5 TIPS ON HOW TO SEW NON-POINTY DARTS! ✂ (Basically how to sew your best darts ever!)

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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[Evelyn__Wood]

Which is your favourite tip your going to try? And that is YOUR best tip for us?

[b.]

Another tip: after you tie off, you can thread a needle and put the tails inside the dart to hide the thread tails.

[marilynbook]

Nice to know what I learned over 50 years ago still holds true today.

[lindachandler]

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 🤣

[anelson]

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.

[AquaFrangi]

I’ve been unintentionally curving my darts because I’m so bad at sewing in a straight line 😂

[gill]

I am so glad that tying off the stitches manually is recommended, I am a novice but worked this one out myself.

[lorieburtt]

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.

[helenparker]

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)

[brookecamarata]

Just finished a dress with terribly pointy darts yesterday, I'm glad to have watched this for next time!

[kimshafer]

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.

[JosieStev]

Good morning. 10 am here in hot California. Great tip🥰

[nbksw]

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[cynthiastraub]

Mind blown! Where have you been all my sewing life? LOL.

[gracieallen]

Leaving the tied threads at the point a bit and not cut the whole length off was a new tip I won’t forget.

[annazann]

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.

[katherinemorelle]

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.

[emmarichardson]

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!

[dale]

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.

[allyssak.lifestyle]

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!!!