Vent: Spent 3 years sewing darts the wrong way before a tailor in Chicago set me straight

I always folded fabric so the dart point ended up on the outside of the garment. Seemed logical, kept things flat. Last month I took a blazer to a lady named Rosa in the Loop and she pointed out I was trapping fabric in the wrong direction. Now my bodice linings actually sit smooth instead of bunching. Has anyone else been sewing backwards for years without realizing it?

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betty1441d ago

dart point ended up on the outside" - yeah that's exactly what I did for way too long. Makes total sense when you think about folding fabric to keep things flat on the outside, but it messes up the whole internal structure. I bet a lot of people do it that way at first because it just looks cleaner when you're working on the outside. Once I switched to putting the dart point inside the garment, my linings stopped puckering at the armholes and shoulders. It's one of those small changes that makes a huge difference in how the finished piece actually hangs on the body.

jenkins.alice1d ago

You actually sewed the dart point on the outside for years?