Сейчас при покупке нового постельного белья you can not be sure of quality products. Sometimes after the first wash comes disappointment in the form of faded paint or sprawled material. And brand bedding costs a lot of money, and not everyone can afford to buy a quality, but expensive set. There is a solution: you can purchase a good fabric yourself and sew sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers at your discretion.
How to sew linens, you will learn from the textarticles. A detailed description will help to purchase the right amount of fabric and perform the correct cutting. If you have a sewing machine and free time, then you will be able to update bedding, creating a beautiful and high-quality set that will meet all your needs.
Sizes of bed linen
Sew a set of bed linen can only be after the correct calculations, so as not to face the problem of lack of fabric and unnecessary expenses.
The diagram above shows standard kit sizes. But how to sew bedding on a single bed, we describe in more detail below.
- The sheet should be loose from the mattressparties. Therefore, to the width of the mattress in 120 cm add 30 cm on each side. It turns out 180 cm. The length of a standard mattress is 190 cm. We add 10 cm on each side, it turns out 210 cm.
- The pillowcase is sewn depending on the size of the pillow.and style. To standard sizes 70 x 70 add 10 cm to the seams and fit the pillow. If the pillow is with a smell, then an additional 15-20 cm should be put on the valve. In general, 80 + 80 + 20 = 180 cm are obtained.
- Duvet cover is calculated as follows:the dimensions of the blanket are taken, the standard ones are 140 x 200. To the width add 10 cm to the free fit of the blanket and an additional 10 cm to the seams. The width is double, because the duvet cover has two sides. From here we get: 140 + 10 + 140 + 10 + 10 = 310 cm. To the length (200 cm) add 10 cm for allowances and seams: 200 + 10 + 10 = 220 cm.
Putting together all the dimensions, get the lengthnecessary piece of fabric for sewing the whole set. If you are thinking about how to sew bed linens for a double bed or another option, then all sizes are calculated in the same way, using the standard sizes shown in the photo above.
Which fabric is better to choose?
Since bedding touches the human body,it must be natural. Before you sew the bed linen with your own hands, you need to think over the fabric. It may be chintz, but note that the fabric is thin and after a few washes it may become unusable. If you take satin, you will have to lay out more money, but the fabric is durable and will last a long time, will not fade, will not creep away after washing and will not shrink. Some love calico. Although the material is harsh, it does not change at all after washing, it will last a long time, and with time, the appearance will not change.
Also use flax and percale.These fabrics are durable and reliable. They tolerate washing well; however, pure flax is not sold, other threads are added to the fabric. Such bedding will delight even in the summer heat. If you are a novice master, then you can hardly sew bed linen yourself from silk. Working with such a fabric is quite difficult, so it’s better to start with simple cotton fabrics.
Beginning of work
To work on bed linen you need an openspace to comfortably fold out the fabric. When everything is accurately measured and cut off, start with the easiest thing - sewing sheets. If the width of the fabric corresponds to the size of the sheet, then the edges can be not hemmed, they are already processed in the factory. Open sections from below and from above need to bend twice so that the edge is securely hidden inside. It is better to manually mark out so that the edge does not come out with the machine line. This is how the bends on the two opposite edges of the product are processed.
How to sew a sheet on an elastic band?
Очень удобно, когда простыня держится на матрасе on an elastic band, then it does not slip at night when the sleeper moves in a dream, better protects the mattress from damage, and it keeps it clean longer. In order to sew such a sheet, you need to measure not only the length and width of the mattress, but also its height. Cutting the fabric looks like in the photo below.
The central rectangle has the dimensions of a mattress.The side rectangles are bent down and sewn in right angles. It is necessary to add another 10-15 cm to the depth of the mattress to bend the fabric under the mattress and to design the elastic band. After cutting the fabric, the sides are first stitched, then the bottom edge should be sewn, bending the fabric twice. The width of the bend must be at least 2 cm, so that it is convenient to insert the gum. Such a sheet is pulled tight on the mattress and always looks neat.
Tailoring pillowcases
Чтобы сшить постельное белье 2х-спальное своими hands, need two pillowcases. There are many styles of such products. This is a standard pillow case for our country with a smell on the edge, a smell in the middle of the back of a pillowcase, products with velcro and ties, buttons and snakes, with ears and an envelope, with frills and folds. After choosing the style that suits you, it is easy to sew your own bedding according to the size of the pillow
First, the dimensions are transferred to the fabric.If the pillowcase with the usual smell, then a long rectangle is cut out, in which the double pillow size and smell are combined together. Do not forget to leave additional centimeters on the folds of the fabric and on the free fit.
The smell in the middle of pillowcases
Если запахивающаяся часть располагается по центру back, then the cutting is done differently. Pattern will consist of three parts. The front part corresponds to the size of the pillow plus a few centimeters for the hem of the fabric. The remaining two parts - this is the back side, to each add 10 cm for the hem and smell. If buttons are provided on the pillowcase, then you need to measure the distance between them and loop on the opposite element or cut and cut holes for them. Instead of buttons can be used Velcro or strings, which are sewn on one and the other plow-around details of pillowcases. They can be cut out from the main fabric or use satin ribbons.
Pillowcase on the snake
How to sew linens, namely a pillowcase onlightning, read on. A long rectangle is cut, consisting of two sizes of pillow length plus an additional few centimeters on the hem of the fabric in the area of the snake. At first edges are processed - they are bent inwards, and zipper is sewn on one and the other side.
Then the sides of the pillowcase are sewn together, and the product is turned on the front side. The snake uses plastic, internal, so that the lightning teeth are not visible.
Sewing a standard duvet cover
Раньше в нашей стране шились пододеяльники с diamond-shaped or rounded hole in the middle of the front side. Now this version of tailoring has gone down in history, it has been replaced by a duvet cover, consisting of two identical canvases, which are sewn together on the one hand, and on the other are buttoned.
Чтобы сшить постельное белье своими руками, See the picture above for 1.5 or 2-bedroom duvet cover. Additionally, it is necessary to add 10 cm at the edges to the hem of the fabric and free fit of the blanket. At the feet of the sleeping duvet cover is buttoned. For the plank, 10 cm is also left. They are plowed up when being fastened.
Little advice
Often sleeping people face the problemcrawling down a blanket that comes off at one end of the duvet cover. We have to suffer in order to carefully lay out the blanket in its original position. To avoid this, the following element was invented.
Как видно на фотографии выше, с внутренней Each corner has a thin strip of fabric. When a duvet cover is put on this area, a corner of the blanket is attached, which prevents it from moving to the side, but firmly fixes it in one place. This small additional element will once again please the owner of bed linen during the making of the bed.
Types of bed linen
How to sew a set of bed linen, you alreadyunderstood, but the types of sets a huge variety. You can decorate pillowcases and duvet covers. We list some of the options. First of all, bed linen, made from fabrics of different colors, looks beautiful. For example, the upper front part can be with a pattern, and the bottom side - monophonic, but selected in a harmonious combination.
Secondly, it is possible on the front sides of pillowcases andduvet covers add decorative details, for example: folds, flounces, lace elements. Often sewn duvet cover according to the scheme of small pieces of different fabrics. It turns out the ornament of different geometric shapes.
Duvet cover, like pillowcases, maybe withwith ears. Another name for this style is Oxford style. Its feature lies in the fact that the edges of the pillowcase and the duvet cover have 5 cm of stitched fabric. With this arrangement, smells are placed on the duvet cover with a displacement of 10-15 cm in the inner part of the back side. The detail is cut from three parts.
There is a more complicated decorationbed linen, namely its front side. The bed sheet usually remains untouched, and the decoration takes place on a duvet cover and pillow cases. The fabric can be folded in folds, forming squares or rhombuses, pre-assembled with stripes or sewed ruffles along the entire side in the form of stripes or another pattern. When sewing pillowcases, you can also experiment with both color combinations and with additional details. For example, pillowcases with frills at the edges or having ears of different color fabric look beautiful. You can add a bright contrast piping to all seams.
The article describes in detail how to sew beddo-it-yourself underwear, how to accurately calculate the fabric for sewing, how to make a fabric pattern so that a blanket or pillow can be freely placed inside. After reading this material, any novice master who has a sewing machine, even without an overlock, will cope with the task. So decide, save money and make reliable and high-quality bed linen for your family.
