DIY dress belt

Today, the belt has practically lost its functional purpose; most often it is used as a decorative element that can not only complement clothing, but sometimes completely transform it beyond recognition.

This is a very important element that radically changes the image. Today you wear your favorite dress, tomorrow it is complemented by a cute chain, the next day you complete it with a corset - as a result, we have three completely different, but equal in style, sets of clothes.

How to sew a stylish belt for a dress with your own hands:

Before we start working on this accessory, we need to decide what we want. There are many cases when it may be needed, as many as the models of this accessory themselves. Take your time to buy fabric for your work. First, answer for yourself:

1. For what purpose is this accessory needed (under an evening dress, for everyday wear, to complement a business outfit);
2. The style should be universal or only for a specific dress;
3. Must perform a decorative function or maintain shape.

Depending on the answers you receive to your questions, you can determine which type of belt is most suitable for you.

From fabric

Before you start working on this wardrobe item, you need to stock up on:

• Meter;
• A piece of fabric (for a colored dress - a single-color piece of fabric, with a plain dress - you can conduct experiments);
• Sewing kit (scissors, needles, threads, chalk);
• You will need a sewing machine;
• Prepare the decor (if you plan to make an addition to the evening dress);
• Stock up on grosgrain ribbon;
• Prepare the interlining.

Once everything is prepared, let's start creating a belt for everyday wear.

The procedure for working on it is very simple, let's look at it step by step:

1. Let's take measurements from the waist and multiply the resulting number by two. For example, if your waist size is 90 centimeters, then we make it one hundred and eighty centimeters long.
2. We make a cut of fabric of 180 centimeters, make the width so that it is twice as wide as the finished product and add another centimeter to this. If we plan to make a product five centimeters wide, then we make the workpiece eleven centimeters wide.
3. You need to measure half a centimeter from the top and bottom of the workpiece and draw lines.
4. Next, you need to fold the workpiece in half along its entire length. The lines must match. We sew our workpiece along the lines. We do not touch the second side; it remains unsewn so that we can turn out our future belt.
5. Once the product is turned right side out, you can sew up the remaining incision.

From satin ribbon

The technology for working with a satin ribbon is no different from creating a belt from fabric.

All we need is: sewing supplies, satin ribbon of the desired color and a naturally active creative mood.

• Take your waist measurement and multiply by two.
• We cut a strip of satin of the required length; the width, as in the first case, will be twice the planned width of the belt and add another centimeter.
• From both edges we retreat half a centimeter and outline.
• Next we sew along the entire length along the lines.
• We turn the belt inside out and sew up the end left earlier.
• All that's left to do is tie it beautifully on a dress!

Useful tips

In order to choose the right style and color of a dress with a belt, you need to know the following rules. They have long become traditional.