How to make a skirt from a dress

In every wardrobe there are old and forgotten things that are either boring, or maybe just out of fashion, and it’s a shame to throw them away. This is not necessary; there are ways to give your things a new stylish look and thereby bring them back to a new life.

New life for old things

Why not create something new from old things? From things lying idle in your closet. To do this, you don’t need to be a professional in the field of sewing, and if you have a sewing machine and sewing accessories, and the desire to create something new, then by showing a little imagination, you will give old things new life with your own hands. We offer to remake an old dress into a new skirt.

How to make a circle skirt from a dress

What should you do first? Choose a dress that best suits the style of the skirt. Select the necessary tools: sewing machine, ruler, scissors and thread.

How to properly rip a product

The first thing you need to do when choosing a dress for the future product is to measure the appropriate length.

• After these measurements, we simply cut off everything unnecessary with scissors.If the dress is longer and measures 75 centimeters, and according to the plan the skirt is no more than 50 cm, then here you need to trim 25 centimeters.
• After that, using scissors, we cut off the upper part of the dress. As a result of these actions, you will get a rectangular blank.
• Using a sewing machine in long stitch mode, sew the skirt in two lines, leaving longer threads.
• At the end of the work, we pull the skirt into folds using pre-prepared threads.

Making a belt for a skirt with your own hands

In order to make a belt you will need an elastic band at least 5 centimeters wide.

• Measure the length at the waist plus 3 centimeters seam allowance. Fold the piece in half and sew, stepping back half a centimeter from the edge.
• Afterwards, the belt and skirt need to be connected together, pinned evenly in length.
• Using a sewing machine, sew the belt to the garment using a zigzag stitch. Remove all the pins and the product is ready.

How to sew a denim skirt from a dress

Before you begin, you must decide how long the skirt will be.

• Separate the top of your dress using scissors.
• Next you need to cut the resulting rectangle with scissors and divide it into two equal parts.
• Measure your hips. If the hips are 50 cm in volume, then each part should be 25 cm wide plus a 3 cm seam allowance. Taking this into account, we take measurements on each part and cut off the excess fabric.
• Now let's measure the waist. If the hips are 50 cm in volume and the waist is 40 cm, then we get a difference of 10 cm and divide this difference by 2 for each part of the product. On the upper edge of the workpiece we measure 2.5 cm. On one side and the other we do the same with the second workpiece.
• Now we draw a smooth oblique from the hip along the marks made earlier.
• We put both parts together, leaving space in the upper part for the zipper, and carefully sew them together (if desired, you can leave a slit at the bottom of the skirt).
• We sew in a zipper, then make a small even lapel at the waist and stitch it using a sewing machine.
• Cut a strip of denim 10 cm wide along the length of your waist.
• We fold the strip in half its length and sew it into the upper part of the skirt. We also fold and stitch the bottom edge.

With a little imagination, you can always decorate your product to your liking.

DIY pencil skirt from an old dress

To make a pencil skirt, follow these instructions:

• We select a dress with the expectation that the length from the waist to the bottom should be at least 65 centimeters. By separating the top of the dress from the bottom using scissors, you should get an even rectangle.
• Then we cut our workpiece into two halves. Place the resulting rectangular pieces together, right sides together, and stitch together.
• We put the resulting blank on ourselves and, using pins, fix it so that our fabric fits tightly to the figure.
• Then we draw a line with chalk along the pins. Then we cut it out of our fabric so that there is an allowance of 1.5 centimeters.
• Sew both parts along the marked line, leaving space for a zipper on one side.
• To attach a zipper to the product, you need to attach the zipper in the open position to the back part, combining the upper teeth and the top of the skirt and stitch it.
• Close the zipper, adjust the front part, align the top and bottom.
• We measure a strip of fabric 10 cm wide along the length of your waist.
• Fold the strip in half along its length and attach it to the top of the product to the wrong side. We also fold and stitch the bottom edge.

The pencil skirt is ready.

Features of converting dresses into skirts

In order to replenish your closet with new and fashionable things, it is not necessary to spend a lot of money on purchasing more and more new things. All you have to do is look into your wardrobe and remember your old things that are close to your heart. After all, you can always, by showing imagination and ingenuity, give your things a new stylish look.