Tips on how to sew a tunic with your own hands

Such clothes, like a tunic, must necessarily be in the wardrobe of a woman, even if she has curvy forms. This is a versatile clothing that is very comfortable and ideal for the summer season. If you know how to sew a little, it will not be a tedious task for you, and it will take a very little time.

We sew

What is good about a tunic is the lack of clear contours. Flying fabric conceals the shortcomings of the figure and turns them into virtues. It can be worn with jeans, shorts, skirts, leggings. We will tell you more about how to sew a tunic with your own hands In the style of "bat." What you need to work:

• Graph paper.
• Centimeter.
• Fabric (2 meters)
• Pencil.
• Scissors.
• Threads.
• Sewing machine.
• Fittings.
• Ornaments.

To know how to sew a tunic with your own hands, you need to measure your parameters (the width of the neck, the length of the shoulder: from the center of the neck to the expected level of the sleeve, the length of the product, the hips, the girth of the chest: 4). On the paper in the upper right corner draw lines of a right angle, one side of which corresponds to the length of the tunic, the second side is the length of the shoulder and sleeves together. Two points are obtained: the first is on one line of the paper rectangle, the second is on the perpendicular side. They need to be connected by a semicircular line.

The neck is in the upper right corner, it must also be outlined according to the measured parameters of the neck in the form of a semicircle. The side of the neck, which falls on the front of the tunic, should be slightly longer than the back. Be sure to leave a margin for the seam lines. Transfer the paper pattern to the fabric, draw on the contour and stitch it. You can not be afraid of too spacious a style - it looks great.

There are two ways how to sew a tunic with your own hands in the style of a "bat":

1. The simplest, when the seams are made on a pattern, that is, along the lines of the sleeves, and the throat is processed.
2. On the dotted line, add a line along which the fabric will then be stitched. It indicates the smooth silhouette of the figure, for which the girth of the chest and waist are useful.

Look at what a beautiful tunic turns out (photo attached)!

With the help of fittings and ornaments, it can be done: designate a line under the breast with the help of elegant buckles or, having collected a little on a thin rubber band from the wrong side, make cuffs, decorate with beads, beads, sequins, rhinestones.

We knit

Now consider how to tie a tunic with knitting needles. What you need to work:

• Threads of "iris" - 400 g (or any yarn).
• Needles number 1,5 - 5 pcs.
• One circular knitting needles No. 2.

The product is knitted with ordinary stocking, for which it is necessary to measure the pre-hip girth, chest, throat.

Begin to knit from the bottom of the front, connecting a small rubber band 1 person. And 1 rel. On the circular knitting needles. Go for thicker knitting needles and knit stocking up to the waist line. Again knit with thin knitting needles the waistband of the product with an elastic band 2 by 2. Thick knitting needles to the armhole. On both sides add loops to the sleeve and knit to the neck. Close the front part with the loops. Bind the same as the back of the product. Sew the sides. Tie a rubber band around the neck, you can also tie up the sleeves.

We hope, now you know how to sew a tunic with your own hands. Good luck in job!