Dresses from chiffon with your hands - affordable and easy

Models of summer dresses from chiffon are the most common in warm weather. By itself, this material is light, well draped and delicate. Its composition includes natural fibers with minimal addition of synthetics. The process of sewing from such a fabric is a little laborious, as it slips, crumbles, and the line on it is often pulled together. However, if a person has the initial skill of mastery, then there will be no difficulties, it is necessary only to have a small amount of patience to get the expected result.

So how do they sew chiffon dresses with their own hands? For this light air dress you will need a fabric with parameters of 2.50 m * 1.50 m, where the second value is the width of the fabric. Patterns are best taken from the magazine. If there is an opportunity to create a basis for sewing a chiffon dress with your own hands from the very beginning and according to all the parameters of the figure, this will be an ideal option.

For work, you need to take needles size 85 and 90, silk threads with numbers 33 and 18 and a secret zipper length of 30 cm. If it is not possible to use just such threads, you can replace them with cotton numbers 40 and 50. When cutting out the parts it is necessary to leave Allowances of 1.5 cm. This is done in connection with the fact that the fabric is showered, as already mentioned, and additional processing of all sections is required. In the finished form, the width of the seams should be about 0.8 cm.

Dresses from chiffon with their own hands of a simple style are usually sewn as follows:

1. The side seams of the front and back webs of the skirt are sewn together. There must be only an open place under the zipper.

2. At the neck, the allowance for 0.6 cm (on the wrong side) is pressed, after which it is swept and spread. Extra threads must be cut. Initially, it is possible to stitch with a zigzag stitch without sewing.

3. The stage of joining the bodice and skirt. Stitch seam at 1.5 cm. Cut slices with an overlock.

4. The treatment of the armhole is made by a seam called "American" (edging).

5. The stage of stitching lightning.

6. Processing the bottom with a zigzag stitch.

7. Ironing of the product.

Due to the fact that the chiffon is almost transparent, it is necessary to add a paddle from the lining fabric or from the same fabric as used for the dress. The pattern is made, according to the main skirt, but 2 cm already. The length is 1/2 of the total length of the skirt. It is used either together with the hem, or is worn separately, but then it is necessary to put on the elastic band.

Dresses made of chiffon, sewn by hand, not only help out in the summer, but can be useful both in warm autumn and in spring days. They fit almost any girl and look good with different accessories. Dresses made of chiffon large sizes help to hide the flaws of the figure and make the image more feminine. Be afraid to experiment with patterns is not necessary, most importantly, that the dress is perfectly seated. It is worth noting that you need to wash a thing in a cotton bag at a temperature of no higher than 30 degrees, then the sewn thing will always look like a new one!