Garments Darts Inspection

Garments Darts Inspection

Garments Darts Inspection is a good quality control method that takes at During Production Check stage. What is a Darts?

A Dart is a fabric manipulation technique that gives the fabric a three dimensional contour by folding the fabric and stitching it to a point- basically giving shape to a garment. It accentuates curves of a body and gives clothes the correct fit.

Darts take in fabric at a section of the garment and narrows down to a point at another creating a fullness at the narrowed section.

Garments Darts Inspection Checklist

Darts must be in correct shapes

There are two types of darts

  1. Single pointed dart – wide at one end and tapered at the other. It is V shaped. It is used on skirts, pants etc.
  2. Double pointed Dart – Tapered at both ends with width at the center ; It is also called a body dart.

Darts must be in correct positions

There are sections of the body which are more full than other parts – like the derriere / hip , bust. This fullness is given on clothes with strategic placements of darts. The dart is drawn as triangular sections which taper to nothing

Inspect the darts on the right and left sides of the garment

If having the same placement, length and depth. A deviation in this symmetry can make your garment lopsided.

Darts measurement must be within tolerances

2 measurements of Darts are Length and Depth. The larger the size is, the deeper the darts have to be.

Darts numbers must be correct

The more curves in the figure, the more darts are necessary to give a good fit.

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