If you want to look stylish this summer, sew yourself a long skirt. Today, maxi-sized things are back in fashion. This skirt is very practical at all times of the year. In winter, it retains heat, and the summer, made of chiffon, will create coolness, fluttering in the legs, and is also well suited for a picnic, date and
just walks.
A long skirt made of lightweight material is easy to use, washable in warm water with a little added detergent. The fabric dries quickly and should not be ironed.
Before starting sewing, you need to decide what the pattern of the long skirt will be, what the style will be. Then you should choose the right material. It can be gauze, satin, cambric, chiffon, light linen. Today the market is rich in a large selection of fabrics. But it all depends on the desired result: it will be a tight-fitting skirt or freely falling. If you know exactly what your skirt will be, it is worth starting cutting. The literature on the theme of “cutting and sewing”, “patterns” can help you with this.
In fact, it is not difficult to cut and sew a long skirt at home. You need to know the main points, have a taste, your opinion on fashion and a great desire to be irresistible and fashionable. The pattern of a long skirt consists of three measures: length, waist, hips. Some experienced seamstresses can sew without a pattern and darts, but with tucks, the finished product will look
more interesting and better to sit.
The pattern of a long skirt can be made according to ready-made patterns, as well as made independently: to do this, take measurements and make a drawing on paper. For
To sew a long skirt, you will need: a sewing machine with an overlock function, fabric, scissors, threads, a needle, a centimeter tape. Threads should be chosen strong, thin, matched to the tone of the fabric so that when sewing they are not confused, and the length of the stitch should be two millimeters. Sewing machine needles are selected thin.
Let's try to figure out how to cut a skirt. The long skirt pattern consists of two parts: the front (1 part) and the back of the skirt (2 parts). If desired, you can make a wide belt and frills, but then the fabric consumption will be much more. This must be foreseen in advance. On the patterns of the front and back, tucks are made and the sidewalls are swept away, while you need to indent one and a half centimeters from the edge. If there are frills, they are sequentially swept away and stitched together. Possible around the edge
Sew frills on a stitch or satin ribbon. The belt is stitched on the short sides, then connected to the skirt on top of the face to face and sewn. You can make a belt on several elastic bands. To do this, elastic bands in six rows are laid at the top of the skirt at a distance of one centimeter and are sewn with a zig-zag seam. Then the elastic bands are pulled to the desired width, and the sides are prostrated. After determining the length of the skirt, the bottom is tucked one centimeter, swept and sewn. Seams are processed by an overlock.
Having cut and sewing on your own a long skirt, you will feel more confident. After all, the ability to sew makes it possible to be independent. Summer is coming soon, and a long skirt, sewn from light linen or chiffon, will perfectly fit the summer season.