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Textiles and Garment Construction

(vii) Darts should be finished by pressing
in the right direction. Horizontal
darts are pressed downward. Vertical
darts are pressed toward the centre
front or the centre back. Double
pointed darts are pressed in the same
way as single pointed darts.
Procedure for working on darts
(i) Mark the position of the dart on a
prepared fabric.

Figure 5.2 (b): Double pointed dart

General rules for making darts
(i) Darts are worked on the wrong side
of the garment in various places;

(ii) Darts should be of the correct length
and width. It is recommended that (ii) Fold the dart so that the right side
the length of a dart should not be faces each other and the pattern lines
more than 7 inches, depending on positioned to the right side match on
the position of the garment;
top of each other. Press and pin it to
(iii) For single pointed dart, the stitching keep the alignment in place.
should start from the wider part of Dart pinned in place
the fold towards the pointed end;

(iv) Double pointed darts should be
stitched from the centre and taper
to a point at both ends;
(v) Darts should be secured firmly at the
beginning and end of the stitch by a
machine or a thread knot;

(vi) The stitching line should be straight
and

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