Finishing Darts – Bodice Front Shoulder
This is where you have pivoted the side seam dart into the mid-shoulder of the Bodice Front. This is just one of a few examples of finishing off a dart that has been moved. In this menu are just a few examples that should give you the idea and you can apply this to any dart.Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 01
This is the starting point: we have the block and the placement of the shoulder dart.
Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 02
- Measure the dart value (width) from A to B
- Mark the mid-point
- Draw a line from the Bust Point through the mid-dart point and extend it upwards some distance

Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 03
- Extend the line that runs from the shoulder tip (point C on the image) to A until it touches the mid-shoulder line.

Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 04
- Finish off the dart by drawing a line from where the C~A line touched the mid-dart line (Point D) to the other dart leg (point B).

Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 05
Don’t forget the Dart Point ends some distance before the Bust Point.- Redraw the dart legs to the Dart Point

Finishing off Shoulder Dart, Bodice Front – Figure 06
You are finished. If this is a pattern (rather than an exercise to practice moving darts), don’t forget to add seam allowance.
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