Dart Manipulation for Skirts and Pants: Placement, Shaping, and Design Options

In this video, we’re diving into darts for skirts and pants—how they’re used, why they matter, and what design options you have for transferring, hiding, or removing them. We’ll look specifically at how darts are used in skirt and pant pattern drafting—front darts for shaping around the belly, and back darts for the butt area. You’ll learn: The purpose of darts in garment shaping Basic dart placement for skirts and pants How darts can be moved, hidden in seams, or eliminated depending on the design Creative ideas for dart manipulation in bottom garments E203: Dart manipulation: https://youtu.be/1KZbjoSbDLc ************************************************ 🎊 Masterclass – Pant Base Frame 🎊 https://www.patternstudio101.com/balance Learn how to draft a pant base frame and fix pant balance issues. 🟢 PAD System Cloud 🟢 https://www.padsystem.com/content/pricing Get 5% off professional digital pattern-making software with the code PS101A. Note: I’m a PAD System affiliate, which means I may earn a small commission if you subscribe using my code. This helps support my work so I can keep creating helpful resources. Thank you for your support! 📑 Membership 📑 https://www.patternstudio101.com/youtube Download PDF instructions for all video tutorials. 🏠 Website 🏠 https://www.patternstudio101.com 👩 About 👩 My name is Jin Kim. I started this channel in 2021 to share my knowledge with people in the fashion industry. If you want to improve your pattern-making skills and confidence, you’