Working with your hands is a job that will never leave you hungry. Popular professions: hairdresser, manicurist, seamstress, pastry baker. Of the easiest and at the same time difficult professions, one can single out a seamstress. Having a sewing machine and a little hard work, you can create things not only for yourself and your household, but also earn decent money from it. The difficulty lies only in the fact that, doing this business, you need to be a diligent and diligent person.
It is interesting that many craftswomen never went to schools or courses, because you can find enough information to start sewing without any experience. At the same time, some self-taught craftsmen make products that professionals did not even dream of.
It's worth starting with simple things, the pattern of which can be easily figured out. Underwear, nightgowns, and the simplest of clothing options are accessible and easy-to-understand examples to start with. The wedge skirt has a simple pattern and is also easy to sew, so you can start working with it when nothing elsehave.
Fashion & Style
Fashion for clothes in 2016 encourages every woman to choose the outfits that she likes and that match the weather. Since 2013, the fashion for skirts of any length has gone, and the fashion for the model with wedges has also returned. If it is short, then it suits younger girls, as it looks a little frivolous. The midi and maxi options are best worn in autumn by older women.
The wedge skirt looks best with high-heeled shoes, it will make any woman look sophisticated. Also, blouses with short and medium sleeves, as well as tops, are suitable for such models. Since the skirt with wedges most often comes from the waist, they can be worn with any tight-fitting sweaters "under the chest", leaving a narrow strip of bare skin on the ribs.
Wedge Skirt Introduction
Wedge skirt is a high model, which is located at the waist level. Up to the hips, it tightly fits the figure, then it descends to the ankles with tails or folds. The lines of the skirt can be arranged differently, you just need to change the pattern a little. It all depends on the direction of the bevel lines. The silhouette of the skirt can be very different. Also, the model can be made wider at the waist, for this, an increase in the width of the wedge is used.
Materials can be used any. Chiffon is suitable for making a ballroom dance skirt, silk or viscose is ideal for summer looks and walks, and wool is ideal for winter outfits. In 2016, striped and plaid fabrics are considered fashionable. Such skirtsthey will never go out of fashion, because they fit well with any figure and emphasize dignity in a woman, as well as hide flaws.
First, consider the standard construction of wedge skirts.
Types of skirts with wedges
Wedge skirts are classic models that consist of any even number of wedges, starting with four. In this case, only the dimensions of these constituent elements will change in the pattern. There are many subspecies of wedge skirts.
- Year-skirt is a model that has an extension downward due to artificially inserted year-wedges. They can be either one-piece or set-in.
- Flounces are an element of the wedge skirt, which has been used since ancient times. Due to the special cut on the bias, the flounces lie softly in beautiful and lush coattails.
- Skirt with flared bottom - made from fabrics that do not stretch.
- "Bell" - this model is intermediate between the classic wedge skirt and multi-wedge. She also has very soft lines.
- Flipped is a maxi length skirt that suits both young girls and older women.
- Gode with gradation at the bottom is a skirt that hugs the hips and flares down, while allowing the hostess to show her legs, since her back is longer than the front.
- "Sun" is a flying skirt suitable for the hot season.
- Pleated trouser skirt.
How to sew a wedge skirt for a beginner?
So you've decided you need a wedge skirt. Her pattern is quite simple. First you need to take three basic measurements:
- Waist.
- Thigh girth.
- Product length.
First you need to draw a cone without a top, which has the following dimensions:
- Length=the length of the product, you also need to separate the length from the waist to the hip (18-20 cm).
- Waist circumference + 1 cm allowance / number of wedges, for example, 4.
- Thigh circumference + 2 cm allowance / number of gussets.
In order to make it clearer how the wedge skirt is built, the drawing and calculations are shown with approximate dimensions. For example, like this:
- Waist - 60 cm.
- Thigh girth - 90cm
- Product length - 75 cm.
Calculation for the product "wedge skirt" with 4 wedges:
- Width at the waist=(60 + 1) / 4=15.25 cm.
- Thigh + 2) / 4=23 cm.
You can not define the bottom line, because you can draw a straight line from the waist through the hip and then just extend it until it intersects with the horizontal line that passes through the bottom point.
Of course, in order to become a seamstress, you first need to understand the base pattern.
The base pattern is like a drawing of the human body, it repeats all contours and sizes. By changing this patternall other products are obtained, including a skirt with wedges.
Fabrics
In order for the Wedge Skirt project to be perfect, you need to think about what fabric to choose. Models from wedges made of striped material look beautiful, but only a professional can do such work, because there you need to select cuts so that the strips coincide with each other in each wedge. It is also worth abandoning color prints in which the selection of a pattern is impossible.
Summer light fabrics such as chiffon or silk should be avoided, they are difficult to work with, they can bend when sewing, thereby spoiling the look of the product. A heavier fabric like cotton or neoprene works best, as well as materials that will be worn in the fall or winter like wool and other heavy fabrics.
Material saving
To build a pattern, you need the following items:
- tracing paper on a roll;
- long ruler;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- centimetric tape in order to take all measurements;
- flat surface you will work on.
Now you have everything you need to make a wedge skirt. The drawing is very simple, and you can save a lot of fabric by arranging the wedges in a checkerboard pattern.
Thanks to this method, the flared bottom in the wedges can be adjusted according to the capabilities of the fabric. It is also worth slightly rounding both the top and bottom. Some craftsmen fold the fabric in half and drawdiagonal line immediately across the material. This way they save time on the pattern.
Sewing technology
When you lay out the cut fabric in a circle, you will see that you get a wedge skirt. Her sewing technique is elementary. First you need to sweep the side seams of the wedges. In this case, it is worth paying attention to the points of the waist and hips, which should be connected to each other. In the place of one of the seams, about 16 cm should be left unswept to insert the zipper. After the mark, the first fitting is carried out.
If the skirt sits as it should on the fitting, then we sew the outlined lines together using a sewing machine. Next, we insert the zipper, you can also insert buttons or hooks instead of the zipper. The waist line can be provided with an elastic band or a belt.
Reviews
Any woman, no matter what her figure, wants to look attractive. Wedge skirts have received and continue to receive positive feedback from women of all body types. Since such a model has many types, and the length varies from mini to maxi, both overall ladies and young thin girls can wear it. And the variety of fabrics from which such a skirt can be sewn allows you to make both winter and summer options.
Versatility makes the model accessible and convenient for every woman, and the ease of sewing delights both beginners and professionals in the sewing business.
