Learning to sew: The darts are marked. Now, advice. Please.

Yippee skippee! I marked the darts today. Using, natch, vintage tracing paper and wheel. I am using the actual vintage pattern, and, yes, I realize there are those who will frown at that. But. This pattern had been used before. So. Accept my justification. Please. And do note my dining room table under the protective board. It performed its duty as a work station well. Quite well, in fact.

I also marked the fold line on each dart. Is this a good thing? Or a bad one? Please advise. Because. You know I want to do it right next time. Absolutely.

(And, yes, I am still listening to Raul Malo. I found the dream that I could speak to . . . )

Comments

[Summerset]

I mark the fold line on darts, too. It helps when forming the darts to get them more accurate. I will sometimes add one if the pattern doesn't have one; with vintage patterns that's not always necessary.

I actually use my vintage patterns too. I know that many people would frown on that; but they're *patterns* that is their intended use! I love that feeling of being connected in an odd way with the previous owner and seamstress.

[Kristy]

I always use the vintage paper patterns too - tracing something you may only use once seems so tedious and it's unlikely the pattern will be destroyed from just a few pin holes in them. I agree with Summerset - anything that's there to make it more accurate is a good thing, so trace away and use those fold lines!

[puffs girl]

Never thought to do that. Modern patterns don't have'em. Do they?

[Ellen]

I think marking the fold line is incredibly useful, but I don't always do it, I think because new patterns don't actually have them.

[PatternJunkie]

I usually mark fold lines on darts -- it makes them so much easier!