How to finish the bottom of the skirt

During sewing, you have to repeatedly adjust the bottom of the skirt. Let's find out a few simple ways to flatten the hem of a skirt.

How to align the bottom of the skirt

1. After the product is ready (a zipper is sewn into the skirt and all seams are processed), you need to attach skirt, preferably by the waist, to the rope. Clothespins are attached to the bottom edge of the skirt.
2. For a better effect, you can wet the skirt with water.
3. It is necessary to leave the product in this position for several days.
4. After that, you can try on the new thing and select the desired length.
5. The bottom edge is sewn.

How to process a slot on a skirt

The key to the beautiful appearance of the skirt lies precisely in the correct processing of the slots. This is a very simple operation that will not take long.

• To make a slot on the back panel, you need to use the correct drawing.

• The slots allowances must be duplicated on both the left and right edges of the web.
• The allowances that are on the slot must be ironed on the left side.

• The allowance that is left to fold the bottom edge must be swept over and ironed inside out.
• The two halves of the splines are folded and the level is adjusted (you need to make sure that they are on the same level).

• Use pins to mark the line where the product will be sewn.
• Remember to sew the left seam allowance to the bottom edge of the skirt. Everything is ironed. The slot is processed!

How to fix a slit on a skirt

At first it may seem that the slit on the skirt is just a minor decoration of the appearance, but in reality it is not. The cut creates not only a good overall picture, but also contributes to the figure, emphasizing the beauty of the legs. Slits very often help turn a formal look into a more elegant look.

• When sewing a seam, immediately make a cut and reinforce where the seam ends. This will prevent possible tearing of the seam.
• The incision seam must be ironed.
• After that, a strip should be cut out of the fabric and folded several more times (preferably in 4), - it will help to strengthen the incision.

• The fastener is sewn first on one, and then on the second sewing seam.

• To be sure, you can also sew the fixer along the edges.
• Also, do not forget to sew the fixer on the seam allowances.
• Excess fabric must be cut off. That's all! The incision has been processed and there is a guarantee that no trouble will happen.

How to finish the hem of a skirt

There are so many ways and seams that you can handle the hem of the skirt. But before starting the process, remember - you need to align and stretch the bottom of the skirt. Usually, the hem is finished with an overlock or bias tape.

• First, the bottom of the skirt is folded inside out by about 1 centimeter, and the fold that has formed must be swept.

• Please note that for straight skirts, the width of the folded bottom can be equal to 3-4 centimeters, and for flared skirts it can reach 2.
• The bottom edge can be sewn with blind stitches or using a sewing machine.

Before work, you should take into account: the density of the fabric, the thread to match the fabric and the style. The bottom of products made of dense fabrics is processed with an oblique inlay, and it so happens that it is folded several times. It is better to handle the bottom of a classic-style skirt by hand, without a typewriter. And yet, it is desirable that the thread with which everything will be stitched was in tune with the fabric. In some cases, you can afford to buy threads 1 or 2 shades darker.

How to narrow the skirt to the bottom

• The skirt is tried on on the owner and the chalk marks are put along which you want to narrow the product.
• The seams are steamed and ironed out.
• Chalk marks carry over inside out. You can use a template to connect the marks with a smooth line and thus make a new style of the skirt.

• The skirt is cleaved with pins, and the straight seam is grinded and ironed.
• The allowances are cut to one and a half centimeters.
• The sides are cleaved with pins and sewn as close to the zipper as possible.
• The bottom edge is sewn at a distance of 2 centimeters and that's it, a completely new skirt has turned out.

How to decorate the bottom of the skirt

At this stage, the most important thing is imagination and creative perception. There are many options for decorating the bottom of the skirt, let's see examples of the most common.

How to process the bottom of the skirt: video