Darts Deep Dive

£60.00

Learn dart manipulation so you can get creative with your patterns and deep dive into one of the fundamental skills needed to draft your own patterns!

We'll focus on how to:

Rotate darts

Play with creative dart designs

Move darts into seams

Move a dart into a yoke

Move a dart into a pleat or gather

Turning a dart into volume

Sew a dart

Plus some written tutorials to help fit darts to your body

You can use these skills to play with dart manipulation, learn to move them around the bodice and get creative with some fun dart designs! 💕

You'll also learn pattern terminology, tips for pattern making and how to finish your patterns.

All the material is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and ask questions along the way. As well as Try-It-Yourself exercises throughout to put your new skills into practise!

Learn dart manipulation so you can get creative with your patterns and deep dive into one of the fundamental skills needed to draft your own patterns!

We'll focus on how to:

Rotate darts

Play with creative dart designs

Move darts into seams

Move a dart into a yoke

Move a dart into a pleat or gather

Turning a dart into volume

Sew a dart

Plus some written tutorials to help fit darts to your body

You can use these skills to play with dart manipulation, learn to move them around the bodice and get creative with some fun dart designs! 💕

You'll also learn pattern terminology, tips for pattern making and how to finish your patterns.

All the material is pre-recorded so you can go at your own pace and ask questions along the way. As well as Try-It-Yourself exercises throughout to put your new skills into practise!

Sleeves Unpicked - Vol 1
£40.00
Pockets Unpicked
£35.00

Darts Unpicked

Course modules
Full lesson list in the drop-down menu below:

  • Hello and welcome!

    About Alys

    How to use the 1/2 scale blocks

    What is pattern making?

    Tips for pattern making

    Pattern Terminology

    Some Essential skills

    Tracing a pattern

  • Dart manipulation - Intro

    Bust Apex

    Rotating a dart

    Truing a dart

    Examples - Rotating a dart

    Cut away darts

    Examples - Fun dart designs

    Try-it-yourself exercise - 1

  • Moving a dart into a seam

    Examples - Moving a dart into a seam

    Try-it-yourself exercise - 2

  • Move a dart into a yoke

    Examples - Yoke seams

    Try-it-yourself exercise - 3

  • Moving a dart into a pleat or gather

    Examples - Moving a dart into gather

    Turning a dart into waist volume

    Examples - Turning a dart into volume

    Try-it-yourself exercise - 4

  • Sewing a dart

    Fitting darts

  • Grainlines

    Checking your patterns

    Labelling patterns

    Adding seam allowance

    Making a toile

  • You'll gain confidence in pattern making and practical skills you can use to change up your favourite sewing patterns and create the sleeves of your dreams!

I know everyone learns differently, so I've included lots of visual content to break down pattern making in a fun and easy way.

Gain access to:

NOTE: If you have completed ‘Intro to Pattern Making’ or ‘Pattern Unpicked - Foundation course’, there are a few refresher lessons in this course.

Please read the course module content above before booking, and check out our FAQs if you have any questions.