Pattern of a straight skirt - how to make it right?

Fashion on straight skirts returned a few years ago. Such a model is an obligatory subject of any fashionable wardrobe, regardless of profession and age. Direct The skirts can be of different lengths - from extravagant mini to chaste maxi. They perfectly sit on any figure, hiding shortcomings and in every way emphasizing virtues.

If you can not find a straight skirt in the store that suits you perfectly, you can make this model yourself. In order to successfully sew the product, you will need removed from your figure measurements, the fabric of the desired color, a correctly constructed pattern of a straight skirt, a sewing machine. A little zeal and fantasy are the best helpers in this business.

The construction of a skirt is an intermediate stage in tailoring, requiring special care and accuracy. However, you will not need any special skills. As for this pattern, it will not be difficult for beginners to build it.

So, how to build a drawing?

The pattern of a straight skirt should be as accurate as possible so that you do not Had to spend a lot of effort to plant the product. Arrangement of the finished thing by the figure will have to in any case, but the accuracy of the drawing will allow to spend for this stage a minimum amount of time. You can, of course, carry out a complete fit of the product already with the cut fabric, but it will be easier and faster to make the necessary correction even at the stage of pattern building. It is desirable to build it by individual measures. So you can be sure that the product will sit perfectly.

The pattern of a straight skirt requires the following measurements:

• The desired length of the skirt (denoted by Du);
• Length from waist to hips (designation - Dtb);
• Hemming of the thighs (Sat);
• Waist hemispheres (in the drawing - St).

It is also necessary to know the approximate free-hanging increments, which depend on the thickness of the fabric. The thinner the canvas - the smaller the allowance. If the material Your skirt is stretchy (or you prefer a tight fit), these increases do not need to be made.

The size of these additions to the measurements obtained depends on the girth of the hips. At a volume of 96 to 100 cm, the increment (Pb) will be equal to half a centimeter, the hip 104-108 cm will require 1 cm of increment, from 112 to 116 - add a half centimeter, with a thigh size greater than 116 cm add to the measurements of 2 cm.

The standard pattern of a straight skirt should contain the front and back tucks, so that the product nicely fits over the figure. However, if you have a non-standard figure (usually the figure is considered non-standard with the difference between the waist and hip half-girth greater than 14 cm), then it is necessary to make additional darts. They should be located approximately in the middle between the original tuck and side seams. If you have very narrow hips, then the additional dart may be located obliquely. Its location depends on the characteristics of your figure. At the protruding buttocks we have it from the rear, the protruding belly requires an additional tuck in front.

When you will cut the fabric on your pattern, the direction of the threads will be important. Therefore, on the drawing itself you need to specify where the share thread will go.