How to sew a long skirt

There are two ways to sew a product with your own hands. First, use diagrams and drawings that are difficult to understand. Second: using ready-made drawings and several measurements, quickly and efficiently create the necessary product with your own hands. In this article, we will talk about the second method.

How to quickly sew a long skirt

To sew a long skirt, you need a little: a suitable material, threads to match the fabric, a chalk, a centimeter, a sewing machine, needles for fastening, if you need them.

Immediately it is necessary to identify several features of tailoring a skirt. Firstly, if you are not sure that you can make the stitches perfectly straight, then it is best to take the threads to match the fabric. Secondly, it is more difficult to work with flowing and stretching materials. Therefore, choose a dense material that will not deform and stretch during the process of sewing a skirt.

And it is also worth noting that even if you have perfectly sewn a skirt from cheap material, the product will not turn out to be of high quality. Therefore, even if you decide to save on tailoring by doing it yourself, you cannot save on fabric if you want to wear a skirt for walks, to visit and to work.

The easiest way to sew a skirt is with two or four gussets. You will need the following data: waist circumference, hip circumference and product length. Create a simple pattern one wedge (we take a pattern for a skirt consisting of 4 wedges.)

1. On paper, draw a vertical line, the length of which is equal to the length of the product, plus 1 centimeter for the seams and 4-8 centimeters, depending on the width of the elastic that will hold the skirt.
2. From a vertical line to either side, measure a distance equal to 1/8 of the width of your hips.
3. Draw a straight vertical line downward from the new point as well.
4. Now you need to determine the angle of expansion of the skirt. If you want the skirt to be comfortable to walk on, but the product is not very wide, then it is best to choose 25-30 centimeters.
5. Since this drawing is 1/2 wedge (and you will cut the wedge by using the template twice, shifting it in a mirror position), you need to measure 15 centimeters from the bottom point of the product and draw a new line reaching the upper extreme point of the pattern.
6. Also, do not forget to measure 0.5 cm horizontally from the mid-vertical line and do the same with the top point of the second vertical line. This will be the waist line. More clearly you can see the drawing in the figure below.

How to sew a long, warm skirt

Whichever fabric you choose, wash and dry it before cutting. This is especially true for warm woolen fabrics, as they tend to shrink a few centimeters after the first wash. Very dense fabrics are a little more difficult to work with. It is worth remembering that the median line of the pattern must coincide with the shared thread of the fabric. Share thread is the main direction of the fabric, when buying in a store, you can ask a consultant to help you correctly position the fabric when cutting.

How to sew a long skirt with an elastic band

Sewing a skirt with an elastic band is the easiest way to sew. To do this, you need to decide in advance which elastic band you will use. For denser fabrics, an elastic of 4-6 centimeters is better, for thinner summer fabrics, an elastic of 3 centimeters is enough. In any case, when cutting, the width of the elastic must be added to the length of the product, multiplied in half + 1 cm by the seams.

1. First, you need to tuck the fabric on top by 0.3-0.5 cm and stitch from the inside.
2. After that, once again tuck the fabric to the width of the elastic + 0.5 cm for the stock, so that the elastic can be easily inserted into the resulting "pocket". When sewing the garment a second time, you need to leave a distance of 5 cm (approximately) in the seam, through which you will insert the elastic. This can be done by hand or with a pin to make it easier to move the elastic between the fabrics.
3. Then the elastic must be sewn, and then the remaining distance in the seam of the skirt is sewn up. With this method, the elastic will be inside the skirt, it will not be visible at all, and the skirt will look neat even from the inside out.

How to sew a long chiffon skirt

Chiffon is a more capricious material. You can also sew a skirt from it from 2, 4 or 8 gussets, but it is worth considering some features. Chiffon is a very thin material, so a skirt made of it should be lined. Choose a thin but opaque backing material for the lining. The wedges of the lining are cut to the same pattern, but the length of the wedges should be 2-4 centimeters shorter so that the lining cannot be seen. The edges of the chiffon and lining must be overlocked and fastened with an elastic band or a belt, depending on the way you choose to fit the skirt.

How to sew a long pleated skirt

To sew a pleated skirt, you need to choose a larger expansion angle from 50 centimeters, then your skirt will lie in beautiful waves. At the end of the article, there is a video instruction for sewing a pleated skirt.

How to sew a long skirt for a girl

For a girl, it is somewhat easier to sew a skirt, applying the same scheme for constructing a drawing, but according to the child's measurements. It can be made expanding directly from the waist, and at the waist itself, fasten the fabric with an elastic band. It is important to remember that comfort is important for a child! Therefore, it is better to make a skirt made of lightweight fabric with a large expansion angle.