dart
- noun
- /dɑrt/
- Specialized
- For a better silhouette, it's essential to include darts in the design of the blouse.
Here I need a dart, a buzz dart to fit my breasts.
- Here I need a dart, a buzz dart to fit my breasts.
- So if we just think of that one slice, we can think of two darts somewhere in that slice.
- These darts here and on the back are meant to hug my hips.
Examples
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If the front pattern has a side-seam bust dart, rotate it to the front hem.
Blog text (2) -
So the solution is to add darts, places where the fabric is being taken in.
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Here I need a dart, a buzz dart to fit my breasts.
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Shoulders have darts that go across them.
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The darts were cut too high and unevenly as well.
Fiction book (1994) -
I suspect the bust dart (that goes practically into the arm's eye) might assist.
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So you want darts right here, That's going to take it in and give you a waist, right?
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The dress was beautifully tailored with darts sewn to create a flattering shape around the waist.
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The seamstress explained that adding darts to the fabric would enhance the fit around the bust.
Compounds
A plant from southern Europe with flat blue flowers and dark centers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A decorative border with egg-shaped parts next to pointed shapes used on classical buildings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dart in sewing is named for its sharp, narrow shape, and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine the sewn fold as a small point like the tip of a dart, which helps the fabric fit the body.