If you suddenly thought about the question of how to sew a jacket and thought it was insanely complicated, then, believe me, you were wrong. Nowadays, and even more so with our prices, this skill will be very welcome. It will be enough just to know the basic principles of sewing, to have the desire and patience, so that tailoring the jacket does not cause you great difficulties.
The truth about tailoring jackets
Sewing outerwear is likely to interest almost every woman who loves to sew. Naturally, if you took up this business for the first time, it will seem to you that it is very difficult. But, believe me, this is only a first impression. So feel free to take up this matter - you will succeed.
Think about the fact that with this product you won’t need to suffer very much, glue small parts, and if there are any small flaws, you can easily hide them under the lining.
In every modern woman in the wardrobe you can find all sorts of various jackets, raincoats and fur coats. And every fashionista does not miss a chance to treat herself with a new thing.
But why not stop spending extra money on expensive purchases, but just ask yourself how to sew a jacket.
Moreover, it is worth noting that you do not need to have any special knowledge and extensive experience in sewing things. In fact, the secret is simple. The most important thing in tailoring a jacket is, following the rules, to clearly and correctly make a pattern, given its size.
You will also need to decide on the main material from which you want to sew your jacket, as well as prepare other fabrics and accessories, such as synthetic winterizer, lining, various zippers and fasteners, suitable for sewing needles and threads.
After that, it remains only to determine the style of your future jacket. After you have finally decided and weighed, following the recommendations, you can start sewing your new thing, and then you will surely succeed.
Technology and sewing secrets
Believe me, there is nothing to be afraid of. The first thing anyone is afraid of is a simple and banal unknown, but once you see a detailed step-by-step instruction of the whole process of work in order to understand: in fact, nothing is simpler.
It is also important to decide what type of hardware you need. If you are planning to sew a sports-style jacket, then a zipper closure is best for you . If suddenly there is no way to get a zipper, replace it with buttons. And if you do not have access to them, then take the buttons.
Jackets for women, their types and features
First of all, decide what exactly you want. After all, all the jackets are so different, each in its own way is unique and beautiful. Each fashionista in the wardrobe, as a rule, can find not one, not two, and even not five jackets and fur coats of various styles and tailoring. And no matter how many of them, each of them means something and is intended for a special occasion. In any case, you definitely can’t name any of them superfluous.
Light jackets
Now consider an example of how to sew a light jacket.
You will need such materials:
- Cloak fabric.
- Non-woven.
- Lightning 60 cm.
- Buttons.
- Threads.
- Sewing machine.
How to sew a jacket? The process begins with sewing the lining. To start, we sew the shelves with picks. Then we sew the side parts to the center of the shelves. After you need to sharpen the tucks. Sew side sections and shoulders. Gently sew on the sleeves.
Jacket top : we sew the center of shelves and side details. Sew tucks. Why sew the shoulder parts, sides of the shelves and backs. Then we sew in the sleeves.
Jacket collar : you need to measure the size of the neck. The size of the finished collar should be 6 cm. Depending on the size of the neck, you need to cut a strip of fabric of this size so that the finished part is 6 cm. But do not forget to add 1 cm to the seams.
In order to sew a zipper, use a helium pen or chalk to mark the place on the right and left sides on the shelves of the jacket. And carefully sew it.
Jacket pocket: cut out the pocket for our jacket of the shape you want. The same shape cut out the lining. We connect both parts. Sew the finishing seam about 1 cm at the top of the pocket. Carefully mark with chalk on the shelf the place where you will sew it. Then carefully attach it.
Belt: cut a strip of fabric 9 cm wide. We put non-woven on the upper part of the belt, bend it along and iron it with an iron. We bend the edges inward and stitch it with a finishing seam.
Jacket assembly : you need to sew on the lining starting from the sleeves. Bottom to Bottom. And so on, neat and even every detail.
Sew the collar to the neck. Wrapping the finishing seam on the collar and shelves. We do the same from the bottom of the sleeves. We bend the bottom of the jacket and also gently hem.
Our jacket is ready. Now you know everything about how to sew a jacket.
Warm jackets
The most famous type of insulation in the world is a synthetic winterizer. It’s easy to work with this material, it is easy to find in any store, and besides, it has an affordable price. But he still has its drawbacks. At low temperatures, it loses its thermal properties and deteriorates from a hot iron and steam. It also loses thickness over time, especially after washing.
How to properly sew a product with insulation, consider the example of tailoring a jacket for a boy.
Jackets for children
It is also easy to make a jacket for your child. So, let's figure out how to sew a jacket for a boy with his own hands.
To do this, you will need:
- Fabric for a jacket.
- Lining.
- Lightning.
- Rubber cuffs.
- Threads.
- Paper for patterns.
When patterning parts, do not forget that you need to leave 1 cm to the seams. Transfer the pattern to paper.
From the fabric for the jacket and the lining we cut out the following details:
- Back - 1 pc.
- Before - 2 pcs.
- Sleeve - 2 pcs.
- Hood - 2 pcs.
Tailoring jackets
We connect the back and sleeves. From the main jacket fabric we sew both sides and sleeves at the same time. We do the same actions with the lining.
On the back of the jacket we mark the middle. We connect the seam of the hood with the middle of the back. We put a lining inside the hood. 1 cm wide allowances should remain on the front parts for stitching zippers. Gently bend the remaining edges at the bottom of the zipper.
We fold the rubber cuffs in half and sew them in the same way as the hood.
After that, carefully attach the zipper, while stepping back from the bottom of the jacket 3 cm.
It remains only to carefully hem the bottom of our jacket. The product is ready.
Leather jackets
Let's learn how to sew a leather jacket.
Many people think that a leather jacket is a terribly difficult task. But if you set a goal and approach this question as correctly as possible, then in fact there are no difficulties.
If you have basic sewing skills, know how to work with patterns, then perhaps it's time to try something new. There are some peculiarities in working with skin:
- In no case should leather fabric be wound with a needle, since the puncture places with the needle will remain forever.
- In order to fasten two parts together, you can use superglue or different clamps.
- When working with patterns, you need to take into account the density of the skin. If it is too soft, then more space should be left for the seams.
How to sew a jacket with your own hands
When all the patterns are transferred to paper, all the nuances are taken into account and finalized, you can try to start sewing. Try to lay out patterns on fabric as economically as possible. Use the chalk to circle all the details. This can be done both from the inside and from the front. Since our material is very soft and easy to stretch, all the details must be duplicated with a special fabric - doubler. It can be bought at any specialized store. To give the skin extra volume, glue the skin with foam rubber in the places you need and gently stitch it.
Carefully connect all the details of the jacket. Sew on the sleeves and collar.
From the lining fabric we cut out the same details as from the main one. We connect all the details of the lining. Then very carefully sew the lining fabric to the main product. Better to start with sleeves. Then along the bottom of the jacket, then the shelves and the neck. This is how easy it is to sew a jacket with your own hands.
Winter jackets
If you want a jacket from synthetic winterizer, the question that you need to solve is: what material to choose for tailoring? Basically, such products are sewn from artificial leather or raincoat fabric. Here, of course, there is a difference in price, so decide for a start how much you are willing to spend on fabric.
Once you have chosen the fabric, you can get to work. So, how to sew a jacket on a synthetic winterizer with your own hands?
For such a jacket you will need:
- artificial leather - 2.5 m.
- lining fabric - 2.2 m.
- synthetic winterizer 200 - 2.5 m.
- raincoat fabric - 1 m.
- zipper 80 cm long.
- standard zippers for pockets - 2 pcs.
How to sew a jacket on synthetic winterizer
Sample patterns are transferred to paper. Then we cut out the details of our product from insulation and the main fabric. All parts are interconnected with pins, given the space for seams.
Quilting every detail along the marking lines, marking them on the front side of the fabric in advance. For this, of course, artificial leather is better suited, since making notes on the front side, they are then easily washed off. If you are working with another fabric and cannot make marks on the face, then do it from the inside of the fabric, then sweep, and only then sew along with synthetic winterizer.
To make the side pockets of the jacket you will need:
- 2 details of a pocket from the main fabric, lining and insulation (moreover, you need to take only half the insulation layer, i.e., the synthetic winterizer layer is carefully divided into 2 equal thicknesses manually).
- 2 pieces of strips (to give volume) of the main and of the lining fabric.
For each part, do not forget to leave space for stock - 1.5 cm.
We quilted, and then we sew the details of the strip to the pockets of the insulation. We do the same with the details of the strips and pockets of lining fabric. We connect the details of the pockets from the lining and the main fabric with the front sides and sew them together. Turn finished pockets through the slice.
We sew ready-made pockets to our jacket, bending the edges, in order to hide the lining.
All prepared and pre-quilted parts of our product are neatly joined and sewn together.
Sewing a hood
We cut out the details of the hood from black cloak fabric and sew them. For the inside of the hood, we cut the same parts from another fabric and carefully sew them into the middle of the hood, then turn them out. We attach both lower parts of our hood to the middle of the neck of the jacket.
We cut out the details for the bottom of our jacket and hem. We connect them with the front sides with the bottom of the jacket and sew.
For a hanging loop, you need to cut a part from a fabric in the form of a 1x8 cm strip. Of course, you can buy a finished part, for example, in the form of a chain.
Sew it in the middle during the connection of the details of the grinder and the rebounds.
In order to sew a zipper in the product, we apply our zipper face to face on the left and right parts of our jackets and carefully sew them. Before applying the zipper, step back from the bottom of the jacket 1 cm. This is done so that the finished product does not protrude from the bottom due to the fastener.
In the same way, we carefully sew the lining details of our jacket. Sew on the lining starting at the bottom of the jacket. Then we sew the sleeves from the main fabric and the lining and connect it to the jacket.
Now the jacket is ready.
Demi-season jackets
It will also be useful to learn how to sew a jacket for spring with your own hands.
With the onset of warm days, I want to take off my heavy fur coats and jackets and put on light and spring ones. If you are tired of your old things, you can try to make such a jacket yourself.
To work you will need:
- synthetic leather;
- synthetic winterizer;
- lining fabric;
- a zipper fastener;
- short zippers for pockets.
Samples of patterns are transferred to paper. Then carefully redraw on the fabric and cut it out.
Parts List:
- back - 2 children. middle part, 2 children sides, 1 child cut with a bend;
- shelves - 2 children. sides, 2 children middle part, 2 children central part, 2 children strips;
- collar.
We connect the details of the back of the jacket with pins, then gently sew and iron.
In the same way, we design or connect with each other pins the parts of the middle part of the shelves with the side ones and also flash them.
Bast together the details of the strip shelf, sew. Then process the tucks and iron towards the center.
Then alternately interconnect the parts from the lining and the main fabric.
We prepare the pattern of the collar and cut it out of the fabric. We connect and sew the rack parts, stitching the collar between them.
Then we sew the details of the finished product from the lining and from the main fabric. We do the same with the details of the sleeves and carefully sew them into the middle of the jacket.
How to sew a jacket with your own hands, patterns will tell you in more detail.
Everyone knows that all good things come to an end. And no matter how much we love the warm summer days, cold autumn and winter evenings will definitely come for them. With the onset of cold weather, we have to spend money on warm jackets and raincoats. But why not try to make such products yourself? Moreover, it is not as difficult as it seems to some people. All you need for this is to have at least the slightest knowledge of the cut features.
Sample patterns
Consider the most common options for patterns of autumn and winter jackets. Here is an example of how to sew a jacket on a photo of patterns.
You do not have to throw money on expensive fashion magazines. It is enough to just start your own collection of patterns and indulge yourself with new clothes when you want it.
When you think about sewing outerwear with your own hands, the main criterion for you is the quality and style of the product. Sew such a thing yourself ("out of the head") you will not succeed. So you first have to stock up on patterns. If you spend your time and effort on work, you will succeed in a quality manner. And you can proudly brag to your friends that this is exactly your job.