Tip 1: How to sew a dress in Greek style

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Tip 1: How to sew a dress in Greek style

Greek clothing became the prototype of modernBallet costumes and remains the perfect solution in hot weather. The peculiarity of the waist position (right under the breast) gives the lady wearing it, a special femininity, emphasizes the volume of the breast. Pregnant women too can appreciate this model: the stomach is almost invisible. The ideal fabric for him is white knitwear or another lightweight elastic fabric.

Instructions

Copy the details of the pattern to your computer. Change the size of the pattern to fit your size. On the model of the dress in the Greek style, presented on the pattern, the length of the hem is just below the knee. Change it if you need a dress up to the heels, if necessary, extend downwards.

Cut out the details taking into account the allowance for seams. Prepare decorative details from a metallic fabric in the form of chain links. You can replace the fabric with a wide (4 cm) decorative chain. You will make her waist and straps.

Handle the edges of the fabric and sweep away the details of the dress (including the chain). Try it on. If everything is in order, stitch the details of the pattern on the typewriter.

Tip 2: How to sew a white dress like that of Merlin Monroe

Half a century ago, designer William Travil thought ofFashion dress for the world pop star Merlin Monroe. It seems to be nothing complicated, but still the pulse rate of men is increasing, when a light white skirt soars up on old movie frames, and women dream of having such a dress in their wardrobe, hoping for a similar effect.

You will need

- fastener "lightning" 18-20 cm;
- light chiffon in width of 1 m - 6 m.

Instructions

To completely copy the outfit charmingDivas, choose a fabric of light tones and very light structure. The fabric will need to be corrugated, this is also one of the main selection criteria. For a dress from Merlin Monroe, a chintz, silk, is suitable, but it's best to use air chiffon. No additional accessories (except the zipper 18-20 cm) you will not need.

Measure the waist circumference and the length from the bodice to the bottomskirts. Cut out the details of the future dress from the paper. You need to make a circle pattern. Calculate its diameter. It is D = S / 6.28 + L, where R is the waist radius, S is the waist circumference, L is the length of the skirt from the bodice, and D is the diameter of the circle to be drawn. Inside a large circle around its center, draw a small one with R = S / 6.28. Cut out the fabric of the future skirt from the fabric.

Fold the paper pattern in half and cut outFabric semicircle. This is the future bodice of your dress. For the belt, you need to prepare four strips of chiffon 1 meter long and 7 cm wide. They are cut out by the share thread. All the details of the legendary dress are prepared. It remains to properly connect them.

When you sew this dress, then finallyMake sure the phrase "All ingenious is simple" is correct. Because the most difficult thing in making a dress is to make a corrugation on the fabric. At home, it can be applied using special patterns, gauze, impregnation and iron. But it's easier to give the cut pieces in the atelier. There the folds on the fabric will be done quickly, inexpensively and professionally.

Use a light corset for the dress baseFlesh color. This style of dress to wear without a bra can not afford all women, so the use of the corset is justified. Put it on the mannequin. If you do not have a plastic human torso, all the manipulations can be done on yourself, but in this case you can not do without an assistant.

Cut a chiffon chiffon semicirclein half by two quarters. Dock the resulting two halves over a small radius. Then sew along in a long scarf and unscrew. Put on your shoulders through your neck a "yoke" and, spreading on your chest, attach to the corset under the bodice, picking up a little. Cut off the excess and sew to the corset.

Sew a zipper in the pleated circle of the skirt,Handle the edges of the fabric and stitch it to the bodice, gently and beautifully bending the edges. Sew a belt at the junction of the bodice and skirt at the edge of the zipper and bend the hem. That's one and a half circles and four strips of fabric is the most beautiful dress of the twentieth century.

Tip 3: How to sew a coat for a pregnant woman

Coats are sewn from a warm fabric, on a lining. First, remove the pattern, then transfer it to the fabric. After that, cut out, then sew details. This work requires a gradual and accurate.

You will need

- basic, lining fabric;
- buttons;
- Pattern;
- scissors;
- sewing machine.

Instructions

Think about what fabric to sew a coat from. If it is very dense, then is not this a problem for the sewing machine? If the unit is used to take and not such heights, then buy the chosen canvas.

It is important to decide for which season will be the topclothes. For spring-autumn it is necessary to buy lining fabric. For winter, in addition to the above, you need to buy a heater. Batting is quite heavy. To coat was light and warm at the same time, get a sintepon.

The main, lining fabric and insulation are created by one pattern. Usually coats for pregnant women do in the form of a trapezoid. Then the future mother will be comfortable in such clothes.

Attach the tracing paper to the selected pattern andredraw it. Do not forget to mark where there will be recesses or wrinkles (if they are on the model). Redraw everything, even the smallest details, mark the locations of the pockets.

Fold the fabric in half with the wrong side out and pin: The detail of the transmission, back, sleeves. These parts are symmetrical. If the back is all-tied, then do not make a stitch in the middle. The details of the shelf are 2, they are cut out separately, like the sleeves. Add allowances on the seams - 1-1,5 cm, and on the hem of the bottom and sleeves - 3 cm.

Cut the fabric along the outlined contours. Pin the pattern to the lining fabric and cut out the same parts from it. Then, from the insulation, if it's a winter coat for a pregnant woman. From the lining fabric, open the details of the mortise pockets. If they are overhead, then out of the main.

In addition to the main fabric,cut out the collar (2 symmetrical details), lapels - left, right. Now you can start sewing. If you are an experienced dressmaker, then immediately stitch the seams on the machine, if not, then hint. Measure the product. Does it sit well? Then stitch the side seams first, connecting the transmission parts and the backrest. Then, make a shoulder seam.

Take the detail of the sleeve, stitch it in the middle. The second sleeve is designed in the same way. Sew the upper part of the sleeve into the armhole. For a better fit, you can pick it up on your shoulders or sew small pads.

In the same way, sew the lining details, and then- insulation. Remove the coat from the main fabric on the face. Take the sewn product from the heater. Push his sleeves into the sleeves of the base. Also work with a lining cloth. The seams must remain inside the coat. Heater - between the main and lining cloth.

Sew up the sleeves. To the middle parts of the transfer, attach the bottom. Turn out the coat on the wrong side through the bottom, join the seam underlining fabric with the sub-beards.

If the model with a strap for the hinges, then sew it to the right side of the shelf. Do the loops on the sewing machine, and then gently prune the fabric inside them.

Stitch 2 pieces of collar together on top andOn the side. Take the pin. Beat the middle of the collar with the middle of the neck of the back. Stretch the collar from the wrong side by connecting it with a single seam with the collar of the shelves, the backrest and with the legs. Turn out the coat over your face.

The most recent, hem bottom. If the fabric is thick, you can do it on your hands. Sew buttons and you can try on a new thing.