How to lengthen a skirt

Oh, how you want to change your wardrobe by the summer! Today we'll talk about how to change your skirt at minimal cost and not spend long hours in the fitting room. The topic of the article is how to lengthen a skirt.

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Today there are several ways to lengthen the skirt. Namely:

1. dissolve the bottom hem;
2. add material;
3. sew on the layer on top;
4. setting a skirt on a yoke;
5. sew on the belt.

Please note that the fabric is denser and heavier than the material of the skirt, which will ruin the shape of the garment.

Also, when choosing a method of lengthening, it is worth remembering that a wide yoke visually shortens the figure.

How to lengthen a short skirt

In vogue today tulle skirts, so now you will learn how to lengthen a short skirt by sewing on a layer on top.

Need to:

• mini skirt;
• tulle 1.5 × 1.5 meters;
• sewing accessories;
• machine.

If your original mini is black, then it is recommended to take a tulle of a bright shade. Light green or pink. On the threshold of summer, let yourself be bright!

1. Cut out a piece of the desired length from tulle.
2. We connect the fabric in a circle and sew the ends.
3. We attach it to our mini from above, right to the border with the belt. In this case, the tulle must be smoothed, forming folds. You can do without folds. It remains to hem the tulle edge and the skirt is ready. The braid of a suitable color along the edge of tulle looks spectacular.

How to lengthen a leather skirt

The leather material is delicate, after ripping the seams, holes will remain. Therefore, for a leather skirt, a method with a fabric extension from below is suitable. The leather goes well with hard tulle or mesh.

Required:

• skirt;
• a strip of mesh, 1 meter long and 7 cm wide;
• strip of skin;
• sewing accessories;
• machine.

1. Open the lapel of the fabric from the bottom of the finished skirt. We do this very carefully, without damaging the skin.
2. Stitch in the mesh. When working with leather, it is better not to make unnecessary punctures, therefore, a basting stitch is not made.
3. Sew a piece of leather to the mesh. You can do without it. In this case, choose an embroidered mesh. This will be more effective.

How to lengthen a straight skirt

The lengthening of a straight skirt through the construction of a yoke looks good.

Required:

• finished skirt;
• 1 meter of fabric;
• sewing accessories.

1. Opening the darts We also open the side seams to the middle of the thigh.
2. We cut out a yoke. The easiest way is to use a ready-made pattern by downloading it from the Internet and transferring it to the fabric.
3. What to do if there is no pattern. Let's make a yoke using a rectangle with an elastic band at the waist. You can make a yoke based on the upper part of a straight skirt (15 - 20 cm). It is possible to flare the yoke by making darts on it.
4. You need to know the length of the lower part of the yoke L. For a rectangle, L is equal to the girth of the hips plus an increase in seams and free fit (L = About + PB). For the version based on a simple straight skirt: add the length of the back to the length of the front and multiply by 2: L = 2 * (L1 + L2).
5. Sew the yoke to the skirt.

How to lengthen a skirt with lace

So we come to the simplest, but effective way to lengthen the skirt. Extend the skirt with lace. This method is suitable for almost any model and fabric.

Required:

• a strip of lace 1 meter long;
• finished skirt;
• sewing accessories.

1. We unpick the hem at the bottom of the skirt. Steam the seams thoroughly.
2. Sew on a lace strip along the hem of the skirt. Place the lace over the front of the skirt. We arrange the lace so that part of the width of the strip is on the skirt, part of it hangs down. Instead of lace, you can use braid, fringe, pom-poms. Here your imagination is limited by you.

The skirt is ready!