The most convenient and practical clothes in the wardrobe of a fashionista are shorts. This simple and comfortable thing can be worn both on the beach and on a social event. There are many different models of this wardrobe item, shops amaze with a variety of choices, but self-made shorts will become a gem of an image. The easiest to make model is summer shorts with an elastic band. It is not difficult to sew such ones; for this, you just need a pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band, as well as fabric, a sewing machine and available materials at hand for work.
Beginning of work
Every housewife has a variety of sewing accessories, and a pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band can be printed directly from the article or copied from special literature. If the craftswoman has experience in sewing and tailoring, then she herself will be able to draw it. The construction of a pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band is not very difficult. Next, you need to choose a fabric suitable for the style of the product. It is also necessary to determine its length. Do not immediately cut off the fabric very short, it is better to choose the right length after the first fitting. You can always create short shorts from long ones, but to do the opposite, you have to try.
The next step is to transfer the pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band to the fabric and cut out the details of the product.
Main stage
When the preparatory phase is completed, you need to sketch or pin the front left and right parts of the shorts with needles, sew them and repeat the procedure with the two remaining parts (back).
Now you can do a preliminary fitting. If the intermediate stage suits, then we sew together the fastened parts. For convenience, experienced tailors recommend walking along the workpieces with an iron to smooth the seam, and then you can stitch the prepared parts with the front sides. We already sew stitched details along the bend, try on and sew on the sewing machine in the groin.
Finish tailoring shorts
Following the instructions and the pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band, we fold our product with the wrong sides and shorten the side seams in the product. If this sewing step is finished, then we cut off the left-over allowances, turn them around with the front side and flash them on the machine, making a French seam.
Thus, our product is almost ready, it remains to process the lower edge, insert an elastic band and turn on the imagination for the decor of the new thing. The pattern of women's shorts with an elastic band can be reused. Having caught a little grasp, the seamstress will even be able to use it to design drawings of a larger or smaller size. Also, according to this sample, you can independently develop a pattern for summer shorts for women with an elastic band. Let's return to the final part of the sewing of the product.
In order for it to have a neat appearance, you need to process the edges at the bottom of the shorts. To do this, make a small bend (about 2 cm), twist the cut again and fasten with needles or outline with large stitches. We do the same with the second leg and sew everything from the wrong side on a sewing machine.
Decorate the finished product
Our stylish shorts are almost ready, it remains to make a belt. To do this, we again resort to the previously made patterns of women's shorts with elastic. We translate the schematic image of the belt onto the fabric, cut and attach to the top of the shorts. If, when cutting shorts, the margin for the belt was left in advance, then we simply fold it into the width of the elastic and stitch it. The main thing - do not forget to provide a place for threading gum. To do this, in the back of the belt we leave a non-stitched hole with a width of not more than 6 cm.
We finish the production of shorts, cutting the remaining seams on a sewing machine. Using a simple pin, thread one end of the elastic into the hole. Care should be taken to ensure that the elastic band does not slip off the pin, otherwise the end of the elastic will fall into the waistband. When the elastic is stretched, we straighten it and sew it with an overlap, this will help to avoid its twisting, after we sew the hole.
Thus, with little effort and time, exclusive handmade shorts are obtained. You can decorate the product with the help of special stickers on the fabric, rhinestone, buttons, zippers, etc. For this, we determine the option of decoration and the place where it will be attached. The easiest way is to choose a belt, however, its use will be possible in case of preliminary fastening of special loops on the belt. Also, an easy way to decorate shorts is to sew a button, you can even make a composition out of several accessories. If you want to experiment, you can decorate your shorts with lace, braid or sewn edging.
There are many different models of this thing, shops surprise with a variety of choices, but do-it-yourself shorts will become a gem in the wardrobe. The simplest model is summer shorts with elastic, it is not difficult to sew such ones; for this, you just need a pattern of women's shorts with elastic, as well as fabric, a sewing machine and improvised materials for work.