What to sew...?

The democratic nature of fashion, the excessive diversity of the fabric market and the availability of patterns suitable for individual tailoring at home make the choice of summer sewing styles a very difficult task even for an experienced couturier.

The hot summer has already begun and linen clothing is a salvation at this time of the year! In this article, we will consider several ready-made patterns of clothing models that are definitely worth sewing right now!

For tailoring modern fashionable clothing, denim is fairly popular. Products made from such fabrics are easy to combine with other models of clothing, they are comfortable, quite durable and comfortable, both in winter and in summer.

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The summer heat will not allow us to feel comfortable in tight-fitting clothes made of stretch fabrics. Let's leave turtlenecks, sweaters and jeans for cold weather.

Let's take a closer look at dresses and blouses of a free silhouette in boho style.

Why is it better to sew a summer dress with your own hands than to buy one? Poor-quality and unfashionable tailoring, inconsistency with our desires and the availability of patterns of summer dresses for full and slender at a low price - this is the answer.

Let's go through affordable and decent quality summer fabrics that will allow us to realize our ideas for sewing boho-style dresses according to a finished pattern.

A new dress for the holiday, a new dress for the spring is one of the main women's spring worries this year.

I want to sew several dresses with my own hands at once! And after visiting the fabric store, the creative itch becomes unbearable. Familiar sensations?

But let's try to pay tribute to practicality and choose a few fashion models of dresses in 2019 for the spring holidays.

Do-it-yourself sewing from raincoat fabric at home

First, let's figure out which raincoat fabric "exists in nature" and what main types of raincoat fabrics are in stores

Of course, we all know that raincoat fabric is a fabric impervious to water and wind, more often of artificial or mixed origin. It is elastic, light, practical and wearable.

Modern technologies have significantly expanded its range and improved quality. The market is replete with both lightweight summer options and insulated materials for sewing autumn-winter outerwear. Raincoat fabrics suitable for sewing awnings, tents, bags and backpacks are also presented.

Types of raincoat fabrics that are suitable for sewing

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To sew a down jacket or a warm jacket, we need three types of fabric and applied materials:

• raincoat fabric - fabric for the "top";
• lining - fabric for the wrong side;
• insulation - fabric for laying between the "top" and the wrong side.
• tape for sealing seams;
• zip fasteners;
• buttons;
• laces, trailers and clips for drawstrings.

How to choose fabric for the “top” of a down jacket or jacket if you sew with your own hands

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To sew a coat you will need:

top fabric, dublerin and lining.

Speaking of "coat" fabric, we mean a rather dense and thick fabric "from which you can sew a coat with your own hands" and often do not suspect the diversity of the assortment.

Patterns of women's coats and fur coats real size

Download free coat pattern life size baby

Let's try to figure it out and start with familiar words: drape and semi-drape.

As you know, “hoodies” (the older generation calls them sports jackets) are sewn from insulated knitted materials, which include wool, synthetics and cotton in different proportions.

The most common and attractively priced knitted fabric suitable for sewing sweatshirt jackets is, of course, fleece.