How to sew a maxi skirt?

Skirts are suitable for absolutely every woman, and age and complexion do not play any role. Skirts that have the maximum length are always in trend. When wearing such skirts, a woman looks attractive and charming, since maxi skirts are able to emphasize the seductive curves of a female figure, which makes the male half of humanity look around and stare at passing beauties in a similar outfit. In our article, we will consider how to sew a maxi skirt with your own hands.

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How to sew a maxi skirt?

Sewing a maxi skirt is not particularly difficult, but in any case you will have to spend some time and make a little effort. Since the skirt is long enough, you need to sew it carefully, without any flaws, otherwise the appearance of the product will deteriorate. The cut of maxi skirts is almost the same, but you can create interesting models that will visually be quite different from each other.

To sew this product, it is necessary to prepare the following materials in advance:

• knitted fabric;
• an elastic band that is used for clothing;
• tape measure;
• scissors that are used for fabric;
• threads of a suitable color;
• sewing machine or needle with thread;
• sewing pins;
• pencil or tailor's chalk.

Taking measurements

Before you start sewing a maxi skirt, you must take the appropriate measurements:

• We measure the circumference of the hips. For this, with a centimeter tape, it is necessary to measure the volume of the hips, which corresponds to the girth of the widest section of this part of the body. The centimeter tape should be parallel to the ground when you wrap it around your hips.

Important! At the time of taking measurements, you should put your thumb under a centimeter tape so that in the end the product does not work out too small.

• After this, it is necessary to measure the waist circumference. To do this, use a centimeter tape to measure the waist circumference, or to clarify, find the area where, as a rule, the belt from the skirt is located. You must decide on the model in advance and specify how high the belt of your self-made skirt will be.

Important! The natural waistline runs along the narrowest area of ​​your body, which is usually located at the navel. In order to avoid a tight belt, it is necessary to put a thumb under a measuring tape when measuring the waist circumference.

• Now you should determine the length of your product. To do this, use a centimeter tape to measure the distance from the point of the waist to the ankles or to the area where you will have the end of the skirt.

Important! For all maxi skirts, the length measured to the ankles is standard. There are models of maxi skirts in which the length varies from ankles to calves, which is also the maxi length.

Fabric preparation

Consider how not to make a mistake in choosing fabrics for sewing a maxi skirt:

• The acquisition of material on a knitted basis is the most ideal option for a simple and convenient product. Knitted fabric is able to stretch a little, which is important when wearing.
• You should choose a dark color scheme or a sufficiently dense canvas so that the made skirt does not shine through, otherwise - you will have to wear another lower skirt or make a lining. In the summer and hot autumn days, this is not entirely convenient.
• When you are in the store, try to determine how much the knitted fabric you have chosen stretches. The best option is a knit fabric that can stretch 25-40%.
• When choosing a fabric, pay close attention to an important nuance - can the canvas stretch in all directions. This must be taken into account, since over time your product can become much longer, and you will have to shorten it.

Important! You should not type a knitted fabric with a margin at that time if you accidentally made a mistake with cutting or with the calculation of the required amount of material. Typically, a maxi skirt will require 1.35 to 1.85 m of fabric.

• It is also necessary to purchase an elastic band, which should be designed for sewing clothes. The width of the gum should be about 7.6-8.0 cm.
• Before you start cutting and sewing a knitted product, you must wash and dry the fabric. This procedure will avoid further unnecessary shrinkage of the fabric during washing.

Important! In order for the stitched maxi skirt to serve you for a long time, you must adhere to the recommendations for caring for the product from the selected knitted fabric.

Cut

Consider the process of cutting and sewing a maxi skirt:

• It is necessary to fold the knitted fabric in half. In this case, it is necessary to monitor the location of the lobar thread so that the elasticity of the tissue is not violated and that the material stretches in the right direction.
• Fold the fabric should face up.
• The rows of loops of knitted material should be located horizontally from one edge to the other, but in no case vertically.
• Now you need to set aside the top point and mark the bottom of the future product. The upper section of one of the two main elements of the pattern should be equal to the width in half of the waist circumference plus 2.5-4.5 cm for allowances for the seams.
• The lower part of the product should be 30.5-35.5 cm wider than your waist. Thus, given the folded knitwear doubled, the bottom of the cut part should be 15.5-17.5 cm wider than the top.
• All details of the skirt, as well as the upper, lower lines, must have vertical symmetry.
• The marking of parts must be done with a washable marker or tailor's chalk.
• Connect lines between the upper and lower parts of the product. Thus, the sides of the skirt are formed, which will diverge from the top of the product to the bottom.

Important! If during the cutting you will be able to lay out the knitted fabric so that one side line is placed strictly along the bend line of the material, then you can spend less time on sewing, since the number of seams is halved. If the drawing cannot be properly inclined towards the fold of the knitted fabric, then the product is cut out with two side seams.

• If the pattern is correctly constructed, then you can proceed to cutting out the details. To do this, it is necessary to chop off two layers of material and cut two parts with trapezoidal shapes along the drawn lines with tailor's scissors.

Important! To get more even cuts, you can use a cutting mat and a roller knife. The fabric must be cut extremely carefully so as not to stretch it. If the material is stretched during cutting, then the cut out parts are deformed.

Sewing:

1. Now you need to flash the side seams. When the parts are folded, facing inward, the sides must be sewn from the top to the very bottom, while it is necessary to deviate from the cuts about 1.25 cm.
2. At this stage, you need to check the waist line. To do this, try on the product. If the waist is large, then you need to stab the excess tissue and lay new seams. If the waist is small, then it is necessary to slightly expand the seams and lay new ones.
3. If you are sewing on a sewing machine, then you need to set a straight line. In the absence of a sewing machine, you can sew manually by applying a “back needle” seam for greater strength.
4. Now it remains to cut the bottom of the skirt.To do this, it is necessary to wrap the bottom edge of the product by 2.5 cm, having previously swept the gate before sewing. You can sew the bottom edge of the maxi on a sewing machine. If the manual option for bending is used, then you can use the stitch “back to the needle” or use another stitch to hem the hem.

Belt Sewing

Consider step by step how to sew a belt on a maxi skirt:

1. Cut the fabric for the belt. The material for the belt should have exactly the same length as the waist circumference with the addition of 2.5 cm seam allowance.
2. It is necessary to check that the shared thread coincides with the shared thread on the product.
3. A piece of material for the belt should correspond to a width of about 25.4 cm. If you fold the part in half, you get 12.7 cm.
4. Sew the elastic into the belt. Pin the elastic to the inside of the belt. To fix it, stitch along right in the middle.
5. The length of the elastic should be shorter than the waist circumference by about 2.0-2.5 cm, but when stretched it will reach the size of the waist. If you take an elastic band of the same length with the waist, then when worn it will not stay at the waist, since the product will be very loose.
6. When sewing on an elastic band, it is necessary to stretch it so that its ends coincide with the ends of the belt material.
7. Now fold the belt in half and sew. After that, we bend the front half of the belt to the side to which the elastic was sewn. Lay the line along the sections of the material, and then connect the belt using the line in the ring.
8. When folding the belt in half to form a ring, the wrong side should be out. The line should be laid at a distance of 1.25 cm from the edge of the cut. After this, you need to turn the belt on your face, thus seam allowances are hidden.
9. Then you need to sew a belt to our product. To do this, the seamy sides need to attach a belt to the top of the skirt and sew on a sewing machine.
10. The connecting seam of the belt must be positioned so that it is aligned with some side seam of the product.
11. When making lines, do not forget to make an allowance of 1.25 cm.
12. We turn the product to the front side, while the belt must be turned up.

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We sew a fluffy and voluminous maxi skirt

Consider how to sew a magnificent and voluminous model of a maxi skirt.

First you need to take measurements:

1. measure waist circumference;
2. deviate from the waist 5 cm and measure the girth by bones in exactly the same way;
3. measure the length of the clothes made, which corresponds to the length from the starting point located on the waist line to the bottom of the future skirt.

Consider the manufacturing process of the future product:

• We cut from the material two pieces of rectangular fabric, which corresponds to the front and back. The length of a piece of fabric is the length of your fabric plus seam allowances.

Important! On both sides of the two parts, we cut out semicircles, which will later be pockets. In the direction they are located a little lower, and their size should be sufficient for the location of the hands. Mostly pockets are 20 cm lower than the waistline.

• Next, mark the center point of the pattern in width to make the folds. There should be 4 folds on each side of the skirt. First you need to lay 2 folds in one direction, and then two in the other direction.

Important! The folds should be slightly inclined and uniform, but only not parallel to each other.

• After that, you should draw exactly the same folds on the second part, which corresponds to the back of the maxi skirt.
• We sew the folds very close to the edge of the product, in which case the seam looks neat.

Important! If you use a sewing machine, then use speed at slow speeds.

• We fold both patterns with the front sides and stitch them around the edges, we also sew the pockets. We don’t sew a seam over any pocket, since there will be a secret lock in this place.

Important! First you need to try on future clothing so as not to make a mistake in the size of the waist.Only then can zipper be sewn into the cut.

• In order for the product to lie neatly on the bones and not to puff, it is necessary to pay attention to the thigh lines and the manufactured belt width.
• We cut out a strip from the main material that corresponds to the waist circumference and plus allowances of about 10-15 cm. We apply the front side of the cut part to the front side of the product and sew from one edge of the secret lock to the other. Further along the seam we fold the belt inward and iron it. Sew the edges near the zipper. From the wrong side, this piece of material is left simply free, or it can be fixed on the tucks of the formed folds so that it is not visible from the outside.
• We bend the bottom of the manufactured product, iron and sew on a sewing machine.

A self-sewn maxi skirt is ready.

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How to sew a maxi skirt from an old dress?

Consider the option of a stitched product without a preliminary pattern. Any beginner needlewoman without special skills can very easily and quickly sew a maxi skirt, while she does not need to purchase special fabrics.

In order to independently make an interesting outfit, we need:

• a dress that has long gone out of fashion;
• An old T-shirt that matches the color scheme;
• scissors for fabric;
• sewing pins;
• pencil or tailor's chalk;
• sewing machine or needle with thread.

Consider the manufacturing process:

1. In the dress you need to cut off the upper part, which corresponds to the length of your future skirt. If the dress model has tucks, then you need to cut off below the tuck line.
2. Next, in the old T-shirt, cut off the bottom finished edge.
3. Then you need to cut off the middle part of the shirt, which is about 25-35 centimeters wide.
4. After that, you need to measure the size of the waist. If you are wearing a skirt on your hips, you need to use the size of your hips, which should be divided into two and set aside on the workpiece. A line should be drawn with a pencil or crayon, then chopped with sewing pins and stitched with a sewing machine. Cut off the remaining material.
5. Thus, you have formed a belt for the future product. Next, fold the workpiece in half so that the front side is outside.
6. After that, you need to put the top of the future outfit inside the belt and connect so that the raw edges of the belt and skirt are in a circle. The side seams of the future skirt should be aligned with the side seams of the belt.
7. Now it should be chopped with sewing pins.
8. After that, it is required to set a “zigzag” with average pitch on sewing equipment and sew the parts together at the distance of one centimeter from the edge of the product.

The stylish version of the maxi skirt is ready, while you have spent no more than half an hour of free time!

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In this article, we offered you several ways to sew a maxi skirt, and you had to make sure that they were all simple. Other options are also not particularly difficult, so you can choose the model of your choice and act by creating new things for yourself!