dart and try on first, sometimes you may need to pull the point of the dart further away from the bust point to minimise the point. I have a very large cup size and often split the dart in to two and pivot to another part of the garment to minimise the point of the dart. (A simple bodice side dart on me would be 7 inches wide before stitching, which if sewn up always creates a very pointed dart)
Thank you for this suggestion! It really helped me with fitting a bodice I was getting frustrated with
Dedication is putting your video up at 3am-ish because that’s when your viewers are watching 😉 I just got home from night shift so I’m hopping into bed (I’m in Perth) but I’ll be catching up in the morning 🥰
Tammi lucky I can schedule videos now! 😉 As I did used to stay up to midnight to post! Thanks for watching 😘
Back when I was first learning to sew, my mum taught me to sew three stitches basically parallel to the fold line at the narrow end of the dart. Certainly takes away the dreaded pointy dart issue.
Mind blown! Where have you been all my sewing life? LOL.
I love your videos!❤. I’ve sewn for 60 yrs and I still learn new wonderful things from you. Thank you very much for what you do.
Just finished a dress with terribly pointy darts yesterday, I'm glad to have watched this for next time!
Excellent! I bet your next darts will be amazing! 😀
Just pick them out and redo them. You will be so much more satisfied and want to wear your garment. Just be careful, take your time and lightly steam the thread tracks out before you redo the new darts.
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Leaving the tied threads at the point a bit and not cut the whole length off was a new tip I won’t forget.
I learned to sew off an inch or so, turn the fabric, then sew into the body of the dart for a few stitches. This anchors the thread with no knot. It may not work on all fabrics, but I haven’t had a problem.
Another hack from me; I don't have pressing hem and can't really afford one, so I use my hard pillow instead. It's fluffy and curvy, perfect for pressing those sleeves/busts 😘
Hubby bought me one of those little memory foam pillows for side sleepers that goes between your knees … I could use it as a ham but my luck it would melt! 😂🤣 I am buying a ham and a sleeve one too. I am not up to a clapper yet.
You could make your own and you could put in curves that you need instead of generic ones. I made a bust ham out of an old shirt that had princess seams! Perfect for any bodice pressing!
I eas partway through the dart when I remembered that I wanted to watch this video. Quickly implemented your tips and the dart looks great even before pressing!
Good morning. 10 am here in hot California. Great tip🥰
We are in southern California and do not have central air. My wonderful husband leaves the dining room open to keep it cool in case I want to craft or sew.
Thank you!
This is the first time that I've seen someone use the rounded, pressing tool thingy and it ACTUALLY make sense! Its like you're always giving me the keys to a grand treasure chest lol I appreciate you SO MUCH!!!
Make sure to never have the point of the dart directly on the apex of the bust (that’s where the nipple is). It needs to be about an inch away from the apex. That’s mostly useful for when you’re drafting or changing darts around, but important to know nonetheless.
A great example of why to never have the points of your dart end at the apex was the pink dress Anne Hathaway wore to the Oscars in 2013. Those were some very pointy darts that ended at exactly the wrong place.
Wow what a great example! Hammers in you really need to mark it all out (for people like me who just want to wing everything)
Just had to Google this..you're so right. Lol
As a perfectionist I so appreciate all you sewing tips. Thank you 😊 It's nice to know as wel it is a 'proper' way to go, as having a larger cup size I also always curve my darts a bit.
I had heard of sewing along the fold a few stitches, but it really sinks in with the clear visuals you provided! I've got a darted bodice on my worktable now, I can't wait to put this into practice!
I learned to reduce my stitch length in the last 1/4”. I don’t know if that helps, i’ve never had an issue making darts.
I recently started doing this as well and it helps so much!
This does help a lot.
Three out of five, ha ha.
I have a lifting technique to iron my darts in a curve or I use a rolled washcloth: my sewing supply space is limited (I dream of a pressing ham).
Also, I use a curve to mark my darts in a slight curve. The slight curving helps the garment better hug my not-so-straight-lined waist, bust, or hips. 😸
Wow! What great tips!
I really appreciate your effort
Thanks for your tips.
Thankyou Evelyn !
Great tip. Thanks!
I have never made a dart I liked. I’m saving this to review before my next dart!!
Nice tips!
Thanks Evelyn
So this is especially useful since I’m diving into a closet full of woven fabric shirt alterations. The plan is to take in backs and waists, and likely try for FBAs and dart placements. Finally tailoring these paperbag looking things to make them more wearable. Baby steps and lots of self-forgiveness. Fingers crossed and many thanks for your tips and lessons!
I have been practicing to do something similar with t-shirts until I perfect the 1943 "plain slip-on blouse" pattern to replace them. 😉
@@user-mv9tt4st9k Hmm... I’ll look into that. Ty.
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Shelli I'm sure you've got this! 😃
Classic sewing tips, I love this!
Except for the second tip, these are exactly what I was taught in middle school! Nice to see that 60 years later, the classic teaching holds true!
That was excellent. Makes perfect sense. Thank you.
Excellent tutorial! Thanks 😊
Thank you. Just sewed the MOST beautiful bust darts. Not a pointy in sight. Hope your treatment is going OK. Best wishes, Claire (in Sydney, Oz)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Great tips for darts.
Thank you very much for these tips. I'm gonna use them all! 😊
great tutorial! Thank you so much Cath J
Your videos are the best and filled with lots of great tips.
Excellent video. Thank you SO much
This is super helpful, thank you!
Just when you think you know it all! As an experienced sewer, I love it that I'm still learning even more basic skills. My take aways were: 1) marking 3/8 from end point. Great method to also keep darts symmetrical. I usually keep an eye out to make the last three stitches of the dart point on the fold but I feel your method will refine my method, keep me more accurate. 2) ironing dart on a curve. Last year after 49 years of sewing finally I bought a sewing ham and I love it. I just also purchased a sleeve board, I spent extra and got a really good one and it's been worth every penny. Not watched you in awhile and I must say love your hair and make up changes, especially your eye make up. And of course love your spirit.
Thank you! That was lovely and absolutely helpful!
Just the video I needed today!! I’m using them all today!
Such simple and useful methods! Thankyou!
Love these tips. Thanks for sharing
Great tip! I've been wondering how to go about this! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, very useful information.
Thank you ! Best demonstration I have seen !
Wonderful video as always. These tips are brilliant. Thank You.
Thanks for all of your tips - my vintage silk shirt has great non-pointy darts thanks to you!
You are the best, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you so much, useful and beautifully presented.
Thank you so much for this great information! I will be using all 5 tips on my next sew ❤️
Awesome, thank you!
This is helpful, ma'am. Thank you
Thank you very much 💞💞💞
I always have difficulty with darts.
Thank you for your tip.
Thank you so much! Your tips have helped me a lot
Yas! Great tips. Lovin the hair and nails too
Great tips! Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Fantastic as always Evelyn. Thoroughly enjoy all the tutorial you so kindly do for us.
Wow, I had no idea this was even a problem, I thought they were *supposed* to be pointy XD. Thanks for the video!
Great tips thank you
You are so knowledgeable! Thanks for another amazing video.
I will be trying all.
Excellent video! Thank you so much!
I’m getting better at making things (sewing, too) by watching your videos. I want to take your courses when I get enough time off from work. You explain things in a way I can understand. Thank you!
The courses are all at your own pace. You pick the one that interests you and follow along. There's a preferred order to do them in, but if you really need to know about zips for instance, you can do that one.
I love your 'How How How' content. All answers my questions. Thank you for sharing everything.
Thank You. That was very helpful. Cheers Angela
This is exactly the information I was trying to find. Thank you!
Thank you!!!! I'm working on a project and the pattern came with an online tutorial, but the bust dart portion was anything but helpful, I wasn't even sure how to sew it :( This is amazing and I'm definitely checking out more of your videos!
These tips were so perfect!! It worked amazingly. Thank you! ❤️🙏🏼
Been sewing for years but still learning!!! Thanks
thank you, going to go and do some darts right now!
Good tips!
I just got the pressing ham! Thank you for the suggestion.
I love the points to follow in order to avoid points.
Like the tip for sewing along the fold at the point! I love my ham which I made from scrap fabrics and wood shavings (pet store) during first covid lockdown. How did I ever manage without it!
I can say I learnt a bit today, again, thanks Evelyn, you do explain about darts and hams very well!
this is so helpful, I cant wait to try this! I always dread sewing darts but these tips are so simple and clear, great video ;)
I have to say, I am such a fan of your hair these days! It suits you really well!
Thanks! I'm still experimenting with the straight hair, but I think it's working out ok!
@@Evelyn__Wood The loose finger waves are my favorite look on you. The soft, romanticism of them create balance when rocking a strong, bold lip color. A strong red lipstick with stick-straight hair and pretty soon you're in Little Nell territory. Thank you for these really informative videos btw xoxo
Brilliant! I will adopt the one about marking the dart a centimetre short.
The ironing - thanks for the great tip! I didn't know that. Now I need that special ham.
Great video, thanks. The tip on tapering off to the end of the dart is one of the best pieces of sewing advice ever. Thank you!
Thank you Evelyn, problem solved. You are such a joy to watch & listen to.
Thank you for the tip about moving the point back 1 cm ❤️
Wonderful tips thanks so much. Love my ham and log/leg? Great for sleeves and Jean hems xx
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Aaaaaah, I just did very pointy some darts on a pair of trousers that called for darts to bring the legs into the waistband...nice that it was my toile and that I'll get to fix it for the real ones !
Now the use of the ham makes sense, a reason to use it for ironing, etc. So thank you!
Just the video I needed!
While I’ve been sewing for over 30 years, I am new to making clothes for myself. Loving your videos and feel ready to tackle a few vintage style dresses. Your channel is wonderful.
Your hair style is beautiful 😊🌸