Home remake of men's shirts. How to sew a blouse and a dress from a man's shirt

Very often wives find their husbands in the wardrobe of a shirtshell, which they are most likely never to wear. Some of them became small, some just disliked. Returning the second life of things in these cases will help rework of men's shirts. Moreover, it is possible to make of them feminine and very nice things. Uninformed people will ask: "What is sewed from a man's shirt?" The answer is simple: you can make a skirt, a blouse from it, but the best thing is a dress from a man's shirt.

Dress. Option number 1

In order to sew a dress from a man's shirt, you will need: the shirt itself; Chalk or soap; iron; Thread; scissors; Pins; elastic; sewing machine. The first thing to do is to find an unnecessary man's shirt in the wardrobe, iron it well and put it on a level surface. With the help of a chalk or a piece of soap, it is necessary to note the contours of the future dress. First, note the width of the shoulder, then, going down, form a slot for the sleeves. After this, it is necessary to mark the contour from the side, expanding the volume to the bottom of the shirt. The lines should be marked taking into account the allowance for seams. Next, you need to take the scissors and cut off the unnecessary parts, getting rid of the sleeves and excess fabric at the bottom along the sides. The resulting part must be attached to the opposite side of the shirt and a contour line to mark the cut line. Both sides must be symmetrical with respect to each other, otherwise the dress will be spoiled. After the cut lines are plotted on the other side, you can take the scissors and cut off excess fabric. So it turned out the pattern of the future dress. Next, you need to sew two parts together. You can do this with a machine or a neat suture manually. From the underside, it is necessary to bend the slots, where the sleeves will be, and stitch them on the typewriter. The hose must be folded in the middle and attach it to the slot, while its middle should be on the front side. Thus, the dress has a short sleeve. It remains only to cut off excess fabric and sew it on the typewriter. The same should be done with the other sleeve. It is very important that they are the same length. After that, at the level of the belt, you need to sew the elastic band from the underside of the dress. This will help to emphasize the waist and beautifully drapes the fabric. That's all, the dress is ready!

Dress from a man's shirt. The second way

First you need to pat the shirt and spread it on a flat surface. Then you need to cut off the collar and sleeves of the dress under the armpits on both sides. Then you can reduce the volume of the future dress by cutting off excess fabric on the sides. This can be done both in a straight line, and expanding the bottom. After that, the dress is sewn on the sides. From sleeves, you need to make straps of the necessary length and width, which are then sewn to the dress. You can sew a belt from the remaining fabric.

Third version of the dress

To sew a strict dress of men's shirts with their own hands, the first thing to do is to cut off the sleeveless shirt and excess fabric on the sides in a straight line, with the future dress should not be tight. After this, you need to sew the slots for the hands and stitch the side seams. The remaining fabric is suitable for making a belt.

How to make a man's shirt feminine

Another alteration from men's shirts is a blouse, but before you make a pattern for it, you need to give a woman's shirts a shirt. In order to give the shirt femininity, you can replace the usual buttons with interesting beads in shape or on buttons of bright, saturated color. Also remove the courageous notes from the shirt will help rounding the corners of the cuffs and collar. The straps on the shelves and back will help reduce the width of the future blouse.

Pattern of a female blouse

Before the conversion from men's shirts begins, the shirt needs to be ironed properly. Next, you need to cut off the excess length of the shirt. After that you can start making slats. Their best width is 4 centimeters. Ideally they are suitable gabardine, which can be cut in both directions, saving the material. To find out how much it will be necessary to shrink a shirt, it is necessary to measure the length of the shoulder seam on it and on your own blouse, you need to add 4 centimeters to the difference between them, so the width of the extra part will be obtained, which should be removed. For example, the difference was 6 cm, add 4 cm (this is the width of the bar), you get 10 cm to be removed. To do this, put a strip on the front part, whose width is 10 cm, it is necessary to retreat a half cm from the deep point of the armhole. On the back while doing this, continue to draw strips of dots on the shoulder seams. It is best to first pin all with a pin and try it on. After fitting, you can cut off the strips, leaving a 1 cm allowance, sweep with the slats, plotting lines. Seam allowances need to be ironed inside. After this, it is necessary to gently tear the seams on the sides by 5 cm and bend the side sections. Next, you need to bend the shirt from below and stitch it.

New collar and cuffs for blouse

Of course, you can flog an old collar and replace it, but you can do it differently and save time by securing the understudy from gabardine and stitching it on top. The first thing to do is to round the corners of the old shirt collar. After that the collar unfolds, and on top of it gabardine pins. The contour is drawn with a chalk. For reliability, you can feel it with your finger. After that, you can take off the pins, cut out the new collar, leaving a 0.5 cm allowance. Next, you need to tuck in the allowance and make a marking stitch. After this, you must again pin the new collar to the shirt, stitch it and steam it off. For a cuff pattern, measure the wrist and add 3 cm (cuff length). You can choose any width. Now it is necessary to draw on the gabardine 4 rectangles and round their lower corners. After that, they need to be cut with a 0.5 cm allowance, folded inwards with the front side in pairs and swept away, leaving the top edge open. Stroke, steam off. The long sleeve of the shirt should be cut slightly above the wrist. Its width is much larger than the cuff, so, before sewing, you need to lay small creases on the sleeve and sweep them. After that, you can sew cuffs and sleeves together. To make loops for the buttons, it is necessary to mark with a chalk the place where they will be located. Then you need to install a zigzag stitch of the smallest size and put a line around the mark. After that, the loop can be cut. You can also process them manually. Blouse from a man's shirt is ready, it remains only to replace the buttons and steam it off.

Here is an interesting rework of men's shirts turned out. Make a beautiful thing with your own hands is very simple, it is not necessary to be a super professional seamstress, just a little patience, imagination and a minimum of skills.