![How to Sew a Dart - video](https://www.shinyhappyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/how-to-sew-dart-600x600.jpg)
Most people learn how to sew a dart because they’re sewing clothing. Darts are one of several ways to shape the clothes to the body.
But sometimes I use darts in my softie designs. Just like clothing, they can give a softie a nice rounded shape. You can get rounded shapes with curved seams too – but sometimes a dart is just right. Especially if I want to suggest a belly button!
Darts are sort of like partial seams – little tucks in the fabric. I’ve met a lot of folks who find them intimidating, but they’re actually very easy to sew. Watch the video to see how easy.
(And to see a sneak peek at this cute puppy softie.)
See? Learning how to sew a dart isn’t hard at all! And – unlike clothing where you really want those tapered ends of your darts to be PERFECT so they lie nice and flat, any imperfections in a stuffed animal’s belly dart just makes it look even more like a belly button. See where I positioned the end of the dart on Munch here?
![Munch the Pocket Mouth Softie from Shiny Happy World](https://www.shinyhappyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/both-hands-in-mouth-1000-px-600x600.jpg)
I did that on purpose. 🙂 You can’t fail!
Happy sewing!
Wendi, I just wanted to pop in say that you do an excellent job in your video tutorials. Keep it up!
Thanks so much!