Sew a top from a scarf with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

The top is a miniature sleeveless vest made of thin fabric (synthetic or cotton) with thin straps.

This season, such products are a real trend. This summer item will look perfect for both casual and business looks. Sew a top at home, it will highlight your figure and complement your style.

Before sewing a T-shirt, you need to decide on the style, color and choose the fabric. Try to give preference to natural fabrics. It is also advisable to select the appropriate part of the pattern in advance. Study the algorithm of actions in advance, it will help you avoid mistakes.

What is necessary?

So, let's start with a selection of tools and material for the top pattern.

Any purchased fabric is processed. Then you need to decate it, that is, treat it with water and iron steam.

This helps prevent the material from shrinking. After washing, the item may shrink and it will be impossible to put it on.

The technique for performing this process depends on how dense the fabric was chosen.

Wet the material with water, leave it for a couple of hours and iron it after drying.

Attention! Silk and linen fabrics can be ironed without pre-soaking.

Accessories

To work with the machine, prepare the following tools:

• sewing machine;
• iron;
• tape;
• scissors (for cutting paper and fabrics);
• set with pins;
• decorations and threads;
• special chalk for fabric.

Beginners should know that things need to be sewn with different types of threads. At the cutting and basting stages, colored ones are used, often white material is stitched with black threads.

Machine stitching is done with threads matching the color of the fabric. This can make the stitch removal process easier later on.

Cutting a top for beginners begins with three stages.

1. Take an element with a flexible part (1 piece).
2. One back.
3. To frame the collar area, draw a 3-5 cm shaped base. This can be a rhombus, an oval or a rectangular shape.

The allowance should be 1 cm (go along each seam), on the bottom you need to keep an indent of about 3 cm.

Taking measurements

If you want to get a quality product, you need to learn how to take measurements accurately.

It doesn’t matter which patterns will be used in the process.

Main rules:

• measurements must be taken using underwear;
• for left-handers, measure the left side, for right-handers, the right;
• The pattern represents only part of the product, so you need to remember that many measurements are divided in half.

Stages of work

Sewing a T-shirt with your own hands is not difficult, the main thing is not to rush and follow the pattern.

1. To begin, take a large sheet of cardboard and draw a rough diagram. Trace any product by attaching it to the cardboard.
2. Fold the material in half and attach the pattern to the fold line. Secure it with pins and cut it out. At the same time, do not forget about the seam allowance.
3. The output will be 4 elements (2 front and 2 back).
4. Sew the front and back halves. Place each one on the wrong side. Slide one of the parts into the other.
5. Process the bottom of the top.

If you want to create an elegant top for the summer, it is better to buy cotton fabric. It is not hot in it, it allows air to pass through and does not cause sweating. Sew both parts together, then carefully sew on the straps. The top is ready!

If desired, you can decorate the T-shirt with special fabric stickers or embroidery. Flowers will look very beautiful and feminine on a summer top.

Try to choose light shades; in summer it is better to wear beige, white and yellow fabrics. Black fabric attracts the sun.

It is recommended to buy the material in a special store, pay attention to the quality of the product, then the top will last a long time and will not shrink after the first wash.