How To Take In A Suit Jacket With Darts (Ep. 38)

Is your jacket looking boxy or a little too oversized? In this video we're going to add darts to the front chest section of a jacket to define the shape! This one isn't too hard, but it does take a little bit of back and forth (what alterations don't, am I right?).

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00:00 Introduction
01:34 Pinning New Darts
04:10 Measure and Mark New Darts
08:36 Accessing Internal Seams
11:47 Transfer Dart Marking
14:56 Sewing the Dart
17:12 Pressing the Dart
19:31 Evaluating and Correcting Dart Shape
25:53 Finishing the Dart
28:26 Transfer Dart Markings to Lining and Right Front
37:30 Sew Remaining Darts
40:41 Final Press
44:19 Final Reveal

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