Start sewing the dress by building a pattern. Drawing paper, tracing paper are suitable for her. As a last resort, you can take newspapers by gluing them together. A precisely constructed pattern will help the summer dress to fit perfectly to the figure.
Here are the measurements you need to take in order to find out the length:
- dresses;
- shoulder;
- back to waist.
Semi-grip:
- breasts;
- over the chest;
- neck;
- thighs;
- waist.
It is also necessary to measure the depth of the armhole and the height of the hips (from the waist to the most protruding point of the buttocks).
Now, using special formulas, calculate the SHS - the width of the back. To do this, divide the chest circumference (OG) by 8, add 5.5 cm. Now you need to find out the width of the armhole. To do this, subtract 1.5 cm from one eighth of the chest circumference. To find out the SH - the width of the chest, divide the OG by 4 and subtract 4 cm from this value.
Start building the pattern for the shelf and back. From the upper left corner of the sheet, step back 15 cm, put point A. This is the beginning of the construction of the front. For the backrest, do exactly the same constructions for now. Now, from both points to the right, set aside a line equal to half the girth of the chest plus 1.5 cm for a free fit. Mark the end point of the resulting line with the letter "B".
Now downward from A, set aside the length of the future dress, the end point of this line "D". You have got a segment of blood pressure. Segment DS = AB. To build it, draw down a horizontal segment of blood pressure, perpendicular to AB. Connect point A and B with a vertical line. You have got 2 rectangles of AVSD - this is the basis of the half of the front and back.
Start creating your armhole. Down from point A, set aside the depth of the armhole. Add 5mm for a loose fit. Through the obtained point "Г" draw the segment "ГГ1" parallel to AB.
Now, from point G to the right, set aside SHS - the width of the back, put a point X. From it to the right SPr - the width of the armhole plus 0.5 cm. Put here point O. From it to the end to the right, measure SHG - the width of the chest, adding 1 cm.
See the results of these calculations above.
From points X and O, draw up to the intersection with AB two parallel segments (XX1 and OO1). They must be perpendicular to AB.
Next, you need to transfer the waist and hips to the paper. To do this, from point A, lay down the length from the back to the waist. Designate the end point with the letter T. From it, parallel to AB, draw a horizontal segment, designate it TT1.
From T downward, set aside a value equal to the height of the hips, this is "L". In parallel with TT1, carry out LL1.
Now you need to draw side lines. Divide the segment XO in half, from the resulting point M, draw a straight line down to the intersection with the DS. This is the side line.
Draw a line for the neckline. To do this, from A to the right, set aside the third part of the half-girth of the neck, rise from this point up 2 cm. Designate it with the letter N. From A to H, draw a concave line of the neck. To build a shoulder line, step back from X1 downward 1.5 cm. Connect this point with H, continue this inclined line by 1.5 cm, mark the end point with the letter P.
Each vertical line you drew from X and O to the intersection with AB. divide into 4 equal parts, placing 3 dots on each. Connect "P" to the second point from the top, then to the third. Next, draw a semicircular line to point M, the cutout of the armhole is created. Now you can draw a vertical dart from the chest to the waist, or a horizontal dart from the armpit to the middle of the chest.
The armhole of the back is less recessed, the shoulder is raised 2 cm higher than that of the front, and the cut is shallower. Two vertical darts on the back will accentuate the figure from this side as well.
You just have to cut the patterns, transfer them to the fabric, cut them with a 1 cm seam allowance, and 4 for the hem of the bottom.
Stitch the front and back along the side seams, process the neckline, armholes with a bias tape, tuck and hem the bottom, the summer dress is ready. You can wear ballet flats or platform sandals under it.
