There are two ways to sew a product with your own hands. First: use diagrams and drawings that are difficult to understand. Second: using ready-made drawings and several measurements, quickly and efficiently create the necessary product with your own hands. In this article, we will talk about the second method.
How to quickly sew a long skirt
To sew a long skirt, you will need a little: suitable material, threads to match the fabric, chalk, centimeter, sewing machine, pinning needles if you need them.
It is immediately necessary to identify several features of tailoring a skirt. Firstly, if you are not sure that you can make the lines perfectly even, then it is best to take threads that match the fabric. Secondly, it is more difficult to work with flowing and stretching materials. Therefore, choose a dense material that will not deform and stretch during the process of sewing a skirt.
And it is also worth noting that even if you perfectly sewed a skirt from cheap material, the product will not turn out to be of high quality. Therefore, even if you decide to save on tailoring by doing it yourself, you cannot save on fabric if you want to wear a skirt for walks, visits and work.
It is easiest to sew a skirt with two or four wedges. You will need the following data: waist circumference, hip circumference and product length. one wedge (we take a pattern for a skirt consisting of 4 wedges.)
- On paper, draw a vertical line, the length of which is equal to the length of the product plus 1 centimeter for the seams and 4-8 centimeters, depending on the width of the elastic that will hold the skirt.
- From the vertical line in any direction, measure a distance equal to 1/8 of the width of the hips.
- From the new point down, also draw a straight vertical line.
- Now you need to determine the angle of the skirt flare. If you want the skirt to be comfortable to walk in, but the product is not very wide, then it is best to choose 25-30 centimeters.
- Since this drawing is 1/2 of a wedge (and you will cut the wedge by using the template twice, shifting it in a mirror position), then you need to measure 15 centimeters from the bottom of the product and draw a new line reaching the top extreme point of the pattern.
- Also, do not forget to measure 0.5 cm horizontally from the middle vertical line and do the same with the top point of the second vertical line. This will be the waist line. More clearly you can see the drawing in the figure below.
How to sew a long warm skirt
Whatever fabric you choose, it must be washed and dried before cutting. This is especially true for warm woolen fabrics, as they have the peculiarity of "sit down" a few centimeters after the first wash. Very dense fabrics are somewhat more difficult to work with. It is worth remembering that the middle line of the pattern should coincide with the shared thread of the fabric. The share thread is the main direction of the fabric, when buying in a store, you can ask a consultant to help you properly position the fabric when cutting.
How to sew a long skirt with an elastic band
Sewing a skirt with an elastic band is the easiest way to sew. To do this, you need to decide in advance what width of elastic band you will use. For denser fabrics, an elastic band of 4-6 centimeters is better; for thinner summer fabrics, an elastic band of 3 centimeters is enough. In any case, when cutting, it is necessary to add the width of the elastic band multiplied in two + 1 cm for the seams to the length of the product.
- First, you need to tuck the fabric on top by 0.3-0.5 cm and sew it from the inside.
- After that, once again tuck the fabric to the width of the elastic band + 0.5 cm for a margin so that the elastic band can be easily inserted into the formed "pocket". When hemming the product a second time, it is necessary to leave a distance of 5 cm (approximately) in the seam through which you will insert the elastic. This can be done by hand or with a pin to make it easier to move the elastic between fabrics.
- Then the elastic must be sewn, and then sew the remaining distance in the seam of the skirt. With this method, the elastic will be inside the skirt, it will not be visible at all, and the skirt will look neat even from the inside.
How to sew a long chiffon skirt
Chiffon is a more capricious material. You can also sew a skirt from it from 2, 4 or 8 wedges, but it is worth considering some features. Chiffon is a very thin material, so a skirt made of it should be lined. For the lining, you need to choose a thin, but opaque lining material. The lining wedges are cut according to the same pattern, but the length of the lining wedges should be 2-4 centimeters less so that the lining is not visible. The edges of the chiffon and the lining must be overlocked and fastened with an elastic band or belt, depending on the method you choose to fit the skirt.
How to sew a long pleated skirt
To sew a pleated skirt, you need to choose a larger expansion angle of 50 centimeters, then your skirt will lie in beautiful waves. At the end of the article there is a video instruction for sewing a pleated skirt.
How to sew a long skirt for a girl
For a girl, sewing a skirt is somewhat easier, using the same scheme for constructing a drawing, but from the measurements of a child. It can be made expanding right from the waist, and fasten the fabric with an elastic band at the waist itself. It is important to remember that comfort is important for the child! Therefore, it is better to make a skirt from a light fabric with a large flare angle.
Summer is ahead and floor-length skirts made of light flying fabrics remain at the peak of popularity.
For long skirts, both a T-shirt or top, as well as a blouse or jacket, are suitable.
You can buy clothes from the catalog, or you can sew!
The simplest style of a floor-length skirt is a wide skirt with an elastic band made of light fabric, such as chiffon.
The elastic can be of different widths. You can make several rows of elastic. Hence and calculate fabric consumption: the length of the finished skirt plus the width of the bottom and top hem (for elastic), add a few centimeters to align the bottom and other errors.
Multiply the resulting figure by two and get the amount of fabric per fashionable skirt. talking plain language- these are two lengths of the skirt plus 20 centimeters for processing.
how select fabric width? It depends on how full skirt you want to have. The thinner the fabric, the more boldly you can play with the width of the skirt.
Let's say the length of the finished skirt (without a belt) should be 105 cm. We take into account the width of the elastic, for example, 4 cm, which means we add another 10 cm (4 x 2 plus 1.5-2 cm for processing).
Do not forget to take into account the hem of the bottom, depending on its width - thin fabric can be processed with a Moscow seam - this is about 2 cm more.
We knock out the result: 105 + 10 + 2 \u003d 117 cm.
We multiply this figure by two: 117 x 2 \u003d 234 cm and boldly add 15-20 cm for a possible correction of the bottom and other surprises.
Don't skimp on the latest addition. Sometimes you save a dollar on ten centimeters of fabric, and then put on shoes on high heels and regret the savings. There are other moments, for example, you need to trim the unevenly cut fabric in the store, but these ten centimeters are not enough. Therefore, always add a dozen other centimeters to all your calculations.
As a result, for sewing a long skirt, we need about 2.5 m of fabric.
- We cut the piece of fabric into two equal parts: the front and back panels of the skirt.
- We grind the side seams, overcast and iron in the direction of the back panel of the skirt.
- We process the upper cut of the skirt - a drawstring for an elastic band. Given the width of the elastic, we bend the upper cut and sew, leaving an open area for threading the elastic.
- We thread the elastic, fix its ends. The open area can be stitched. Evenly distribute the fabric, stretching the elastic.
- We measure the skirt for the figure, taking into account the height of the heel, determine the final length and hem the bottom.
All! Skirt to the floor is ready. With a new thing to you!
It was really easy!
You can sew a long skirt with a frill or several tiers of frills. This is also very important right now. Carefully calculate the amount of material needed.
Now you can try to sew a long skirt with a stitched belt, this also has its advantages, but more on that in the next article.
Knowing how to sew means being independent! With all my heart I wish you this!
- an indispensable attribute in the wardrobe of every fashionista. This is a stylish thing that will emphasize femininity and add mystery and mystery to the image. Maxi is especially relevant in summer - light flowing fabric does not constrain movements and allows a woman not only to be attractive, but also not to feel the slightest comfort - in this parameter, correctly sewn maxi made of light fabric bypassed even her favorite trousers.
In view of all of the above, I really want to have at least a few of these skirts in my wardrobe. But if nothing offered in stores and on the market “invigorates” you, or if you simply have financial limitations, you can easily sew a skirt to the floor with your own hands. It is not difficult to do this, since the idea itself is extremely simple, therefore, in most cases, for sewing long skirts to the floor, it does not even require a pattern. All you need is matching fabric, sewing supplies, and a little diligence.
How to sew a skirt to the floor: a master class
This extremely simple guide will allow you to quickly and easily sew a stylish and beautiful thing. Such a skirt is suitable for almost any type of figure, emphasizing the advantageous advantages and hiding the flaws, and will give the image lightness.
We will need:
- lightweight knitted fabric;
- wide linen gum;
- safety pins;
- threads;
- sewing machine.
We sew a skirt to the floor
- We take a piece of fabric of arbitrary width and length. The length of the skirt will be adjusted depending on your height, as for the width - it should be enough to slightly gather the fabric at the top - then it will fall nicely. Measurements should also be taken as a basis, but now - the volume of the hips.
- Fold the fabric in half, right sides inward, fix with pins.
- We cut along the fold, we get two identical rectangles.
- Sew along the side seams.
- We get two rectangles sewn from both sides.
- Define the top and bottom. The lower part also needs to be trimmed - by bending the fabric and laying a line.
- We measure the desired length of the elastic band so that it does not pinch the waist too much.
- At the top, we bend the fabric in such a way that a pre-prepared wide elastic band enters there. We sew, leaving a small gap of fabric unsewn so that the elastic can be inserted there.
- We thread the elastic, sew its ends, sew
This season, floor-length skirts are considered very fashionable. Let at the end of summer, but still you need to sew it to stay in trend. Especially since long skirts they are suitable for almost everyone (they slim the plump ones, give the tall ones the opportunity to take shape in the lower part, the small ones will become taller, and the curly ones will be able to emphasize all the charms).
In all this, you just need to play with the width and color of the skirt, and it will be able to emphasize all the advantages that each of us has. Well, the flaws that are in the lower body (legs or hips) will be hidden under a lot of fabric. Sewing such a pattern is as simple as possible, but as simplified as possible.
By the way, about the fabric - it should not be transparent, but have sufficient lightness, be airy, because this is a product for summer.
To sew a skirt to the floor with your own hands, you need the following materials:
- 1x1.5 m of light fabric (for example, chiffon)
- threads in the color of the fabric
- thin rubber band
- adhesive strip for processing the bottom of the product
The pattern of this skirt is so simple that we won’t even draw anything. The pattern will be a piece of fabric 1x1.5 m. It must be cut in half to make side seams (although you can not cut anything, but make only one seam, which is placed at the back). 
We sew the fabric into a "pipe". Slices are processed with an overlock or zigzag. 
At the top of the skirt we make two drawstrings. 
We pass an elastic band into it along a length equal to the volume of the waist. 
I did not want to hem the lower part of the skirt or process it with a straight line. I like to glue light fabric with adhesive tape much more. 
To do this, iron the bottom of the skirt with an iron, placing an adhesive tape between the fabric folded in half.
Here is a new new thing made of light fabric. As you can see, it's very easy to make. It will also take very little time. 
Next time I want to tell you how to sew a lined sheer skirt. Read the "Handmade" section.