How to sew a beach skirt

Simple and comfortable skirt is what you need for a carefree holiday at the beach. And if you make it of bright silk or chiffon, perhaps, this skirt can be worn to the party. So, how to sew a beach skirt with your hands?

You will need

For the pattern:
- a large sheet of paper;
pencil;
- hair compasses;
- a pair of scissors.
For the skirt:
- lightweight fabric;
- thread to match the fabric;
- a sewing machine.

Instruction

Skirt for beach sew from light fabrics: muslin, Maliki, silk, chiffon or fine knit. Product length can be completely different from mini length to floor, but beach skirt must be easily removed and worn, also it should not be hot and it should not hamper the movements of its owner.

Make pattern of the cloth skirts in full size. On a large sheet of thick paper such as drawing paper, draw a rectangle. With the help of a cotton compass at the right corner draw a line with a radius of twenty centimeters and the same point do a second line with a radius equal to the desired length of the skirt.

Fold the fabric in half face inside. Take two panels with a fold (leave a seam 1.5 cm), the bias tape for the edging of the upper edge of the skirt length of about 115 cm and 5 cm wide, including allowances and 2 the details of the drawstring drawstring to 150 cm, including allowances.

The upper cut parts of the skirt are spaced by four folds and astrocyte them for a length of 5 centimeters from the top. Lay the pleat to the line of middle, and priutyuzhte Sametime top, to make it easier to work with the panel.

Sew the side sections. Allowances of seams sewn overlong seam or zigzag stitching. Zautyuzhte them.

Treat upper edge of the skirt. Fold the bias tape in half lengthwise right side out and priutyuzhte. Pin the binding, folded in half to the upper cut of the skirt so that it lay on a bend of the part at a distance of 1-2 cm. Bake sew on the sewing machine. Cut off seam allowances close to the stitching. Fold it on the wrong side, and priutyuzhte attrocity the top edge for a drawstring at a distance of one centimeter.

Sew the drawstring to the drawstring. Store details wrong side. Sew longitudinal sections of large zig-zag stitching. With the help of safety pins pass eyeballs in kulisku, at its ends tie off the knots.

Try on skirt and adjust the length of the product. Do it best from the floor, so this operation should be done together. The bottom of the skirt fold twice, sweeps, priutyuzhte and prostrochite on the sewing machine. Skirt ready, you can go to the beach.

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