{"id":82065,"date":"2024-01-16T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=82065"},"modified":"2024-01-14T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T20:53:37","slug":"asmita-conquers-darts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/01\/asmita-conquers-darts.html","title":{"rendered":"asmita conquers darts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asmita<\/a> is back to tell us how she conquered her fear of sewing darts with the Kyoto dress pattern.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you, like me, are secretly a little scared of darts, the Kyoto dress pattern<\/a> is for you. In total the dress requires you to sew six darts: bust darts in the front bodice, waist darts in the front skirt as well as back darts. If there is ever a garment that will help you get better at making darts, the Kyoto dress is it!<\/p>\n

Sizing: given my current measurements (HB 35, W 34, H 41.5) I decided to make a size 8 graded out to a 10 at the hips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"side<\/p>\n

I have sewn gathers in dresses but noticed that a dart (in place of gathers or pleats) gives me the feeling of sewing a more grown-up dress. I was initially terrified of sewing so many darts and had to do a few practice runs. While I have sewn bust darts that end in the side seam, I had never sewn darts with legs in the waist seam. As it turns out, these are much easier to sew and manipulate depending on the bust apex position. The back darts were entirely new for me too.<\/p>\n

\"waist<\/p>\n

In short, the Kyoto dress is a dress that looks like it could be difficult to sew but isn\u2019t. The darts bring to the style an elegance that I really love. I had thought that this would be a dress that I would want to wear with leggings for formal occasions but as it turns out it is a dress to wear to any occasion (including an informal Christmas celebration!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"woman<\/p>\n

The fabric I chose this time is a lightweight cotton with kantha running stitch. I love how the bold print contrasts with the delicate stitch. I am planning the next one in a slightly heavier indigo cotton. Maybe that one will be for formal occasions while I reserve this for a day at the beach or a casual party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you learned a new skill with a Liesl + Co pattern? \u00a0Tag us on instagram<\/a> and show us what you’ve made!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asmita conquers her fear of sewing darts with the Kyoto dress pattern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34651,"featured_media":82069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20881],"class_list":["post-82065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-kyoto"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-llD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":81656,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2023\/10\/introducing-the-new-kyoto-dress-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":82065,"position":0},"title":"introducing the new kyoto dress sewing pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"October 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl introduces the third of our newest sewing patterns for Fall 2023, the Kyoto Dress. 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