BEFORE YOU REMOVE YOUR BLOCK
Pinning:
- YOUR CENTER FRONT of the BLOCK is ON CENTER FRONT
- Place pins in anchor formation – TV antennas
- YOUR HIPLINE is aligned with the STYLE TAPE
- Must be PINNED DOWN
- YOUR SIDE is PINNED DOWN BEYOND the Side Seam
- YOUR WAIST IS NICELY PINNED DOWN – smooth enough to be able to see and feel the bottom of the waist tape
- YOUR DART IS PINNED at the PRINCESS LINE/WAIST – do not pin above the waistline
- PLACE PINS AT VANISHING POINT OF THE DART
Marking:
- MARK INTERSECTIONS with X’s ACCURATELY
- MARK LINES WITH CLEAN NEAT DOTS
- MARK YOUR DART ON BOTH SIDES with pencil lead
- MARK YOUR DART AT THE WAIST – at the bottom of the waist tape
- MARK YOUR SIDE SEAM BY RUBBING THE LEAD PENCIL AGAINST IT
NOW YOU CAN REMOVE THE ENTIRE DRAPE AND BEGIN THE BACK – do not remove pins that mark the vanishing point of the dart