How to sew women's shorts

Tags: #Lace

Shorts - a familiar item in a woman’s wardrobe, convenient and necessary in different situations. Everyone knows about their convenience. In the summer, this item becomes especially popular, so girls try to choose several models of shortened pants for themselves.

Purchasing is not the only way to get something new, it you can make it yourself.

With skillful use of a sewing machine, you can add homemade shorts to your wardrobe, even if you have little experience in pattern making.

Sewing technology women's shorts uncomplicated, but requires care when working with the pattern.

This publication tells everything about their production, from the very beginning to the end of the work.

What materials and tools will be needed

Before you start sewing, you need to prepare everything you need, make a pattern and set up a place to create your shorts. After all, sometimes the lack of necessary items delays the completion of the work indefinitely or significantly complicates the process.

So, necessary supplies:

Large size paper for creating a pattern (there are sheets specifically designed for sewing);
scissors;
needles, pins;
pencils for writing on fabrics, or chalk;
matching thread color and thickness;
measuring tape or ruler;
sewing machine;
a variety of decor to decorate the product (at your discretion).

When completing the work, a special device is used - an overlocker, with which the edges are processed so that the fabric does not begin to fray during sewing and wearing. You can also decorate the edges using a regular machine.

Reference! For sewing, do not choose scissors and needles that do not fit comfortably in your hand: they will cause inconvenience during work.

What to make shorts from

Material for production you can choose any one.

For beginners in this case, it is recommended to choose those that easy to stitch, less crumbling, inexpensive in cost. For example, the following materials: cotton, viscose, jersey, acetate.

If your first attempt is unsuccessful, then by working with these canvases you will not lose much money. But you will practice and in the future you will be able to choose the most expensive fabrics, natural, pleasant to the body directly during wear.

At choosing colors Also pay attention to the features of your figure, consider where and with what you plan to wear these shorts.

For example, for girls with a full figure, plain fabrics are more suitable, but for very thin girls, on the contrary, various prints and inserts from a different fabric are suitable.

Important! Before you start work, think through everything down to the smallest detail. Remember that any thing can emphasize the advantages of your figure or make its shortcomings obvious.

What measurements need to be taken

In order for the shorts to fit well on the figure, it is necessary to make an accurate pattern. You can't do without carefully taken measurements.

You will need to remove the following measurements.

Waist size (must be measured at the narrowest point of the waist).
Hip volume (data will be needed taking into account the most protruding parts of the buttocks).
Length of the product.
Side seam length.
Seat height.

For each measurement it is necessary add 2-3 centimeters based on the style. They go to the seams. For straight classic shorts (especially for fabric made from thick material), you will need 5 centimeters for seams on each side of all pattern elements.

Pattern making and cutting

Let's take as a basis standard trouser pattern, you can easily find it on the Internet.
We won't need the lower part, so we'll only need to move the drawing up to the knees.
Draw hip lines, seat lengths and the direction of the warp thread.
It is necessary to mark the direction of the share line and transfer it from the trouser pattern to the shorts pattern in exact accordance.
Before opening you need cut off the edge near the fabric, lay face to face and align the edges. The direction of the edges is always the direction of the grain.
A pattern should be laid on the material front half of shorts and check the direction of the share.
Use chalk to mark borders on the fabric.
Trim the canvas along the marked boundaries.
Perform similar actions with back half pants

Important! Don't forget to leave seam allowances when cutting out each fabric pattern piece. During fitting, the excess can be cut off.

Step-by-step instructions on how to sew shorts with your own hands

Women's shorts come in completely different sizes and styles. They can be below the knees, above, or “mini”.There are completely different styles of shorts: classic, tight-fitting, elongated, with a skirt, because of this, some manufacturing options may differ from each other. But the order of operation remains the same for all models.

Sewing algorithm

Choose the length and style. Measure the height of the gates.
Transfer a suitable pattern onto paper.
Apply it to the selected material.
Cut out the pieces, not forgetting to add fabric to the paper base for seam allowances.
Sew side edges, front and back seam lines.
Sew hems along the bottom edge and at the waistline.
Finish the seams.

How to sew shorts without a pattern

By old shorts

The lack of a pattern is not a reason to refuse to make a new thing. If you have comfortable shorts, you can use them instead of paper backing. The shorts need to be carefully folded along the side seams, placed on the fabric and the outline of the product should be outlined. After this, increase the drawing by 2 cm - seam allowances.

Subsequently, the work is performed according to the main algorithm. The parts are cut out, seams are made and processed, as well as a hem at the bottom of the legs.

From jeans

The most understandable and affordable way to sew shorts without a pattern is to make them from unnecessary pants. Many women probably have something that needs to be transformed.