Popular models include both single-layer and multi-layer skirts. In the case of using several layers when sewing, the upper material should be chosen light and thin, and the bottom should be made of coarse fabrics that keep their shape well. This combination allows you to create images for important events and events.

The latest trends use multi-colored layers of different lengths, stylish flounces and ruffles.

Taking measurements

Correctly taken measurements will help to sew a product that fits perfectly to your figure.

To do this, you need to follow a few simple rules:

• It is better to use a thick tape measure to take measurements.
• There is no need to loosen or tighten the tape tightly when taking measurements.
• Correctly take measurements from a person standing evenly and with lowered hands.
• To avoid distortions in the measurement results, it is better to take measurements on underwear.
• It is necessary to fix the tape along the waist line, from which all measurements will be made.
• For a skirt, the sun needs only two indicators: the waist circumference (From) and the length of the product (Di).
• The waist is measured along the placed tape.
• The length of the product is measured from the waistline to the desired level of the skirt length.

Work equipment

Before starting work, you should prepare everything that may be needed during sewing.

Skirt sun (do-it-yourself pattern will be described step by step below) and a list of the necessary equipment:

1. table;
2. scissors;
3. pins;
4. soap or chalk (sharpened);
5. tape measure;
6. threads to match the fabric and contrasting;
7. a set of needles for hand sewing;
8. lightning;
9. glue tape;
10. iron;
11. sewing machine.

Preparing the fabric for cutting

When the workplace is ready and equipped with everything you need, you can start preparing the fabric to start creating a pattern:

1. Examine the fabric for defects. If found, the defective area is not used when forming a pattern.
2. Determination of the front and back sides. One of the options is to look at the punctures on the edge, their direction is always from the seamy side to the front.
3. Determination of the direction of the pattern - the details of the product must be cut in one direction.
4. In order to shrink the material, it is recommended to iron the wrong side using steam before proceeding with cutting. This procedure is very important, since the finished product can vary within two sizes.

Open skirts

Skirt sun (DIY pattern step by step):

1. The fabric must be folded in half so that the front is inside. Use pins to secure the top and bottom together.
2. The upper cut line for the skirt is calculated as 1/6 of the waist circumference minus 1 cm. According to the calculations, the radius of the circle is determined and a cut is drawn along the waist.
3. From the upper cut, you need to measure the desired length of the product and draw a second circle. The easiest way to do this is by connecting the control points, which are marked by the results of measuring the length of the skirt with a centimeter tape several times.
4. Before starting to cut the pattern, add 2 cm each to the top and bottom for a seam allowance.
5. Fold the pattern on one side. This is where the center seam will be placed on the back of the skirt.

Cutting out the belt

Recommendations for cutting out the belt:

1. The pattern is represented by an elongated rectangle.
2. The length of the belt is equal to the waist circumference plus 3 cm for the seam allowances (1.5 cm on each side).
3. The width is determined independently at will, for the correct calculation it must be multiplied by two and add another 2 cm for the seams.
4. Next, from the adhesive fabric, you need to cut out an insert inside the belt. The length of the measurements of the tab will be equal to the length of the belt, the width - half the width of the belt.

Belt processing

The pattern for the belt of the sun skirt must be properly processed.

To do it yourself, you need an iron and step-by-step recommendations:

1. Using the iron, the tab must be glued with the adhesive side to the wrong half of the belt. Better adhesion can be obtained by slightly dampening the adhesive cloth. To avoid contamination of the iron surface with adhesive particles, it is recommended to insert a cotton cloth between the iron and the adhesive material.
2. You need to fold the belt in half with the wrong side inward and go over the top with an iron.
3. Then it is necessary to give the belt a rounded shape, stretching the cut and smoothing the bends with an iron. Such a simple manipulation will ensure an even fit of the finished product at the waist.
4. The edge of the belt on the front side must be cut with an overlock seam on a sewing machine.

How to sew a zipper into a skirt

The zip closure allows you to conveniently remove and put on the skirt.

To sew a zipper, you need to follow a few simple steps:

1. Start by manually sweeping the middle seam on the back of the skirt. Above you need to leave room for the zipper, taking into account the fact that the beginning of the zipper will be located on the belt.
2. The next step is to sweep the belt to the upper edge of the skirt so that all the cuts are on the seamy side. You should start sewing from the junction of the parts of the product with a zipper at the back.
3. After the procedure for sewing in the belt is completed, you can make the first fitting and adjust everything that is needed.

   

4. If the skirt fits perfectly, you can machine the middle back seam to the point where the fastener will begin.
5. In order for the zipper to be sewn in as invisibly as possible, you need to attach the zipper so that the edges of the teeth are hidden under the fabric and secure with pins.
6. In turn, manually sweep the zipper on one side and the other, remove the pins.
7. It is better to sew a zipper on a typewriter using a special foot for hidden zippers.
8. You need to fix the fastener with the second parallel seams at the allowances.
9. The edges of the zipper along with the belt are finished with an overlock seam.
10. Now you can turn the skirt to the front side and press the zipper.

How to shorten the bottom of the skirt sun

The peculiarity of the cut of the skirts of the sun is that areas of uneven edges of the hem are always formed at the moment when all the details of the product have already been connected with seams.

It is most convenient to trim the bottom of the skirt with help. Description of one of the ways:

1. For several days, you need to hang the skirt so that the fabric takes on a finished shape and places where there are edge irregularities are visible.
2. Next, you need to try on the skirt and ask the assistant to mark the desired length of the product.
3. Using a ruler, one end of which is located on the floor, and the second at the mark of the desired length of the skirt, the distance from the floor to the edge of the future skirt is measured.
4. Now marks are applied along the entire circumference of the bottom of the product with a distance of about 5 cm.
5. When the required length is marked, you can remove the skirt and connect all the strokes with one smooth line, taking into account the allowance for hem and processing of the bottom.

Bottom processing options

There are several options for finishing the bottom of flared skirts. The most common ways are:

• Fold the edge of the cut and hem is a simple option, when performing which it is important to take into account the features of the conical shape of the products. When the fabric is folded, there is always an excess of material along the cut, since the radius of the circle after processing becomes smaller than the original radius. At wider hems, the difference becomes more noticeable and processing is more problematic. Therefore, the ideal is considered to be a minimum cuff within 1 cm. It is recommended to process the edge of the fabric with an overlock or zigzag, tuck the fabric to the wrong side to the width of the processing seam and sew with a machine.
• Making a narrow seam on a tucked cut (the second name of the seam is Moscow) - for processing according to this method, the fabric is tucked twice so that the cut is inside.The lapel is performed inside out and should be as narrow as possible from 0.3 to 0.7 cm. The first step is to turn the bottom to the side of the wrong side by half a centimeter. Then you need to go through the machine seam as close as possible to the fold. The remaining fabric above the stitching is neatly cut and the fabric is folded over again. A second seam is made on the seamy side, which must be ironed to complete the processing.

Scheme with a visual demonstration of the method:

• Processing a cut with an overlock stitch or zigzag is a simple, but no less original option. This method can diversify the image and add splendor to the bottom of the skirt or serve as a decorating detail if you use a contrasting color of thread for processing. It is important to use a low frequency stitch so that the threads lay as close to each other as possible (up to 3 mm). It is advisable to pre-experiment with the seam on a test piece of fabric, evaluate the different seam density results and choose which effect is most appropriate. You can overcast the edge twice to get a tight seam.
• Bottom hemming with bias tape is a technique that combines processing and decoration at the same time. With this method, you do not need to bend anything and leave allowances. The bias binding folds in half and is ironed on. The cut of the skirt is placed inward close to the fold of the bias tape. For better fixation, it is recommended to first sweep and then sew the seam with a machine on the front side at a distance of up to 2 mm, iron the result.

It should turn out as shown in the diagram:

Skirt sun to the floor

To sew a long skirt, you need 3 measurements: waist, hips and product length.

Skirt sun (do-it-yourself pattern step by step and a description of the cutting and sewing process) to the floor:

1. To understand how wide the fabric is required for the finished skirt, add 50 cm to the girth along the hips.
2. To calculate the length of the product, add 15 cm to the desired length of the skirt.
3. The length of the belt when cutting is equal to the girth of the hips plus 5 cm, you should decide on the width yourself, multiply its value by 2 and add another 2 cm for the allowance and the elastic that will be placed in the belt.
4. Then you can sew all the details of the product. First sweep by hand, then machine stitch.
5. The belt is sewn and sewn together, forming a ring into which the elastic is placed.
6. The main cut of the skirt is sewn in such a way as to form a tube.
7. The top of the skirt is machine stitched with a stitch width of up to 5 mm. The volume of the skirt at the top should correspond to the volume of the hips plus 5 cm.
8. Before you sew on the belt, you need to manually form and sweep away light folds.
9. The belt is sewn with a sewing machine.
10. The bottom is processed at will in any convenient of the previously proposed methods.
11. The finished product is turned onto the front side and ironed on with an iron.

Photo with an example of skirts to the floor:

Pattern of a fluffy skirt sun from tulle

It is very simple to cut a fluffy skirt of the sun from tulle on your own.

Description of one of the ways to create a layered skirt:

1. You will need fabric pieces of different lengths. You need to decide on the desired length of the product and the number of layers of the skirt. Each layer will be 3 cm shorter than the previous one.
2. Also different colors can be used for each layer.
3. The width of the piece of fabric should be equal to the girth of the hips plus 0.5 meters.
4. Layers are stacked one on top of the other and stitched together in a zigzag pattern.
5. When all the layers have been sewn, you can bast them by hand to the main layer of the skirt, lightly gathering them into folds, then machine stitching.
6. The belt is cut out to any width, the length should match the waist.
7. The edges of the belt are overlocked. One cut is sewn to the upper part of the skirt, the other is fixed on the front side with pins for a more comfortable and high-quality machine seam.
8. Place the elastic inside the waistband and complete the stitching at the waist.

Examples of tulle skirts in the photo:

Sewing a simple model with an elastic band

A skirt sun with an elastic band is the easiest option, which even a beginner can handle sewing.

Skirt sun (do-it-yourself pattern step by step and a small instruction for sewing) on ​​an elastic band:

1. For cutting, you will need to follow the steps for constructing a sun skirt pattern, only without a belt. You need to add 4 cm to the upper cut allowance for sewing the elastic.
2. There is no need to cut the fabric for the middle seam.
3. You need to measure the elastic band a little tightly so that the finished skirt fits well at the waist and does not fall off.
4. Wrapping the elastic into the allowance at the top of the skirt, gently gather the fabric into folds and sweep by hand.
5. Now you can try on the product, in case of an ideal result, a machine stitch is made over the hand seam.
6. For processing the bottom, one of the options described above is selected.

Examples of stylish leather skirts sun with a belt and elastic:

Sewing skirts-sun with a zipper

Short instructions for sewing a skirt with a sun zipper:

1. A pattern with a belt is used for this model.
2. The processing of the belt with adhesive tape should be done according to the example described above.
3. After completing all the work on processing the belt, you can step over to the middle seam and manually sew the belt.
4. On fitting, it is necessary to eliminate all the shortcomings, after which the back seam is stitched on a typewriter.
5. Before stitching in the zipper, you must manually fasten and sweep it into place.
6. The next step is to sew the zipper on a sewing machine and gently iron it through a cotton cloth.
7. Next, you need to decide in what technique the hem of the skirt will be made, sew the bottom with a machine using the selected technique.
8. When all the seams are stitched, it is necessary to overlock or zigzag the remaining sections.
9. Allowances are ironed from the inside.
10. The finished product should be turned on the right side and all areas should be well ironed with an iron, paying special attention to the folds, belt and fastener.

Step-by-step instructions help you create patterns for different models of the sun skirt. You don't have to be a professional to sew a skirt of this style with your own hands.

All necessary information from fabric calculation to finished product processing is available with detailed description.

Article design: Mila Friedan

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