The wardrobe of most girls from early childhood consists of a variety of dresses and skirts, because, despite their age, all women are big fashionistas. One of the little things that is available in the wardrobe of every little princess is a sun skirt, because it looks festive and does not hinder the movements of the child. Today we will talk about how to make patterns of children's skirts for beginners.
How to sew a skirt with your own hands?
The pattern of a children's skirt on an elastic band is so uncomplicated that even a novice craftswoman can make it. In addition, models for children are easier to implement, so it is recommended to master the sewing technique on them.
The main step in creating any thing is to build a pattern. In order to do it, you must first measure. In the case of the skirt – sun, we are only interested in two parameters: the length of the product and the waist circumference. The length can be different, depending on your preferences - short, medium or long.
What does the pattern of a children's skirt look like? First we build the scheme. To do this, draw two circles. The inside is the waist circumference (2-3 cm is added for allowance). Accordingly, the outer side is the length of the product. Based on the available data, it is necessary to calculate the radius of the circle as follows: the circumference is divided by 2, and the resulting sum is multiplied by the number Pi (3.14). Calculating the radius of the circle from the outside is even easier, it corresponds to the estimated length of the skirt (plus a few centimeters per hem).
After calculations, the pattern of the children's skirt is placed on the fabric.
Sewing
It is possible to cut a skirt – sun both from a continuous piece of fabric, and from several parts, depending on the imagination and size of a cloth.
- Fold the material four times for convenience. With the help of a tailor meter, it is necessary to measure the radius of the inner side of the circle from the central angle.
- Moving the meter in a circle, mark the markings on the woven fabric.
- Then, in the same way, mark the second radius (hem of the skirt).
Advice! To prevent the fabric from slipping and working comfortably, it is recommended to fasten the fabric along the edges with safety pins.
- The next step is to cut out the details.
- Installation of gum (the process will be described in more detail below).
- Processing the bottom. Most often, the edge of the skirt is processed by the method of bending, but it will be quite difficult to process the bottom of the hem of this model. An alternative is to sew a decorative ribbon to the hem.
The process of sewing an elastic skirt
A skirt – sun can be made in two ways: landing on a “yoke” (high belt) or on an elastic band. The second option is much simpler, so we will disassemble it, because for sewing the “coquette” certain sewing skills are required.
- Elastic band can be selected of any width (the main thing is to be convenient for the child).
- The length of the elastic should be less than the waist circumference by 4-5 cm.
- The upper part of the skirt needs to be bent inward to the width of the elastic, and then process the hem with a seam, so that there is a distance for the elastic to pass 1-1.5 cm
- Thread the elastic into the waistband.
- Sew the ends of the gum together.
- Sew the unfinished stitch.
Method 2
- Take a thick elastic band, sew its ends.
- Position the elastic at the top of the product, grabbing pins at four points.
- Pulling it, sew it to the fabric with a decorative seam.
Cotton summer skirt for girls
The indicated volumes are suitable for a child with a height of 104-110 cm (for a different size, it is necessary to correct the belt a little bit up or down).
The pattern of a children's skirt and its tailoring is as follows:
- The main fabric is 100% cotton. You need to cut two strips 60-70 cm wide, depending on how fluffy the skirt you want. You can choose any length.
- For the belt, any knitted material will be required (the main thing is that it stretches well), for example, cashmere. You will also need two strips of this fabric. Their length is the waist, and the width is 15-20 cm (the belt can be made thicker or thinner, at your discretion).
- Sew belt details on the sides.
- Sew the main parts at the side seams.
- Sew the upper and lower parts of the skirt together, bending the lower part so that folds form.
- Sew the top of the belt with a sewing machine or manually bend inward to insert the elastic.
- Fold and sew the hem of the skirt.
- Insert the elastic at the waist.
The skirt is ready!
So, it’s very easy to make children's skirts with their own hands with patterns. Any mom can repeat, even the one who first decided to take up needlework.