Dresses are always an integral part of women's wardrobe at all times . Strict in the style of the case, or light and flying, short to demonstrate beautiful legs or long to the floor with cuts, their variety is striking, and therefore women’s eyes literally run up in stores and they get tired of many hours of trying on and searching for “the same one”.
Such outfits are especially appropriate in the summer, because the warm wind will be nice and very beautiful to wave the hem, which will give even more romance to the image and save from unbearable heat. And if you don’t have the opportunity or means to replenish your wardrobe in fashion stores, you can always sew summer dresses yourself. This is quite acceptable and will not require special skills, because you don’t need particularly complicated patterns, and fabric can be purchased in any department of sewing accessories. A lot of it will not be needed, which means we sew summer dresses with our own hands without much time and money.
The easiest options will be flying long "to the floor" outfits of air chiffon. This material is very elegantly assembled on an elastic band and does not require special processing. And in order not to make the dress multilayer (and chiffon refers to translucent fabrics), you can always make a simple lining of artificial silk. If you do not want to tinker with it, you can replace the chiffon with thin knitwear.
So, we sew summer dresses with our own hands in a simple pattern. You will need only the material itself, threads of a suitable color, a thick cord or thin belt and decor elements at your discretion. It can be sequins, beads, lace or even acrylic paints for drawing a picture.
Getting to work
The most elegant dress looks on the floor. It can hide some of the shortcomings of the figure, and therefore suits both thin and women of pleasant fullness. Therefore, we sew a long summer dress. We take only three measurements: the width of the neckline, the waist and the length of the future product. We lay out the fabric in two layers on the floor or a large table, after first laying down a linen tablecloth so that the canvas does not slip. Draw a rectangle: the smaller side should be approximately 50-70 cm, depending on the volume of the waist, and the larger side should be the length of the future product.
We take a solid remnant and make six marks on the left half of the first segment (short): the middle (first), half of the neckline (second), another 5 cm from the last line for the shoulder (third). Do the same with the right side. Next, between the first points, and then between the first and second on the right and left, draw semicircles and cut them out, process the edges obtained. Now we sew the segments between the first and second points (these will be the shoulders) and from the third mark to the edge of the material. And then we make two more seams on the long sides of the rectangle.
We begin to sew from the hem, not reaching the edge with marks of 15 cm, hands will be threaded into these holes. So, the product is ready. It remains only to decorate at will and reinforce with a belt at the waist. Wear better with tall shoes.
Benefits of Hand Sewing
Since we sew summer dresses with our own hands, they will sit perfectly, emphasizing only the best curves of your body. And the color and texture of the material of your product will correspond exclusively to your preferences. Plus, when we sew summer dresses with our own hands, we get a source of positive energy and train needlework skills. In addition, you can decorate them with lace or ribbons, using instead of a belt, or make translucent inserts on the back, which will add sexuality to your image.