Handwork is a job with which you will never be hungry. Popular professions: hairdresser, manicurist, seamstress, pastry baker. Of the lightest and at the same time difficult professions, a seamstress can be distinguished. Having a sewing machine and a bit of hard work, you can create things not only for yourself and the household, but also earn decent money on this. The only difficulty is that, in doing this, you need to be an assiduous 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 masters make such products that professionals did not even dream about.
It’s worth starting work with simple things that you can easily figure out a pattern. Underwear, nightgowns and the simplest clothing options are affordable and comprehensible examples to get you started. The wedge skirt has a simple pattern and is also easy to sew, so you can start work with it when you have nothing else.
Fashion & Style
Fashion for clothes in 2016 has the effect that every woman chooses for herself those outfits that she likes and that correspond to 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, it is suitable for younger girls, as it looks slightly frivolous. Midi and maxi are best worn by older women in the fall.
Best wedge skirt looks with high-heeled shoes, it will make any woman a sophisticated lady. Also suitable for such models are blouses with short and medium sleeves, as well as topics. Since the skirt with wedges most often comes from the waist, you can wear any tight-fitting sweatshirts with a length “under the chest” with them, leaving a narrow strip of bare skin on the ribs.
General information about wedge skirt
A wedge skirt is a tall model that sits at the waist level. To the hips, it tightly fits the figure, then it goes down to the ankles with folds or folds. The lines of the skirt can be arranged differently, you just need to slightly change the pattern. It all depends on the direction of the bevel lines. The silhouette of the skirt can vary dramatically. Also, the model can be made wider in the waist area, for this, an increase in the width of the wedge is used.
Any materials can be used. Chiffon is suitable to make a skirt for ballroom dancing, silk or rayon are ideal for summer looks and walks, and wool - for winter outfits. In 2016, striped and checked fabrics are considered fashionable. Such skirts will never go out of fashion, because they sit well with any figure and emphasize the advantages in a woman, and also hide flaws.
To begin with, it is worth considering 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 sizes of these constituent elements will change in the pattern. There are many subspecies of wedge skirts.
- A skirt-year is a model that has an extension downwards due to artificially inserted wedges-year. They can be both solid-cut and set-in.
- Shuttlecocks are an element of a wedge skirt that has been used since ancient times. Due to the special cut along the oblique flounces, they gently lie in beautiful and magnificent folds.
- Skirt with extension downward - made of fabrics that do not stretch.
- "Bell" - such a model is intermediate between the classic wedge skirt and multi-wedge. She also has very soft lines.
- With tails - this is a maxi-length skirt that suits both young girls and women in age.
- A year with a graduation down - this is a skirt that tightens the hips and has a flare 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 skirt.
How to sew a wedge skirt for a beginner?
So, you have decided that you need a wedge skirt. Her pattern is quite simple. First you need to make three main measurements:
- Waist circumference.
- Hip circumference.
- Length of the product.
First you need to draw a cone without a top, which has dimensions:
- Length = length of the product, you must also separate the length from the waist to the hip (18-20 cm).
- Waist width = waist circumference + allowance of 1 cm / number of wedges, e.g. 4.
- Hip width = hip circumference + allowance of 2 cm / number of wedges.
In order to make it easier to understand how a wedge skirt is built, the drawing and calculations are shown with approximate dimensions. For example, such:
- Waist circumference - 60 cm.
- Hip circumference - 90 cm
- Product length - 75 cm.
Calculation for the product "wedge skirt" with 4 wedges:
- Waist Width = (60 + 1) / 4 = 15.25 cm.
- Hip Width = (90 + 2) / 4 = 23 cm.
The bottom line can not be determined, because you can draw a straight line from the waist through the hip and then just extend it until it intersects with the horizontal that passes through the bottom.
Of course, in order to become a seamstress, first of all, you need to deal with the pattern-base.
The base pattern is, as it were, through the human body, it repeats all contours and sizes. By changing this pattern, all other products are obtained, including a skirt with wedges.
Fabrics
In order for the project "Wedge Skirt" to be ideal, you need to think about which fabric to choose. Models made of wedges made of striped material look beautiful, but only a professional can do this work, because there you need to select the cuts so that the strips in each wedge coincide with each other. It is also worth abandoning color prints in which the selection of a pattern is not possible.
Summer light fabrics such as chiffon or silk should be avoided, it is difficult to work with them, when stitching, they can bend, thereby spoiling the appearance of the product. A denser fabric, such as cotton or neoprene, as well as materials that can be worn in autumn or winter, such as wool and other dense fabrics, are best suited.
Material saving
To build a pattern you need such items:
- tracing paper on a roll;
- long ruler;
- pencil;
- scissors;
- centimeter tape in order to take all measurements;
- flat surface on which you will work.
Now you have everything to make a wedge skirt. The drawing is very simple, while it is possible to significantly save 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 a little round both the top and bottom. Some craftsmen fold the fabric in half and draw a diagonal line immediately on the material. Thus, they save time on the pattern.
Sewing technology
Having spread out the cut fabric in a circle, you will see that a wedge skirt has turned out. The technology of sewing her elementary. First you need to sweep the side seams of the wedges. In this case, it is worth paying attention to the waist and hips, which should be interconnected. In the place of one of the seams, you need to leave about 16 cm not sour for inserting a zipper. After the estimate, the first fitting is carried out.
If at the fitting the skirt sits as it should, then the outlined lines are sewed together using a sewing machine. Next, insert the zipper, you can also insert buttons or hooks instead of the zipper. The waist line can be equipped with an elastic band or a belt.
Reviews
Any woman, no matter what her figure, wants to look attractive. Skirts with wedges received and continue to receive positive feedback from women with all types of figures. Since this model has many types, and the length varies from mini to maxi, both overall ladies and young slim girls can wear it. And the variety of fabrics from which such a skirt can be sewn makes it possible to make both winter and summer options.
The versatility makes the model publicly accessible and convenient for each of the women, and the ease of tailoring delights both beginners and professionals in the sewing business.