Sweatshirt pattern

Sweatshirt - one of the types of sweaters, an intermediate option between a sweatshirt and a sweater. The term comes from the English sweatshirt and is translated as sweater sweater and shirt shirt.

Typically, the material used for sewing sweatshirts - this is a dense, stretchable material, which is sometimes insulated from the inside with fleece or lint.

To decorate such sweaters, stripes, patchwork, various logos, prints and much more are usually used.

They are divided into children's, women's and men's sweatshirts.

Distinctive features of the sweatshirt

Let's look at how a sweatshirt differs from other clothes:

• freedom of movement due to the peculiarities of the cut;
• has neither functional nor decorative fasteners;
• sleeve length to wrist;
• round neck;
• some sweatshirt models have pockets, usually patch pockets, and a hood;
• Elasticated insert at the neck (V-shaped), as well as on the sleeves and waistband.

Choosing fabric for sewing a sweatshirt

Material for sewing a sweatshirt should stretch well and retain its shape after stretching.

Important! To make the overlock seams soft and elastic, you can use textured threads, which are installed only on the loopers, and regular threads on the needles.

• Footer and stretch footer — natural cotton fabric, it is smooth on the outside and soft, pleasant on the inside, it can also be brushed.

• Jersey - the fabric popularized by Coco Chanel was originally made from wool, but nowadays you can find different compositions of jersey. But such characteristics as softness, low creasing, elasticity have been preserved to this day.
• Microdiving and diving have a soft, pleasant, smooth surface, the properties of this eco-friendly fabric are impressive, the main ones can be listed: elasticity, hygroscopicity, practicality combined with external beauty.

• Double layer knitwear — the fabric is very pleasant to the touch, stretches well and is completely easy to care for.
• Ribana - this type of fabric is perfect as an elastic band, but can also be used for sewing the entire product.
• Kulirka - a type of knitwear, it meets all the requirements for making a sweatshirt.
• Kapiton, a material that is ideal for making a children's sweatshirt, it is very soft and pleasant to the touch.
• Velvet will make any thing very impressive, a sweatshirt is no exception.
• Plush soft and cozy material will come in handy during the cold season.

Sweatshirt patterns for the whole family

Sweatshirt with raglan sleeves

Constructing a sweatshirt pattern

Construct sweatshirt for women, men or children with raglan sleeves It won’t be difficult if you rely on this drawing with calculations. To make sweatshirt patterns with your own hands, you need to take the following measurements:

• neck girth;
• chest girth;
• hip girth;
• length of the product;
• the length of the sleeve;
• wrist circumference.

 

Also You can use this pattern to sew a sweatshirt with raglan sleeves.

Sew a sweatshirt with raglan sleeves

Once the drawing is constructed and cut out, all its details can be transferred to fabric, and this is done as follows:

1. We fold the fabric face inward, then apply the pattern to the folds and secure with tailor's pins.
2. We trace all the details along the contours, then cut them out, leaving seam allowances of 1 to 1.5 cm. If you are going to sew directly on an overlocker, then allowances can be made 0.8 cm.
3. Cuffs, neck and hem facings can be made from both rib and main fabric, depending on what is available.
4. When sewing the first version of a sweatshirt, we connect the sleeves first to the front, and then to the back immediately.
5. When choosing the second version of the sweatshirt, first the yoke is connected to the front and back, and then the shoulder seams. And only then do we connect the sleeves with the front and back.
6. Next, a seam is laid along the side cut from the bottom of the product to the end point of the sleeve.
7. Now We move on to processing the bottom of the product, sleeves and neckline. Fold each of these parts in half and iron along the fold. The neck part also must first be pulled out in a semicircle using wet-heat treatment.
8. We sew each part along a short cut so that a ring is formed and turn it inside out.
9. Then, combining the facing seam with the seam of the product, we sew together each detail, stretching it a little.
10. We sew the parts using an overlocker or a sewing machine.
11. We thoroughly iron the resulting neckline with steam so that it fits better; in addition, we iron the cuffs and bottom of the product.
12. Our sweatshirt is ready, now all that remains is to decorate it to your liking, or leave it as is.

Important! Before sewing, the material must be subjected to wet-heat treatment in order to prevent severe shrinkage of the product during wear.

note that if you have an overlocker or coverstitch machine, then instead of hemming, you can simply tuck the sections of the product inward and stitch them with matching or contrasting threads for decorative purposes on one of these machines, thereby creating an interesting design solution.

We sew a women's sweatshirt with a dropped shoulder

In the fashion world for several seasons already The dropped sleeve remains trendy.

How to model a women's sweatshirt independently, based on the previous pattern with raglan sleeves, we will consider further:

• We connect the front and back pattern with the sleeve pattern in a straight line in the shoulder area and glue or pin.
• Determine the approximate drop point of the shoulder seam and mark it on the front half of the sleeve (red dot in the picture).
• On the back side of the sleeve, the same point will be 1-1.5 cm lower (the point in the figure is marked in blue).
• During the assembly process, the rear half must be assembled, thereby eliminating the difference in values.

As a rule, the shoulder seam is lowered by about 5-6 cm, but you can take a value more or less than the standard one.

Draw a lowered shoulder line, trying to make the angle between the shoulder line and the new edge line straight.

Then we cut along the resulting contour lines.

We begin to finalize the sleeve; for this we need to connect and glue it.

Align the cut at the top and bottom. It is also possible, but not necessary, to remove about 1 cm of the edging from all sides.In this case, you will either have to remove 2 cm from the armhole of the front and back - 1 cm on each side, or increase the width of the sleeve by two centimeters after modeling.

We sew a men's sweatshirt with a hood and pockets

This The model is also universal; using this example, you can sew a sweatshirt for a woman or a child.

Sewing a men's sweatshirt yourself with in-seam pockets and a hood will not be difficult. How to sew such a product with raglan sleeves was described above, so to the previous actions just add the following:

• Using your measurements, transfer the patterns onto the fabric in an accessible way and cut out the parts with an allowance of 1 cm.
• Sew the pocket burlap to the front and back halves of the product along the side cuts and overcast the seam allowances. Then you need to sew the seam allowances of the stitching on the burlap.
• We sew and sew away the burlap pockets.
• Then we repeat all operations from the first option.

• We sweep and grind the parts of the hood together.
• We process its front part with a hem seam, or overcast the cut and make the seam open.
• Next, you need to sew in and then sew the hood into the neck of the product and process all the cuts.
• Adjust the seam allowances for stitching into the neckline.
• Iron the product and you're done!

 

Approximate layout of patterns on fabric.

A simple pattern for a children's sweatshirt

For those who want to sew a new thing for their child without grueling calculations, you need to turn your attention to this pattern.

The children's sweatshirt model is sewn similarly to the previous ones., the process will not be difficult.

 

Ways to decorate a sweatshirt

You can spend very little time and turn a sweatshirt into a beautiful, exclusive designer item.To do this, you just need to use your imagination and decide what the jacket will look like in its final form.

Exists a huge number of accessories for every taste and color, you just have to choose something close to your spirit.

Applications or patches

Applications - the fastest way to decorate a sweatshirt or other product; today in stores you can find appliqués for every taste, size and style.

You can make a whole composition from ready-made pictures, but you can only use one.

Necessary just choose a suitable picture and stick it using a hot iron without steam.

 

Embroidery

If you can embroider by hand, then you can decorate your sweatshirt manually. But you can take an easier route and save your time - make machine embroidery on a home machine or in a studio.

Print

This method of decorating clothes is a little more complicated than decorating with appliqué. In order to decorate a sweatshirt with a print at home, you need to get thermal transfer paper and print the desired picture or inscription on it.

Then transfer it to the fabric using an iron.

Embroidery with beads or sequins

Embroidery with beads and sequins on clothes looks very impressive.

This decor turns out to be very voluminous and sparkling., so it will definitely attract the attention of others.

I love it embroidery can be done as per the pattern, and relying on your imagination.

For such embroidery you will need needles with small ears and silk threads that can withstand heavy beads.

Rhinestone decoration

Rhinestones will create a festive mood. They can make any type of clothing look expensive, imitating precious stones.

The main thing is that this type of decoration will not take much time, the main thing is not to “overdo it” with the number of crystals.

For daytime wear, you should pay attention to rhinestones that imitate pearls.

Fabric flowers

Flowers on a sweatshirt will look very romantic; this type of decoration is perfect for both jeans and, for example, a pleated skirt, creating an evening look for a date.

Fabric flowers can be combined with other types of decor, such as beads and rhinestones.

Even for beginners, tailoring will not seem like something complicated and overwhelming if you know all the intricacies of this craft. With this guide, you can quickly and easily create custom sweatshirts for the whole family with a unique design. No one else will have this for sure!