Darts are a dressmaker’s punctuation marks. They are a technique used for shaping garments by curving straight fabric to the body . Darts are created by stitching a long, thin pinch to a point, which is then pressed down to one side.
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– but even knits can use a bit of shape for good fit, especially if you have a lot of shape! But without a dart, you see diagonal pull lines from the bust to the side seam. The front just doesn’t hang right. A flat (2-dimensional) piece of fabric simply won’t adequately cover a 3-dimensional body.
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