How to increase the size of a blouse with your own hands?

You probably have a favorite dress, blouse or trousers that have become small for you and you decided to throw them away? So, here is our advice to you - in no case do this. You can easily expand or extend your favorite thing and wear it further in an even more attractive way. Today we will tell you not only about how to increase a blouse or sweatshirt with your own hands, but also about increasing other clothes, including outerwear. Let's give a new life to our old things, which you can safely wear, and if you wish, to remake them again. You will learn about many interesting ways to increase your favorite clothes from this article.

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How to increase a do-it-yourself blouse?

Did you take out your forgotten blouse from the closet and find that it has become small? What now to do with it - say goodbye and buy a new one? Of course not! Do not miss your chance to make a blouse much more original than the previous version. How to expand it by adding several sizes? Do not worry, we will help you answer this question in a detailed master class.

Step-by-step algorithm of actions:

• Since our cuffs, like the blouse, became small - we deal with them first. Remove the buttons from the bottom of the sleeves with a steamer.

Important! This work can be done with scissors, only you need to be very careful and careful so as not to damage the fabric with a sharp blade.

• We sew the unlocked cuffs to the sleeves, adhering to their lowest connecting edge.

Important! In this case, you can safely use an overlock machine to further reduce tissue consumption. Such manipulations made will allow your hands to move freely in order to feel as comfortable as possible.

• Now we take our blouse in our hands and cut it along the central seam at the back to the level of the bar above.
• We smooth the edges of two cut canvases on the back to the wrong side by 1 cm.
• We cut out the parts we need from lace or guipure to close the back of our blouse. Do not forget to make small allowances on all sides for sewing inserts into clothes.
• We put additional material (lace) on the back of the blouse and shear off with tailor pins with the edges of the back of the product. Our insert looks like an openwork wedge on the back of our blouse.
• We make a line on the sewing machine on the front side of the blouse, adhering to the very extreme line of the cut piece of fabric.
• We cut off the excess material from the inside of the blouse and leave about 1 cm for the allowance.

That's all the work! Now you know how to arrange a blouse to make it a real creative masterpiece!

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How to increase a coat?

Are you upset that your favorite cashmere coat has become narrow or small on you, and the buttons do not want to fasten? How to convert small clothes into large ones? Believe me, this problem is completely solvable. Now we will tell you about several simple ways that will help you easily and quickly embroider not only a coat, but also any outerwear.

Option 1:

1. Put the coat on a flat surface (floor or table).
2. We attach, sweep, and then attach the detachable zipper along the very edge of the side of our product. So we added another 6 cm wide.

The work is ready! We got an incredible reincarnation and a completely new image. Wear your stylish coat with great pleasure!

Option 2:

1. Remove all buttons and loops from outer clothing (they can be sewn up).
2. We cover the loops from the wrong side with a wide satin ribbon, wrapping the edge on the front side of the product.
3. We attach the zipper so that its edges are well hidden under the satin ribbon.
4. We make a line along the two edges of the zipper, capturing and satin ribbons.
5. Sew the zipper to the level of the lower and upper buttons.
6. We put on a coat on ourselves to understand whether it is convenient for us or not. Your movements should be as free as possible.
7. We pick up the lace and attach it to the satin straps on the front side of the jacket. Our coat has increased in width by about 5-7 cm.

Now you can safely wear clothes wherever your soul wishes!

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How to increase the size of clothes with your own hands? Modification Methods:

• Pants can be embroidered, inserted into the side armholes textile, satin or lace inserts. On the knees and on the sides of the jeans, lace inserts will look great, with which you can sew a belt, pockets and the bottom of the product.
• For girls who love a sporty style, knit cuffs or a wide elastic band can be safely used to lengthen pants.
• To increase the size of blouses, t-shirts, shirts, jumpers, there are a large number of different options for alterations. The most popular of them are textile, guipure, satin, lace and denim inserts. They can be sewn both in the central part of the clothing, and in the sleeves or in the lower part of the product, thereby slightly extending it.
• Spread the skirt along the side seam to forget about what was once crowded in it forever.
• If your favorite blouse shrugs your shoulders, then rasporite them and wash on top shoulder straps with a lot of rhinestones or spikes. In such clothes you will look very stylish and original. In this case, a V-shaped insert on the back will also help - it can be either a continuous transparent fabric or various weaves, the edges of which will be sewn to the main product.
• It is now very fashionable to use a transparent fabric as an insert in clothing. Sewing it on the hem of a skirt or dress, you effectively emphasize your image.
• If your trousers or shorts do not converge at the waist, there is a way out - spread the upper side seams a bit and sew a textile, lace or leather insert in that place.
• The dress can be increased by several sizes in all respects: in the center, sleeves, shoulders and on the bottom. For example, a black dress with transparent white accents will look very nice.
• As an extension for clothing, you can use zipper, which is perfect for absolutely any details of clothing.

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In our article, we shared with you ways to increase the size of clothes with our own hands. Having done such a simple job, you will get not only new things in your wardrobe, but also, possibly, a new fan! Do not be afraid to experiment!