How to cut...?

In this article I will tell you how, using only one of my ready-made a-line dress patterns, you can cut a tunic, blouse or dress without being able to model.

Based on the A-line dress pattern, you can cut a blouse, dress or tunic with an opposite pleat in front WITHOUT resorting to modeling.

And complement the product with an undercut collar.

As a basis, we use the pattern of the dress "trapezoid-boat"

In the article, we will consider how you can cut and sew a blouse with a difference in length, and an A-line dress with a clasp for an adult woman or girl according to my ready-made free children's pattern.

Laconic styles of dresses, tunics and blouses, imitating the style of the 70s of the last century, are back in trend.

Before reading the article download free my finished trapezoid pattern at the links below: ⬇️

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sew it yourself свадебное платье many girls want. But few people know how to do it. Below we will consider the issue of cutting skirts with a train and with a difference in length, which are suitable for both wedding dresses and evening dresses.

Let's start with what a loop is. It is a mistake to call a skirt with a length difference a train (photo 1 on the left). The train is the hem of the dress dragging behind, that is, the part that comes into contact with the floor or the ground (photo 1 on the right).

If we recall the times of kings, for example, the era of Louis XIV, then trains and mantles were an indispensable part of the toilet of a noble person. The train showed the retinue at what distance from their master they were allowed to follow. Of course, the longest robes and trains were worn by persons of royal blood.

Cutting and sewing lessons from Vera Olkhovskaya

In this video, a master class on cutting techniques for beginners, I show cutting dresses with a half-sun skirt.

Before you start watching, take a look video tutorial on the development of this style from idea to finished pattern

And do not forget that the features of the cut follow from the features of sewing ...

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In this video lesson on the cutting technique, I will show a patternless cutting of a women's coat with a one-piece sleeve and an open neck.

In the future, an English type collar is planned, but I will talk about it after the lessons about fitting.

So, the fabric is folded in half face to face, but the fold of the fabric is made across, not along ...

The popularity of ethnic clothing is growing every day!..

Please note that regardless of the “nationality” of the product, the cutting rules are always the same.

Let's consider them on the examples of men's t-shirts and women's blouses, embroidered in the Ukrainian style.

The men's shirt on the set-in placket has a large embroidery on the front, embroidered fragments on the bottom of the sleeve and an embroidered collar. On the women's blouse, only a shelf is embroidered ...

Another video master class on cutting technique.

This time you will learn how to put into practice the simplest modeling techniques and use the knowledge of designing clothes if there is not enough fabric for cutting ...

Everyone and everyone needs comfortable trousers or shorts made of elastic stretch fabric without "arrows" and fasteners, trousers in which you can play sports or care for plants, walk or just lie in front of the TV.

Consider how to cut and sew such "sports" trousers according to the pattern of classic men's trousers (if we sew for a man) and according to the pattern of "carrot" trousers (if we sew for a woman). ..

Sewing and cutting trousers is a rather extensive topic, but it would be incomplete if it were not for the technique of cutting small details used in processing.

In this video tutorial for beginner couturier, cutting a belt, as well as gaps, facings and burlap for pockets of “cut-off barrels” with a straight line of entry and a “frame” is considered.

It is these pockets that are considered trouser "classics", but they can decorate both frivolous women's trousers and skirts.

In a word, if you sew trousers with your own hands, do not miss ...

This video tutorial for beginners on the cutting technique was filmed at the numerous requests of visitors to the Couturier website.

Dresses with a skirt "sun" this season they are especially popular, but manufacturers and sellers of women's clothing refuse them because of the high consumption of fabric and, as a result, the high cost of the product.

Therefore, fashionistas have no choice but to sew these outfits themselves, using dress patterns for beginners, which you can download almost for free ...