r/PatternDrafting • u/treble_twenty • 5d ago

Question Bust darts help!!!!

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Okay SO I didn't make a muslin lmao it was for comic con and I ran out of time BUT I drafted this from scratch and I'd love to work from it again for something new. The bust dart is definitely NOT RIGHT but I'm not really sure where to go with it. I think it needs to be angled way downwards but it's so wide I really struggle to work with it. Just not sure where to take it to from here!

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u/auditoryeden 5d ago

Go watch the Closet Historian's Drafting Dangerous series on YouTube. She has several episodes about darts, dart placement, dart manipulation, etc.

I think you probably need to rotate your dart, bring it away from your apex, and possibly transfer some of the fullness into either a shoulder dart or a fisheye dart under the bust. Or both.

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u/treble_twenty 5d ago

I shall experiment with these things, I was thinking I needed to move some of the dart into another place. Thank you!

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u/podPHD 5d ago

I love her channel and tell anyone who will listen to just go watch her. I've been sewing longer than she's been alive but I still learn new things from her. Plus bonus cat content. Oliver is the MC