Perhaps everyone needs a reconstruction, especially when it comes to dresses. The village after washing, uncomfortable in wear, the hem was torn, I want to give an old dress a second life - there can be many reasons. How to lengthen a dress effectively and stylishly? A question whose solution requires only your desire to create a new thing for yourself.
Stylists advise
Who, if not stylists, will tell us girls how to transform an old dress. It turns out that it is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. It is only necessary to decide: how many centimeters the skirt will go down. Possible stylish options:
- open the hem, steam through cheesecloth and tuck it again to the desired length;
- add lace;
- let a strip of other material;
- make a yoke;
- add shuttlecocks of different directions: vertical, horizontal, diagonally;
- to form folds;
- make a translucent case.
We will analyze in more detail each possible option.
How to lengthen a dress with lace
Lace has been the main trend for several consecutive seasons. Moreover, light colors are popular: beige, cream, white - and no flashy daring colors. The dress, elongated with lace, always looks spectacular, stylish and feminine.
Be sure to choose lace to match the dress or in contrast. The lace insert can be added on the bottom: carefully sew to the hem.
At the waist, stylists do not recommend using lace, because visually this part of the body will seem larger.
The lace part can be decorated: loose pearls or sequins. With a trendy lace trend, the field for experimentation is always open.
Game of contrasts
It is possible and even necessary to extend the dress with the help of additional stripes. If you need to add 10-20 centimeters to the length of the dress, then this option is for you. Take the same fabric in a different color. For example, for a black dress, pick a white or scarlet strip, for a red one - black. You can dream as much as you want. Tip: use the color wheel, and you will immediately understand which color successfully harmonizes with which.
Method 1 - at chest level:
- brooch in the shape of a creative stylish bow or flower;
- patch pocket;
- sew on buttons, pretension them with cloth from the insert.
Method 2 - transform the sleeves:
- add an insert similar in color to the one that is launched along the hem;
- replace or add cuffs;
- add buttons to the sleeves.
Turn on your imagination and creativity!
Highlight the waist
If you decide to lengthen the dress at the waist, then this is quite difficult. However, the interest to bring the work to the end interrupts any upcoming difficulties. One of the simplest options is to cut the dress at the waist level and place an insert of contrasting fabric there. Then connect the upper and lower parts.
The lower part should be larger than the upper, since there is a transition to the hips.
Let's be in trend: add waves
With the help of shuttlecocks, you can not only lengthen the dress, but also completely modify it. So, we begin to create a new style of dress. The fabric for the shuttlecocks must be selected according to this principle: a plain dress is a variegated material suitable for the color scheme, and vice versa.
Options:
- Sew a shuttlecock from below, make a belt or a hem for sleeves from the same fabric.
- Cut the product along the waistline and completely modify the bottom of the dress.
- Ruffle for the bottom of the product can be made of several fabrics. For example, contrasting in color and the same as on the dress.
The second option involves sewing a simple skirt (the shape of a tatyanka or the sun). Then attach to the bodice. Thus, you yourself will adjust the required length of a spectacular new dress.
The third option will require certain sewing skills. The length of the tiered skirt will depend on how much you take of the main fabric. The result is a midi-length dress with a full skirt or a floor-length evening dress.
Translucent case
For a translucent case, it is best to purchase a chiffon or organza. A rectangular piece of fabric needs to be sewn along the edges and sewn to a dense elastic band. Gum non-aesthetics can be covered with a decorative belt.
Skirts with a smell are actual now. Why not make a translucent skirt with a smell on a wide belt, which would emphasize your wasp waist? It looks very original and gentle.
Extend the knitted dress
Knitwear quickly wears out, stretches. Therefore, you need to lengthen the knitted dress through the cut along the waist and make an insert from the fabric or carefully extend the hem.
Immediately pay attention to the fabric, which will be the insert. It should not be heavy, because the knitwear will not withstand and sag. Sew on using a special knit needle. Otherwise, holes form, from which the arrows will go.
If the jersey is natural, such as linen or word of mouth, then the fabric for insertion should not be non-artificial. If you need to add only a few centimeters, then lace will look spectacular and practical. And stylish, and fast!
Now staple dresses in Russian style are in special demand.
If you are a needlewoman and know how to crochet, then the outfit may turn out to be designer in your hands. Use the hem threads as the basis and tie the lace of the required length. Pay attention to the technology of Irish lace. Separate knitted elements are assembled according to the layout, creating a unique pattern.
Alluring loop
How can I extend the dress only at the back? A pretty common question that girls ask. If there is a harness at the back, then a wedge insert can be made from it. After that, this element is modified into a lush train. If desired, you can supplement it with shuttlecocks. However, this option is more suitable for evening dress.
The easiest option is to make a case from a translucent fabric (chiffon) and simply shorten it in front.
If a fish- style dress is covered in a petticoat at home, then the “tail” is built up by flounces, and is fixed on the petticoat.
A spectacular train can be removed from the belt of the dress. It is necessary to gradually increase the tiers of tissue. For example, we place narrow tiers at the top, and attach wide ones to the hem. Below the edge of the skirt they need to be narrowed. It will turn out a kind of magnificent rhombus.
The ideal loop option is presented in the form of a removable skirt. It can be cut in front, with an asymmetrical hem, with frills. Any. This skirt is relevant for several seasons in a row. Mostly such an element can be found on an evening dress.
Among the materials for a removable train, you need to choose guipure, chiffon, pleated fabric, lace fabric.
Regarding color: a removable skirt should perfectly match the tone of the dress. A belt in the form of a satin ribbon or a decorated belt can serve as an accent.
Sewing a loop is quite simple. The base is a rectangle. It will take two widths of the canvas. Evenly pick up by waist, sew a belt on hooks or tape. If an asymmetric version of the dress is supposed, then it is necessary to fold the fabric in half and smoothly round the bottom line.
As a basis for the layout, select the shape of the sun. In this case, you must leave the seam open and round to the main length. In the area of the waist, make folds, opening your legs. Voila, the spectacular outfit is ready!
Denim dress
Jeans is a unique material of all time. He probably will never go out of style. And there are so many options for denim clothes that your eyes run wide. Striking with a variety of styles in women's fashion, skirts, sarafans, dresses, shorts, trousers, etc.
Elongated denim dresses with lace look very impressive. This is one of the possible options for transforming the style. You can safely highlight other changes in style:
- sheath dress (lace at the top);
- A-line dresses, and add colored lace to the hem;
- if the skirt is asymmetric, then lace inserts can be inserted on the sleeves and along the waist line;
- decorate a semi-fitted product without sleeves with lace elements on the bottom of the product;
- add lace to the hem to the V-neck dress.
A note of adventurism is made by the elongated dress at the back. Lace can be inserted along the square neckline on the dress.
Lace elements can be of different shapes and sizes.
In any case, lace adds charm to the image. It all depends on your imagination.
Extend the wedding dress
If the wedding dress is quite short, then lengthening the bottom of the dress will not be difficult. It is necessary to focus on the model. If the dress is magnificent, then the lower part can be sewn from tulle. So she will elegantly peek out from under her skirt and look harmoniously in style.
If the dress is openwork, then pick up a wide lace of the same pattern and sew on the bottom.
A straight-fitting dress can be easily transformed into a "fish" style. This option is good in that it is an excellent solution to the problem of how to lengthen a dress.
Another way to lengthen a wedding dress is a yoke. This part should be on top.
If the wedding dress is lace and short, then you can easily create a two-layer outfit. This method is perfect for models made of taffeta, mikado or other dense fabrics. The lower dress looks spectacular with a neckline, and the upper should be a simple cut.
There are a lot of interesting ideas on dress lengthening. The easiest is to change the style. However, immediately evaluate your strength sensibly so as not to spoil the dress. Only with a great desire, patience and taste will an updated beautiful option be obtained.