Dart intake

How it is used

Measure between the dart legs at the relevant edge; changing intake changes the amount of shaping.

Example sentences

1. Increase the dart intake at the waist without moving the dart point.

   Width and point position are separate aspects of a dart adjustment.

2. The two smaller darts have the same total dart intake as the original large dart.

   Shaping can be redistributed while retaining the total removed width.

Common collocations

• total dart intake
• waist dart intake

Related terms

• patternA paper or digital template for each piece of a garment, used to cut the fabric; it also means a repeated decorative design on fabric.
• dartA narrow, pointed fold of fabric stitched on the inside of a garment to shape it around curves such as the bust, waist or hips.

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