How to sew a ball gown

The dress has always been the most elegant attire for women and girls. Little princesses also want to be on top at any holiday. Little ladies have a lot of significant dates. That's why it's worth having several models in your wardrobe.

Review of ball gowns for girls

The ball gown, which is what we will talk about further, differs not only in its model. It can have a corset or lurex and be very fitted. Made according to the A-line type or in the technology of the little mermaid models.

Review of the 5 most beautiful and popular models of such outfits:

With corset

With transparent sleeves.

Solid color with straps.

High waist.

Multi-tiered.

Sewing a new outfit for the holiday is not so difficult. But to get a decent result, you still have to pay attention to such important details as materials, measurements, patterns and assembly.

How to sew a fluffy ball gown for a girl with your own hands

When sewing any product you need at least some instructions.If you have a little guidance for making a ball gown, you can make a beautiful product even at home. Below is a detailed description of each stage before starting work, the choice of tools, fabric and everything that the master should also pay attention to when creating an elegant model.

Choosing material

You can buy the most beautiful material for a girl. Let it be the most expensive, the brightest and even the most brilliant, but it must meet the criteria for a children's product.

Important! That is, the material must be hypoallergenic and suitable for making children's things.

Also, it should not be prickly. The only exception is tulle fabric (thick mesh), which a seamstress can use for a petticoat. But even in this case there will be exceptions - this is the processing of each edge not with an overlock, but with the help of a special fabric. And in addition, the child’s body should be protected by a softer cloth from the touch of such prickly fabric. Often, stretch fabrics containing elastane are chosen for the material. But they must meet important criteria - they must breathe. Because this is very important for the child’s body. And adults are not always comfortable in things with a higher elastane content, which have little air permeability.

Important! For a beginning seamstress, it is better to use fabrics that do not crumble to make working with them easier.

Preparatory stage

Prepare all the tools that any seamstress uses when creating an ordinary item. This is a measuring tape for taking measurements. This is a regular large ruler for drawings and patterns. Needles and pins for stitching edges. Threads and needles, respectively, a sewing machine and, if necessary, an overlocker.A couple of good scissors and all the material that will be useful in the work, this includes various fasteners and decorations for the model. Measurements will be different for different dresses. You can measure twice to avoid confusion with the sizes. For some measurements, surcharges are made immediately. When cutting out parts, it is very important to pay attention to the seams and more often an increase of about 1 cm is made for the seam.

Pattern of a lush ball gown for a girl

To make a ball gown, the bodice is very important. More often it is made fitted. In fact, it is somewhat easier to do for a girl than for women. The point is the peculiarities of the figure of the female body and the child. In this case, it is necessary to use fewer darts for the bodice.

In some models, the bodice pattern consists not of 2 or even 4 parts, but of eight. Since the cutouts of the side parts of the bodice will be separate. But this pattern is more often used to create adult ball gowns.

It is very important that the bodice pattern and the circumference for the skirt match the lengths, unless it is a gathered skirt. The hem of the model itself is often made in the form of a sun skirt. This way you can make a very curvy model.

Sew a ball gown step by step

To complete the product, all parts must be completed in the following sequence:

• the girl's measurements are taken;
• transferred to a sheet of paper;
• constructing a drawing and for this it is better to use special paper for a pattern;
• transferring the pattern to the fabric and cutting out the parts (it is better to make all allowances immediately on the pattern);
• stitching parts and, if necessary, finishing edges using fabric strips or an overlocker.

This is an approximate principle for working with ball gowns.

How to sew a dress for ballroom dancing for a girl

For a girl’s ballroom dancing class, I want to make a beautiful model of a dress. But you shouldn't go overboard with full skirts.In class, wearing such a product will not be so comfortable, and therefore, for such cases, masters more often use models with half-sun skirts. The length is often used not to the floor, as the girl will easily get confused in it. More often they take models with knee-length skirts and just above the knee, so that nothing interferes with the dance, and the teacher can see the legs and how the girl performs the dance movements.

Dress patterns for ballroom dancing

An original and very beautiful model with a crinkled accordion-shaped hem. The result is both a comfortable product and a very beautiful thing. The girl will definitely like this uniform for classes.

To work you will need:

• elastic fabric;
• tulle (reaper).

Stage: measurements. The fastest way to make a dress like this is to use a turtleneck. Just apply it to the elastic fabric and trace. How to make a sleeve and shelves on a pattern. There is no need to leave seam allowances, as the fabric stretches well and will be fitted. To pattern the hem, you will need to draw a half-sun on the elastic fabric, and here you cannot do without some measurements, which are marked on the pattern piece itself. This is the length and it is quite easy to adjust the waist circumference at this stage. Cut out a similar hem piece from tulle.

Stage: edge processing. For tulle, you can use a simple zigzag and make a good seam along the edge, so the tulle will lie in a neat wave. Other parts are processed using a special overlocker, since elastane fabric often unravels well and gives unpleasant arrows.

Stage: assembly. Sew shoulder seams. Next, sew in the sleeves and make one side seam. Next, sew in the hem, making small folds if necessary. It is very important to insert the tulle right away, so the edge of the tulle will be invisible. Next, you can make the side seam and the side seam of the skirt along one edge straight.Turn the product inside out and the work is finished.

Sewing a dress with your own hands

An original and cute model of a beautiful dress with long sleeves. A petticoat made of tulle (the softest mesh) is used for it.

For work use:

• flower lace;
• elastic fabric;
• tulle for a petticoat.

Stage: patterns.

Make bodice patterns; you can use a T-shirt for this. For the skirt, make a sun pattern. Sew the petticoat with large flounces for a smooth transition from the waist to the bottom.

Stage: stitching. For the straps, you need to sew the lace directly onto the elastic band and sew it to the details of the bodice. Sew the bodice on one side only. Next, sew the skirt piece. Afterwards you can work on the side seams and finishing the edges of the fabric. The petticoat is a separate detail. Decorate the skirt with small ruffles and lace along the waistline.

Now your child is ready for both the school ball and the ballroom dancing championship.