There are situations when a women's wardrobe lacks a
simple, light and comfortable skirt. Or, let’s say you bought an attractive top, but you don’t have a suitable bottom for it. If you can sew a little, the situation can be corrected in a few hours. In this article, we will talk about how to sew a
skirt on an elastic band quickly and easily.
In order to get to work, you need to measure your waist and hips. Now consider how long your skirt will be. For example, you have decided that a suitable length is 60 cm, add 5 cm to the hem of the bottom and 5 cm to the elastic. You will get 70 cm - exactly the amount of fabric that you need to buy. This will be a skirt in shape, and if you want a more voluminous, take two lengths of fabric.
There is a slight nuance: traditionally, the width of the material is 125, 140 and 150 cm. Pay attention to this. If the volume of your hips is 120 cm, you need to buy fabric with a width of 150 cm or take two cuts of 70 cm each.
Now you need to go to the store and choose the right material. When you become the owner of the long-awaited cut, you will need an elastic band for the skirt. Choose the width of the belt to your taste, and the length will be 5 cm more than your waist volume (small margin).
Start by stitching the side seam (or seams if you have two pieces of fabric). It should be a "pipe". Then sweep the bottom around the edge of your future skirt and sew it on a typewriter. This must be done so that the product looks exceptionally neat.
There is nothing complicated in working on how to sew a skirt with an elastic band. The gum will have to be sewn in four stages.
The first stage: the top edge of your skirt needs to be zigzagged over the entire width. Then the edge of the fabric needs to be bent in the middle a couple of centimeters and ironed or swept with a thread, which you then remove.
Second step: thread a long thread into the needle. Its length should be more than the volume of your waist. Sweep the entire top edge of the skirt with small stitches, leave the ends of the threads free. The top of the product now needs to be pulled down to the size of your waist. This thread, after the elastic is sewn, must be removed. Try to tighten the fabric so that the folds are evenly distributed across the entire width.
The third stage. Take an elastic band and sew its ends. It will fulfill the function of your belt and should fit well at the waist, but not pinch it too much.
The fourth stage will be the final “chord” in
how to sew a skirt on an elastic band, and there is no need to rush here. The gum belt must be swept to the top of the product, carefully distributing the collected material. It is recommended to attach the gum itself with a large zigzag, so that at the moment of stretching the belt, the threads with which it is attached do not break.
Your creation is done! Now you know how to sew a skirt on an elastic band and that it is not at all difficult. Its length can be both mini and maxi. If the material from which you created this piece of clothing is very transparent, you will need to make the petticoat from a plain fabric that matches the color of the main article.
Do not be afraid to experiment with the texture and pattern of the material and be always beautiful!