How to sew a cloud dress for a girl with your own hands

Every girl in childhood dreams of being like a princess in a lush elegant dress. Thanks to the advent of the cloud dress, this became a reality. After all, having studied the necessary recommendations, every craftswoman can do it with her own hands. We'll tell you how to sew such a dress for a girl with your own hands.

Sewing materials and tools

The choice of materials depends on the wishes of the future owner of the outfit. In most cases, the following materials and accessories will be needed.

• A piece of fabric for the top of the dress. It can be satin, satin, lace or any other elegant fabric.
• Lining fabric or thin satin. Many craftswomen use soft cotton fabrics. They are pleasant to the touch and are not magnetic.
• Fatin. You can create a combination of tulle of different hardness. So, it is better to make the top layers from soft eurofatin, and the bottom can be made from a more stable and rigid mesh.
• Decorative decorations for the top of the dress.
• Zipper or other fastener, if the model provides it.
• Thread, needle, pins, scissors, sewing machine.

ATTENTION! Before you go to the store to buy fabric, you should create a pattern and calculate the exact amount of material.

How to sew a cloud dress

Before you start creating an outfit, you need to carefully consider the pattern of the future product and study the assembly technology.

Pattern

The dress pattern consists of two main parts: a top and a layered skirt.

While making a pattern for a suitable top model is not difficult, problems may arise with the drawing of a multi-layer skirt.

Pattern - base of the top

It is recommended to make patterns for all parts on paper, so that later they can be traced on tulle and satin using a piece of soap.

It is recommended to use such skirt layers.

• Petticoat. It is made from lining fabric and has a sun or half-sun cut.

• A layer of medium density tulle, cut to the sun.
• A layer of thin satin. Cut the sun with an extension to the train.
• Further two layers of eurofatin. Cut the sun with an increased radius and extension to the train.

IMPORTANT! It is also necessary to prepare sections for ruffles. Their width should be 6-7 cm.

Step-by-step sewing instructions

Let's look at the main points of sewing a cloud dress step by step.

• We start by cutting out the main elements of the dress. The top will consist of a back and a shelf.
• Further cut out all the layers of the skirt.
• Stitching the side cuts backs and shelves.
• We do the processing of the neck and recesses for the arms. This can be done in different ways depending on the model (piping, facing, seam with hem and other options).
• Sew on ruffles onto layers of eurofatin. The technology will be indicated below.
• We assemble all layers of the skirt. A layer of medium-hard tulle is sewn onto the petticoat, followed by all the prepared layers in order.It is more convenient to connect the layers to each other on a typewriter.
• Further connect the top of the dress and the skirt. It is necessary to leave a place for a hidden zipper and sew it in.
• The resulting product can be decorated with decorative elements: rhinestones, lace, applique, etc.

How to create a cloud effect

The cloud effect is achieved with the help of special ruffles, which are sewn to circles of eurotulle with a diameter of 40 cm.

They can be made in the following ways.

• They can consist of two strips of 3 m each. They are shirred up to 40 cm, straightened, tied in 4 pieces and sewn onto a circle.
• Ruffles are cut into 13 m lengths and take 2 pieces per circle.

Ruffles can be sewn directly to the hem of the skirt along the entire circumference. For this method, you should stock up on long ruffles. This method is the simplest and is suitable for inexperienced craftswomen.

A more airy effect is achieved when the ruffles are first sewn onto squares or circles of tulle around the entire perimeter. Then this element is sewn from the middle to the lower layers of the skirt at a certain distance from the waist. The last option is more labor-intensive.

IMPORTANT! It is convenient to gather ruffles using a special foot. But you can do without it if you adjust the upper thread tension to 8 in steps of 5.

It is better to do the gathering with a thread of a contrasting color, because in the future it will need to be carefully removed and not be confused with the main stitch.

You can make a spectacular cloud dress for a real princess yourself. However, for this you need to stock up on the necessary materials, as well as time and patience. Good luck!