Finishing Darts – Bodice Front Side Seam

This is the starting point – we have the block and the placement of the side seam dart:

Finishing off Side Seam Dart – Figure 01

Finishing off the Side-Seam Dart – Figure 02

• Measure the dart width, A to B, and mark the mid-point.
• Draw a line from the Bust Point to through this mid-point.

Finishing off the Side-Seam Dart – Figure 03

The Dart Point needs to end some distance before the Bust Point. Using the Bust Point to Dart Point table as a guide for the placement of the Dart Point:

• measure from the Bust Point, along the mid-dart line, and mark the Dart Point
• draw the dart legs from the Dart Point to points A and B

Finishing off the Side-Seam Dart – Figure 04

• Extend the side-seam line that runs from the underarm point to point A to the mid-dart line.
• Complete the block outline by drawing a line from there to point B.

Finishing off the Side-Seam Dart – Figure 05

Your side-seam dart is finished, your block should look like this: