How to lengthen a skirt with lace

Lace is a textile product that has an ornamental (lace) design and is used in sewing clothes, creating accessories and home textiles. And if 10–20 years ago they were used to decorate feminine outfits made of fine textiles, today you can find denim and tweed skirts with a delicate openwork edge. Moreover, every woman with minimal knowledge in the field of sewing can become the owner of such an interesting wardrobe item.

Preparing for work

Before you start sewing a new skirt or finishing an old product with lace, you should carefully prepare. Initially, you need to purchase the necessary materials - lace fabric, threads and other decorative details (if the idea involves their use).

Materials and tools that will be needed for work

To create a fashionable, stylish and well-fitting skirt with a lace hem, you will need:

1. Skirt made of any fabric.
2. Lace.
3. Pins, needle.
4. Scissors.
5. Thread No. 30 or No. 40.

You will also need a sewing machine, but if you don’t have one, you can limit yourself to hand sewing.

How to prepare a skirt for alterations

Before you start working, the product must be washed and ironed. If you plan to sew the lace edge on the front side, then you need to embroider the hem.

How to choose lace to lengthen a skirt

Modern fashion erases all the canons of style, so how to choose lace for a skirt does not matter. If you need to make an elegant product, then the openwork braid needs to be matched to the color of the fabric. To create extravagant models, you can choose contrasting combinations - for example, a floral pattern and thin black guipure, a denim mini with delicate white lace.

Extending the skirt with lace

There are several ways to modify an item that has been lying on the back shelf of the closet for a long time using lace - simply sew guipure openwork braid to the bottom edge of the skirt or make a beautiful insert to lengthen the product.

Important! It is worth understanding that a thing decorated with guipure automatically becomes elegant. The exception is denim products, which are most often chosen for their wardrobes by young fashionistas in their teens.

How to sew lace to the bottom of a skirt

This method of decoration will suit any style. Sequencing:

1. Prepare the product, a lace strip 1 m long and sewing accessories.
2. Open the hem at the bottom, smooth the seams (preferably steam) with an iron.
3. Place a guipure strip on top of the front side of the item and attach with pins. In this case, 20-30% of the lace should touch the hem, the rest should hang down.
4. Sew on the lace trim using a sewing machine or by hand.

You can sew the openwork fabric asymmetrically if its width allows.

How to lengthen a skirt using a lace insert at the bottom of the product

You can also lengthen the item using a guipure insert, but this will take twice as long. Sequence of work:

1. Prepare lace of the required length.
2. On the wrong side of the item, use a ruler and chalk (you can take a piece of soap) to draw a cut line.
3. Cut off the hem of the product.
4. Finish the edges of the cut pieces.
5. Place a guipure braid in the middle of the two pieces and attach it to the fabric with pins. You can sew lace on the back and front sides.

Sewing lace to the bottom of a skirt is a low-cost and quick method. But you can do it differently: sew a long hem made of tulle or other translucent material (voile, veil, gauze or organza) to the belt of the product. To make such a thing more elegant, you can sew a guipure braid to the transparent bottom. If desired, you can create lace frills and use several types of decorative material.