A vest in the modern world is not only a warm attribute of a winter wardrobe, but also a stylish thing, even for small fashionistas. And for those who have not found anything “digestible” in stores, there is an option to do it yourself.
Materials
For a children's vest, you don’t need anything mythical, but you need the following resources:
- Lining material. It doesn’t matter what style the product will belong to, this material is needed for anyone except winter knitted patterns. Any fabric is suitable here, but traditionally they use a special, lining, with discreet or completely absent ornament.
- The upper material, more precisely the one that will be on the front side. It all depends on the model, style and purpose, as well as the imagination of the needlewoman.
- Threads, needle, machine, and others. If we are talking about the classic model, then the buttons, but if we are talking about sportswear, lightning and other accessories.
It is the fabrics that need to pay special attention, their choice largely depends on the destination of the finished product and the time of year to which the tailoring of the children's vest for boys and girls is timed. If it comes to things in the classical style, designed for school or formal events such as weddings, then as a decor you can use fabrics with different textures.
Cutting
Before you begin to create a pattern or diagram of a children's vest, you need to draw all the details and the approximate size ratio in a normal picture. This technique is used to calculate the number of parts and their size ratio.
For the pattern you will need paper, a cut of old wallpaper or a sheet of whatman paper, a pencil, a ruler and a compass will do. Instead of a compass, you can use a thread and a pencil. In addition, the pattern can be carried out directly on the fabric, but then there will be much less opportunity to correct the product.
Details
Details that should be in the pattern of a standard classic vest and many modifications of this type of clothing fit into the following list:
- Back. This is the largest detail, it is compiled by the standards of the neck, waist, chest and armhole.
- The front of. Depending on the model, it can be either solid, or consist of 2 independent parts. Armhole measurements, thoughtful details of lapels will also be necessary, especially if the product is planned in a standard classic design with lapels.
- Pieces of cloth on the lining of the chest sutures of the throat and the inside of the product. They are necessary for a more accurate appearance of products.
- Lining parts. Almost always only 3, 2 of them are needed for the front and one, large, for the back, made according to the drawing of the back.
- Decor details - collar, lapels and more.
If we are talking about a children's vest in the performance of jeans or other rather dense material, it is recommended to do without a lining.
The nuances of computing
When patterning, one should not forget about several nuances necessary for comfortable tailoring and accurate appearance of the product:
- Seam allowances are mandatory on almost all parts of a model or product, allowing you to maintain the original size of the clothes.
- It doesn’t matter how thick the fabric is, seams must always be sewn, regardless of the type of model. The only exceptions are those details that are provided for by the flight of design ideas.
- Before cutting, it is necessary to smooth the fabric carefully with a steamer or through wet gauze so that there are no wrinkles.
- The armholes for the sleeve and for the baby vest are measured according to one principle. Most often, the starting point for this is the half-circumference of the child’s chest, divided by 4. And for the free fit of the sleeve, in the case of a children's vest for girls and boys, freedom of movement is also necessary, 7 centimeters are added to the total private. In the drawing, the armhole line begins to bend to the bottom at the beginning of the last third of the distance, if counted from above. The bend from the back is steeper than the bend in the front.
- If the plan on the product provides for an overlap of one of the "sides" of the front part, then this should also be taken into account both in the drawing and in the pattern, and it is necessary to summarize not only the increase in standard parameters, but also the allowances along the entire length of the bending line of the part.
Jewelry
The decor of the product can be anything from embroidery and rhinestones to girls, ending with stripes of various images for boys. If we are talking about a knitted product, then decor items made of lace or ribbons, compositions from large beads will be useful. For a more harmonious appearance of the product, it is best to maintain scale. For a product with a large pattern or viscous, it is best to use the same large details of the decor, if the product is made of thin threads or fabric without a pattern, then absolutely any scale can come up.
Why is buying in a store worse than products made with your own hands? First of all, manual work was always much better than the one that machines do, and besides, such products are made with the soul, which makes them more "native".