Cut straight dress at home

A straight- cut dress will suit absolutely every female, regardless of age, as it is truly universal. Due to the fact that it does not emphasize any specific shapes and curves, the dress is suitable for any figure. And stitching it yourself is not so difficult: even beginners or those who don’t sew at all will cope with this task. Of course, you can add some additional details to the cut of a direct dress, such as pockets, inserts, bows, lace and the like, but if you do not complicate your work with details, you can quickly get a simple dress. In addition, it can then be supplemented with a strap, jewelry and other accessories. For a long time, dresses of a straight cut do not go out of fashion. Photos of models in them do not cease to appear on the pages of fashion magazines.

Below is a table with five main dimensions.

Simple straight cut dress

The first thing you need to start with is a pattern. To do this, draw the shape of the dress in real size, taking into account all the proportions of its measurements. Most often this is done on large sheets of Whatman paper or the remaining pieces of wallpaper.

Next, it must be cut. Before you start working with the fabric, you should once again check everything well whether the length, width and everything else matches your figure. And only after you are sure that the pattern is correct, you can proceed to work with the fabric, but be sure to consider the seam allowances! We continue to sew a dress of a straight cut. The pattern was transferred to the fabric, cut out, you need to connect the parts, carefully sweeping them together so that then you can easily remove these threads. Now we should try on the future dress, is everything right, are there any flaws anywhere. After making sure that everything is going right, you can safely connect the parts already on a typewriter.

It was the cut of a straight dress, the easiest option to execute. Despite its straightforwardness, it is one of the basic things in the wardrobe of every girl. The dress is easy to combine with many other items of clothing, creating each time a new and unique image.

Fitted straight dress

The next cut straight dress will be more difficult. The most difficult thing in sewing is to make a pattern, because this is the basis of the whole product and the final result depends on the correctness of its execution. Therefore, it is best to take on models whose cut is not very difficult. It is important to be careful and follow each step accurately, in which case everything is guaranteed to work out.

Necessary measurements:

• half neck circumference;
• semi-girth of the area above the chest;
• half-circumference of the chest at the protruding points;
• waist circumference;
• half hips;
• half the width of the chest;
• center of chest;
• half the width of the back;
• back length;
• chest height;
• the length of the front to the waist;
• oblique shoulder height;
• shoulder width;
• bottom length;

After you take all the necessary measurements, you need to add an allowance for seams. We draw a full-size pattern on a large sheet.

Everything is done exactly the same as in the previous version. We check the correctness of the measurements and the drawn pattern, not forgetting the allowances for the seams, cut out, transferred to the fabric and sweep. We try on, and if everything suits, we connect the seams on a typewriter.

Sundress

Such a cut of a direct dress is a great option for any season. It is sewn simply. It is enough to slightly change the standard pattern of a straight dress: we expand the side lines so that the dress can be easily put on without tucks, and add a side zipper. For summer, you can choose a light airy fabric with a beautiful bright pattern, for example, floral. For winter, it is better to choose a dense fabric. If you choose wool, then take a note that for such sundresses, a checkered pattern is relevant. This print looks very fashionable. The sundress is most advantageously combined with turtlenecks or fitted blouses.

Tunic

This is the most versatile dress. It can be found on girls anywhere: in the office, on vacation, in everyday life. And all because it is convenient and practical. The ease of sewing such a dress is ensured by the fact that there are only two side seams almost always there is no fastener. Also, there are often models with a ribbon or decorative lace in the neck area, which help to change the depth of the cut. If you want a straight dress with a free cut, then a tunic is just what you need. In addition, this is the most suitable dress for relaxing in a warm country. Usually they are made of light flowing material in bright colors.

Features of direct dress

The basis of the cut of straight dresses is tucks on the chest and waist. If there are certain skills that allow you to sew something more complicated, of course, you should take into account all the available volumes and bends: chest, hips, waist. After all, if you correctly sew a dress, it will perfectly emphasize all the advantages of a female figure. Creating a direct dress is so simple that it is only necessary to take this into account, since other parameters are not so important if the foundation is made correctly. In addition, girls with a figure that is far from ideal, most often choose dresses of a straight cut. Photos show that such a style is able to hide flaws.

Material

There is a rule: the more complex the style, the lighter the fabric. And since it is the simplest here, it is therefore best to choose the harder fabric. But if you sew a dress for the summer, you do not need to choose the most dense fabric: it will look out of place. You can choose some iridescent materials (satin, satin), but in this case it is necessary to have an ideal figure, since these fabrics have the ability to emphasize the figure with all its flaws. A simple style is good in that you can beat the fabric: choose a pattern, or an interesting texture. But with complex, this is not always appropriate.