Thanks to our article today, mothers will be able to protect their baby, and at the same time their nervous system, from annoying spots that remain on children's clothes after painting, sculpting and other creative exploits of the baby. It is very easy to do. It is enough to make for him a children's apron for creativity. The attention of needlewomen is presented as many as five wonderful models with patterns that even mothers who are not friends with the sewing machine and are far from tailoring can sew .
Mom is calm, pretty child ...
So, what is it all about - a children's apron for creativity? How does it differ from an ordinary apron, and what is its purpose? This accessory is intended to serve as a reliable barrier between the clothes of the child and the art materials with which he works. In their structure, aprons are different:
- apron with a bib;
- apron with cross straps;
- cape.
The main feature of the product, designed to work with paints, clay or plasticine, is the material from which it is sewn. In specialized stores, sellers offer various waterproof children's aprons for creativity from raincoat fabric or from rubberized or oilcloth fabric. But it’s not at all necessary to buy it, especially since the price for one such product is quite impressive. An apron for creativity with sleeves (for children) and a Velcro fastener on the back will cost about 600 rubles, simpler models on average - 250-350 rubles.
Super kids
Be that as it may, this is a necessary purchase, which is useful to mom for homework with a child, and only for a kindergarten or school you need to prepare it without fail. Therefore, we will tell you how to make a children's apron for creativity with your own hands. Let's start by discussing the fabric from which it is better to sew.
First of all, it must be water repellent. A child, especially when he is keen on his occupation, has no time to think about such trifles as splashes of water or greasy and corrosive spots from plasticine, which safely settle on clothes. To erase such flaws is very difficult. Therefore, it is better to simply protect yourself with an apron. For its sewing, you can choose a dense cotton fabric, but it is better to replace it with something more practical. It could be:
- raincoat fabric from which the top of jackets is sewn;
- material intended for sewing workwear;
- camouflage fabric (perfect for boys);
- oilcloth on cotton basis.
For those who have experience in tailoring, it will not be difficult to make a two-layer product, in which on the front side there can be any material you like, and from the inside use a "waterproof". Thus, the output is something like a huge bib.
For all occasions
Now, let's look at possible options for how to sew a children's apron for creativity. The easiest and most popular way is a traditional apron with a bib. Readers can see a pattern of one of them a little higher. As shown in the image, the apron can be large, for an adult, or small. Mom can adjust the length herself so that the finished product is suitable specifically for her baby. It is better to supplement an apron with one or several pockets in which it will be convenient to fold the tool or improvised material.
Such an apron will be useful not only for needlework, but also for working in the kitchen, because little helpers love to cook with their mothers, so they should have their own personal chef uniform.
Dad can, dad can do anything
Of course, not every father will be able to sew an apron for his child, but he will be ready to give his old shirt to be “torn to pieces” by his mother. And it will make an excellent and very original apron. By the way, a pattern of a children's apron for creativity from a shirt may not be useful. The drawing is drawn directly on the fabric. The most troublesome part of processing this apron will be the collar. The needlewoman will have to carefully process the side that was sewn to the shirt itself.
If this is a collarless model, as shown in the top photo, then you can use a standard pattern as the basis, for example, this one:
Just for starters, you will need to tear off the sleeves from the shirt (they will make excellent sleeves), the collar and separate its front from the back. Next, the part with buttons is folded in the middle, the pattern is placed on the fabric, it needs to be circled, add allowances, after which the apron is cut out. Additional product items (ties, eyelet and pockets) can be cut and stitched from the back of the shirt.
Japanese miracle
Now, the attention of readers is provided with an amazing apron-cloak in its simplicity and convenience for children's creativity. Its advantage is that the child will be able to put on such an apron on his own, he will not need to ask someone to tie a belt.
This model is a traditional Japanese apron designed for doing household chores. The pattern provided in the article is designed for sewing a product for a child. After the scheme is transferred to the fabric, you need to add allowances for the processing of slices, which will most likely be edged with an oblique trim, because the product has a lot of rounded lines. Just bending the edges and stitching them with a sewing machine will not work accurately.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the lines indicated on the pattern with a dashed line are the places where the straps meet the apron panel, which are connected crosswise from behind.
Lightweight version
The previous version of the apron is not the easiest to execute. For girls who are good at sewing, it will be easy to make it, but for those who have little experience in this business, we offer a simplified analogue. This is a children's apron for creativity, sewn from a rectangle of fabric.
For the child, it will be necessary to adjust the data provided so that the length of the product matches the baby’s height, and the width of the rectangle, and accordingly the apron itself, is selected taking into account the complexion of the child. The width of the straps also needs to be selected individually. So, for an adult you need to take strips 6 cm wide, which are sewn together folded in half, as a result, the loops turn out a little less than three centimeters, for a child this can be a lot (it will be better limited to 1.5-2 cm).
Save the sleeves
Many parents recommend giving their child not only an apron. And the sleeves for children's creativity toddler to have, also does not hurt. Sewing them is not difficult. To do this, prepare two rectangles of fabric, the width of which will be equal to the circumference of the arm plus 12-14 cm for stitching and assembly, and the length depends on how high the sleeves should be protected. This is usually a measure equal to the length from the wrist to the middle of the forearm. The sleeve is first sewn along, then along both sides it is necessary to bend the edge and make a drawstring for the elastic.