DIY American skirt (step by step photo)

“American” refers to two dissimilar types of skirts - a multi-tiered, fluffy ballroom-type design, as well as a rather simple skirt, which has two or three rows with frills.

The latter are an indispensable detail of a country style wardrobe.

American is often referred to as a collective image of a fluffy multi-layered skirt ranging in length from mini to midi.

Types of American skirts

What are the options for curvy “American women”:

• Classic "American". Several levels of the same height but different widths. To each previous one, two or three times as many lower ones are attached.
• A simplified model without using a needle and thread. The fabric is cut into ribbons and tied around the waist. Due to the number of these stripes, a magnificent product is obtained. Suitable for small children.
• Skirt made of a large number of ruffles and frills.
• A tutu skirt made of many layers of fabric of equal length (photo).

Selecting color and style

There is no such thing as a completely monochromatic American, but no more than two colors or three or four shades of the same color are combined.Let's look at the step-by-step steps to sew a full skirt.

Required:

• Organza, chiffon or tulle - from five to 15 meters, it depends on the fullness of the skirt, the number of layers, and length.
• Organza, satin, thick silk for the skirt yoke. It will be better if this part is cut from dense, opaque material. – 25-40 cm, depends on the size of the yoke.
• An elastic band for a belt is a segment equal to the waist circumference.
• Adhesive gasket for sealing the yoke.
• Tulle, organza, mesh for making ruffles - 10-15 meters.
• Satin or grosgrain ribbon for decoration.
• Threads.
• Scissors.
• Sewing machine.

Advice! When cutting, we take into account that for each next row below the previous one we will need twice as much fabric.

In addition, two to four lower ones emerge from each upper layer.

How to sew an “American” skirt with your own hands?

Preparing the pattern

To build us The following measurements will be required:

• waist circumference (WT);
• yoke height (VK);
• product length (DI).

Let's take into account that we will have a yoke, two levels of frills and narrow ruffles will be located along the last row.

All constructions of this skirt model based on waist size. Hip circumference is not taken into account due to the large volume of fabric.

The length of each horizontal layer is a multiple of OT:

• Yoke width – 2OT.
• We calculate the length of the tiers; to do this, we remove the height of the yoke from the length we need (we select it as desired, as well as the height of the ruffles, as a rule, it is 3.5-5 cm).
• Divide the resulting number by the number of tiers.

Advice! You can leave these tiers the same, you can round the values ​​if they are fractional, and the difference between the tiers will be 1 cm.

• So, we know the height of our level, it remains to find out its length.
• The top level length of most models is 9OT.
• The length of the lower tier is 14-16 OT.
• When sewing the ruffles, we gather them very tightly, so their length will be 3.5-4 times the circumference of the bottom row.
• It is convenient to make a rectangle blank with a width equal to the width of the level, and use it to measure the amount of fabric we need.
• Ruffles usually take 25-35 meters.
• For a classic skirt, the levels are arranged in two or three layers; they will be sewn together in the following order:

Cutting fabric

We fold the matter into several layers:

We apply a pattern made of thick paper or a plastic folder to the fabric, chalk it, and move it further.

Cut out the resulting strips of material.

Thus, we get a yoke from satin, and tiers from organza or tulle.

We also cut out a blank from non-woven fabric for the yoke.

The following cutting and sewing order is considered one of the most successful:

Its convenience is that all tiers are cut out in doubles, then folded in half along the entire length:

• In this case, the yoke is double (1).
• The second row of two panels (2a and 2b), four-layer.
• The third is made of four panels (3a-3d), eight-layered.
• The fourth is ruffles (04a-4z), has 16 layers.

Sewing:

• All sections, except for ruffles, are processed with a narrow zigzag stitch; if the material of the ruffles frays, then so do those. On all cuts it is possible to use bias tape.
• We sew the yoke.
• Sew the yoke into a ring, leaving a little space to insert an elastic band.
• We sew all rows into rings.
• We fold each subsequent one in half along the long side and stitch it to the previous one, gathering it. First we baste it by hand, and only then sew it with a machine stitch.
• Sew on the ruffles. We sew them with long stitches on a sewing machine, adjusting them frequently.
• Insert the rubber band.
• We make a bow from ribbon.
• We decorate the product.

Advice! If you do not want a skirt with an elastic band, then build a yoke with a zipper on the base pattern. In the future, work according to the previous scheme.

Other assembly options are possible:

The “American” skirt is addressed primarily to girls and young slender girls.

It must be combined with tight-fitting things, but shoes can be very diverse: stilettos, sandals, even sneakers or sneakers.