Even in winter, every woman wantslook fashionable and original. And for this it is not necessary to spend huge amounts of money to purchase expensive outerwear. After all, you can sew a winter coat with your own hands. Especially if there is a desire to create a masterpiece, because things are hand made today at the peak of popularity. And in order to sew a coat with your own hands and please yourself with fashionable clothes, you will not need huge expenses. Although it will have to tinker a bit, but it's worth it.
Materials and accessories
In order to sew a coat with your own hands, you needpurchase any coats It can be polar, cashmere, boucle or wool, and now in the shops you can find not only solid materials. In abundance also coupon fabrics, from which you can make a truly unique thing.
In addition to the main fabric, you will also needlining. It is better to give preference to material of an average price category here, as a cheap lining will quickly become worthless. You also need to stock up with glue non-woven fabric to stabilize the main fabric, in tonal threads, buttons and patterns.
Where to get the pattern
For many, sewing a coat with their own hands will not bespecial work, here the main thing - accuracy and some knowledge of sewing techniques. You can not say about the construction of the pattern. For a good fit, you need to make it based on your measurements.
Cutting and assembling coat details
Preparing the pattern, it can be transferred tofabric, not forgetting the allowances for seams. Here is a list of the main parts of the coat: the back, the right and left flange, the collar, the shoulders, the sleeves, the cuffs. All the details, except the sleeves, need to be duplicated with adhesive fabric so that they keep their shape well. To do this, they are laid out on the plane, face down, overlaid with flizelin and ironed it. Also cut out and lining, only the shelves are cut without podbortov, but with allowances for seams.
To properly sew a coat with your own hands, you needfollow the sequence. First, shoulder seams are performed, a collar is made and sewn to the base, then there is a turn of pick-ups. After fully preparing the sleeves and, making the side seams, stitch them. Then collect the lining and sew it with the base, connect in the sleeves and the bottom of the product. The final stage - sewing accessories and making out loops.
Simple coat option
Альтернативой классике, более простой в making, can become a coat poncho. For cutting does not require special calculations, only the circumference of the chest and hips. To sew a coat-poncho with your own hands is simpler than simple; this product is a cut of fabric folded in half, with stitched side seams dividing the canvas into sleeves and the main part. The neck and the front incision in such a coat make out the strap of the same fabric. Such a coat can be fastened with a zipper, buttons or just tied with a belt. In the latter version, it is necessary to sweep the belt loops next to the side seams.