Oct 09 2009

Stitch Example: Fish Eye Dart

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Continue reading to see how to do this.

Fish Eye Dart - Part 1

After marking the seam, pin it.

Fish Eye Dart - Part 2

Stitch the seam, starting from inside and overlap slightly. When you get near the fold, stitch on the fold and leave a 1" tail.

Fish Eye Dart - Part 3

Press after stitching.

Fish Eye Dart - Part 4

Clip seam close to stitches and then press open on a ham.

Fish Eye Dart - Part 5

The finished dart. Note: it looks a little funky because I forgot to take a picture of the finished dart until after I had already had it in my notebook for a while.

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  1. [...] there won’t be a waistline seam to break up the vertical movement of the eye.  In fact, the fisheye/close-ended darts will create vertical lines for the eyes to follow.  The set-in sleeve will make it easier to make [...]

  2. [...] right? But if someone is in a hurry, they will not open the seam between the two and just make a fish-eye dart running from one end to the other and leaving all the fabric bunched up inside the dart to make a [...]

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