Although there is a huge assortment of fabrics and patterns on the market, natural materials are still in fashion and price. This is especially true for summer dresses. By the new beach season, it would be nice to sew a dress of chiffon or silk. These natural fabrics, light and airy, help maintain optimal temperature balance. A short
chiffon dress, which can be sewn both in the studio and on your own, is just perfect for hot summer days. However, before starting work, it is worth considering several important points.
The first one is natural fabric. Please note that this chiffon contains only natural silk, tightly twisted fibers. Due to this, transparency of the fabric is achieved. Polyamide or polyester materials are often offered on the market: they are cheap, have a rich color gamut, and are easy to process.
According to the reviews of the craftswomen, such artificial fabric also breathes well. However, no achievement in the textile industry can be compared with natural material and its cooling properties. Therefore, we recommend to sew a dress of chiffon - fabric without impurities. Such material is more expensive and more difficult to process, but the effect is worth it. For real masters, it is not difficult to sew the dress itself from chiffon, even manually. Namely, such a method is recommended for processing this fabric. The fact is that chiffon is an extremely thin fabric. Sewing on a machine will require, in addition to careful tuning and selection of thread, seams with paper under the presser foot. This avoids puffs and unnecessary assemblies.
But you can
sew a dress of chiffon with your own hands as a goat, or any other inconspicuous stitch. To cut the edges on the overlock on such a fabric is also quite difficult. After all, the material itself is so thin and tender that any thread and multiple punctures violate its structure. As a result, assemblies, screeds appear, the edge looks rough and carelessly processed. Sometimes it is possible with the help of a particularly thin needle, carefully selected threads and stitch width to successfully complete the seams, but not every machine can handle this.
What other problems can a skilled worker encounter who decides to sew a dress of chiffon on her own? This fabric is difficult to cut. She tries to slip off the table, it’s not easy to copy the model with all the details onto it. It quickly crumbles, so the edges should be processed immediately after cutting. In order to sew a chiffon dress or a blouse, it is better to use a linen or similar seam. It will hide the crumbling edges inward. As a result, tucks and seams will not diverge. From such fabric multilayer, drapeable models are best obtained. Small details will be almost invisible. Hinges usually make air or steering. But it looks great drapery, ruffles, ruffles. Since the fabric is thin and transparent, usually such a dress is planted either on the lining or on a special cover. However, if multilayer models are sewn, this may not be required. In addition, the lining must be made of natural fabric, otherwise all the charm and virtues of the chiffon will be lost if artificial material adheres to the body.