How to Add a Bust Dart by Sure-Fit Designs™ 

This video is so underrated. Thank you.

I could cry. For the past 2 years I've been avoiding my sewing room because nothing fits right and it becomes frustrating. All of the adjustments I make don't work and end up feeling like I'm incapable. I can sew from patterns without adjustments but it otherwise it is always a disaster. But I've watched this video over and over. I pause it and then resume as I follow your step by step instructions. THE BUST FITS!!! And my armholes aren't ginormous. Thanks Glenda. Now I need to figure out how to move the waist darts to the proper position and then I will be able to sew my dress using my intended fabric. I can't wait till my dress kit arrives. Thanks again Glenda!!!

Thanks, can't wait for my pattern to arrive so I can sort out my issues.

This video helped me very much thank you Caroline

Excellent best instructions I have ever watched

You’re the best teacher EVER! For the first time, I actually get this process. Thank you 🙏

I've seen this video before. And, I've seen other FBA and adding darts but I still leaned something new. So seeing this video again was very helpful. The mind doesn't always absorb everything the first time. A refresher always helps. Thank you so much Glenda.

Best lesson I have seen so far on bust adjustment. Talented and very pleasant. Thank you!

I was missing A to E as the new fold line... No wonder my full bust adjustment never worked out!!!! Mystery solved after 2.5 years of failed RU-vid full bust adjustments. Oh happy days!!! Linda, I could kiss you. Thanks so much!

"The Good Stitch" is so wonderful! I love how whimsical and kind and patient she seems! I would be your friend in real life! Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

Superb and easy to learn

I’m glad I found this video. I got frustrated doing my pattern for more than 5 times. Such a neat and clear explanation. ❤️🙏🏽

Adding bust dart is very much Educational

Another fab tutorial this woman is fantastic

Glenda, You're the best instructor. Thank you for all you do.

Thank you for this professionally explained tutorial.. For me it is the most helpful video on adding darts to a pattern.

You are such a good teacher. Best ever explanation to adding a bust dart

I've now followed your tutorial, it's time to make a toile now. Thanks for this video, it's very well done!

Thank Glenda for sharing this lesson. I love sewing for myself again.

Thank you Glenda from a lot of we who have large busts.

this was a great video. I'm still learning pattern cutting and this was the most easiest vid I found I understood. simple yet very effective x

Thank you. You are a great teacher! Will I need to lengthen my back pattern the same amount I did the front?

I wear an I cup. Some patterns I have tried do have a full bust bodice option but are still too small. Also needing a rounded back adjustment and to lengthen patterns due to being long waisted I still struggled with a good fit. I always had to wear my clothes a little big in the neck and shoulders to have enough room for the bust. Can’t wait to try this method. I’m saving up to get your dress and pants kits. Fabulous teacher Glenda. You make it so easy.

I just created a bust dart perfectly following your directions!

I had to watch twice to get it. I own the shirt kit and can't wait to use it.

Thank you so much!

The instructions were so clear and easy to follow! I am so excited to start making my own costumes that will actually fit! Thank you so much for making this video! I just bought the Shirt kit, not only for the helpful materials, but I want to support such a wonderful resource of information! :)

I'm so excited - I got my shirt kit today and the instructions are awesome! I'm looking forward to making blouses that actually fit me. You have so many video tutorials to support your system and you're an awesome teacher.

Thanks for explaining it so beautifully

Excellent tutorial. For the first time it all became clear. Thank you very much.

The instructions were very clear. Thank you.

Thank you, Glenda. I did hear that, but didn't catch on that it was the same for everyone. I am going to give this a try very soon!

Thank you. You are a fantastic teacher. I have learned so much from you. Thank you for your generosity.

I have looked and looked for a tutorial for this ..thank you!

I really appreciate how thorough this tutorial was, thank you!

Really helpful. VERY clear explanation. Thank you so much 😊

Quality programming.

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us! I have a question though. I have an A/B cup and still have these diagonal lines. I have pinched out roughly a 4cm dart on the musli. How do you add a dart when you don't need the fba but want it to sit better? I tried just drawing it on, but when i try to true it the side is too different from the back.

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was so easy to follow.

Excellent video Glenda. Wish you would come to Australia and give some demonstrations.

Talented INSTRUCTION for which I am so delighted. BLESS YOU!

Thank you so much for this video! It was so easy to follow.

Thank you so much for the great instructional video. You make it quite simple to understand. I CAN DO THIS!!

Thank you

That's best video I have watched re darts. Thankyou.

Thank you so much for your youtube videos. Amazed to find this video as I was just wondering how do I include dart on my dartless diagram of the dress top. I was wondering adding the dart, the armhole side goes up or the lower portion of the dart go littel downwords. Here it gives clear idea what and how to add a afart. I have never worked with a pattern. I am from India now in the USA. And my passion to make dresses, blouse, saaree blouse on my own. You know out of frustration too, that in India, when we give the material to the tailor to sew for us, invariably they are "over busy" and asking 7-10 times making special visit to the tailor, coming home with big "NO". And I would bring back the material given to tailor and try to sew it by myself. With trial and error, I have learned a lot. Still am not at ease with using the ready made pattern. Opening up the pattern on that large tissue paper make me so nervous as I really don't know how to read the instructions! :-D I think I will get your "Sure fit design kit" and try to learn making my own pattern for myself. Thanks for your sharing your knowledge and expertise.

Thanks

Awesome! Thank you. This was easy to followw

Thank you soon much this has absolutely saved me! I have been going mad attempting to draw a perfect dart on my pattern from scratch! :/ Thanks a lot! :D x

This is a great tutorial!! Thank you so much for the easy to follow explanations and great set up for viewing. I’m excited to try sewing darts now :)

Thank you so much for this lesson you are an amazing teacher

I want to try the sure fit designs club. I truly want the patterns. Thank guy

Thank you, very easy to understand method. My question is. When spreading the dart does that mean that the weist measurement has increased? Do I need to subtract from the weist line and blend curve to the dart?

Wow! This was amazing!! It was super informative! I’m making a top for my friend and this is so helpful!

Very useful, excellent tutorial, thank you very much!!!!

Hi Glenda, Thank you for this tutorial. I would just like to ask how you figured out where point D should be?

What if the garment has already been constructed? Same formula?

Grateful.

Wonderful, thank you.

How did you learn all this stuff! It’s amazing what kind of knowledge you have!

Great video - thank you! I have a (possibly stupid) question: do I need to make any adjustments to the back bodice piece after I have added the dart?

Mam I have a question how to adjust Beck part please clear this beck front both with front side bust dart please man thank you

I’ve tried this, but my dart came out below my bust, by about two”. Another thing is...the back length. Common sense says to lower it, to match the front length, right? It didn’t come out even all around. The back was I believe, a little longer, after sewing to the front? Thanks for the video. It is helpful.

Brava!!!

Thank you so much. Perfect.

AHi Glenda thanks for the video but doesn't it make the front bigger as you added more right down the front?

Hi mam. I love you teacher class so beautiful

*cutting with a rotary cutter towards your hand - countless quilters having a heart attack.Otherwise it's a great tutorial! Thank you!

Thank you!

I guess the back needs to be lengthened to match the front?

I watched your excellent video today as I am making a torso sloper and wanted to have a side seam bust dart. Since I am not a large busted person (standard B cup) and would not need to expand it to a C cup size, , could I just draw in the dart (I was thinking of a 1 to 1.25 inch width) and then add that amount to the bottom at the hem? Hoping this may not throw anything out of whack resulting in a poor fit? any suggestions would be most welcome as I would like to do this correctly on the sloper. Thank you very much

Thank you very much !

Hi Glenda, Thanks for the video. H/e width measurements are increased for dart pattern compare to w/o dart pattern. please advise have you bring back to the specs once after adding the bust dart?

When you add the dart, you also add more ease at the waist and hip. For the shirt, how would you deal with the extra volume?

Really excellent madam thanks

When you refer to bra or cup size, I just wanted to clarify, you're not talking about the bra size you are when you buy a bra at the store correct? You're talking about sewing cup sizes? Can you explain, how do I know which cup size I am in sewing pattern terms? Thanks!

Thank you!)

Glenda, what about the back side seam? if we make the side seam larger on the front, longer, we have to add some to back side seam also?

Would I need to lengthen the back as well to match?

can u show how to apply this on a fabric

didn.t u increase the waist and bust side seams like that?

Thanks Glenda..... I did the adjustments to the front.....what adjustments if any, to make to the back pattern?

BRAVO!!

My cup size isn't large, but my bust and waist measurements are. How do I know how big to make my darts?

U R genius madam

How do u connect all the darts

Does it work on "B cup size" as well?

Hello Glenda and readers, Can anyone tell me how you locate point D? I couldn't seem to hear that in the video. Glenda already seemed to have it marked in pencil on her pattern. Thank you.

So for an A cup, the dart process is complete at 4:46?

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Doesn't it make the front waist and hips a lot bigger though

Hi Linda, my FBA looks a little baggy? Is this because the pattern already has 2" of ease across the bust? Should I remove the ease before a FBA? Thanks!

Is a B cup a 1/4 “ adjustment?

Can you add a French dart to a garment that doesn’t have a dart?

How far c was from the under arm (how many cm)

If you'd like to see how to add a bust-fitting dart to a dartless bodice pattern, watch this short video for the step-by-step process. I show you how to do this using the SFD Shirt Kit pattern. As many of you know, it's our uni-sex kits and will sew shirts for both women and men and therefore it doesn't start out with a bust dart. But some of you ladies with fuller bust lines. will always get a superior fit when you have some bust dart shaping. Enjoy! Glenda the Good Stitch

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