How to sew a leather skirt with your own hands
For the last couple of years, a leather skirt has been an integral part of any fashionista's wardrobe. They come in different colors, styles and will suit any look. Are you an office worker or a romantic flirt? Then this skirt is for you. It goes well with shirts and blouses, as well as T-shirts and T-shirts. There are also no restrictions on shoes: sneakers, classic pumps, boots with tractor soles. Today we will learn how to sew a leather skirt yourself.
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How to sew a leather pencil skirt
Skirt—pencil – one from the most elegant styles skirts, which unsurpassed looks on women the most different ages. C overpriced waist, skirt—pencil looks very stylish, and nothing complex to her invent already not worth it. Enough limit yourself most ordinary plain shirt or blouse. Skirts—pencil excellent fit in in office dress—code and business style, a after work in her you can go on date. She the best way will emphasize perfect figure.
What you need:
- sewing machine
- leather 0.5 m
- lining fabric 0.5 m
- wide elastic band 0.7 m
- hidden zipper
- skin needles
- scissors
- chalk
Measurements based on which a pattern has been built: skirt length – 45 cm, waist circumference – 67 cm, hip circumference – 92 cm.
- Cutting out everything ours details by scheme from skin and lining material. For that to this is do, necessary previously pin fabric with pins to paper pattern, circle chalk and cut off by lines, leaving on allowances 1—1,5 cm.
- We baste the parts together (separately the lining and separately the main material).
- We sew it on a sewing machine (leave the middle seam of the back of the skirt unstitched for now).
- Allowances everyone seams good iron it out through x/b fabric, or tap hammer if leather very rough, unfolding seams in different sides.
- Sweeping away and grind down bottom our leather skirts and bottom linings.
- Next, we sew a hidden zipper into the middle seam of the back of the skirt.
- Baste and stitch the middle seam of the skirt, aligning the cuts below the zipper.
- Since the skirt is connected to the lining at the bottom, we begin to sew from the top of the lining, retreating a distance equal to the length of the zipper.
- All that remains is to sew the belt, which we will make from decorative elastic 4 cm wide. Sew everything on a typewriter.
- Everything is ready!
How to sew a leather sun skirt
Leather skirt—sun looks very impressive, and by this top to her worth it choose more modest, to not look through too much defiantly. Glubokoye neckline, blouses in sequins and leopard print coloring – everything this is taboo for leather skirts—sun. Top and accessories should be neutral, concise and strict. But you can do yours outfit a little «casual«, if with like this skirt wear baggy sweaters or denim shirts.
What you need:
- sewing machine
- leather 1.5 m
- hidden zipper
- threads
- scissors
- chalk
- skin needles
- We make a drawing of the skirt and belt to calculate the fabric. The skirt will consist of two parts, plus a belt. We calculate the radius of the waist circumference (R): R= Ot/2P. Pi is 3.14. Add 0.5 cm for gathering at the waist.
- Cutting out the fabric.
- We gather the skirt. Evenly distribute the resulting folds along the waist.
- Sew one edge of the belt to the waist line.
- We sew in a zipper.
- Attach the second edge of the belt.
- Hem the hem of the skirt.
- The skirt is ready!
How to sew a skirt from a leather coat, jacket or trousers
Do you have old leather items that have been gathering dust in your closet for half a century? It’s a shame to throw them away, and you won’t be able to wear them anymore, because they’re out of fashion. But you don’t have to throw them away! Nowadays it is very fashionable to give a second life to old things. Have you ever thought about how to make shorts? from old jeans, but how to sew a skirt from a leather coat, jacket or trousers? We'll look at how to give new life to an old leather coat. When rework raincoat direct cut, model skirts too better choose direct.
What you need:
- old leather coat
- glue "Moment" transparent
- sewing machine
- scissors
- threads
- skin needles
- chalk
- hidden zipper
- Ripping and remove lining raincoat.
- We cut out details by paper patterns, done in advance by yours figure.
- Sew along the undercuts.
- Sew along the side seams. We glue the seam allowances and press them (not with an iron!).
- We sew in a zipper.
- We cut out the belt according to the waist size.
- Sew on the belt.
- We process the hem of the skirt on a sewing machine (pre-glue it)
- The product is ready!
