The end of the first trimester of pregnancy is often marked by the fact that the contours of the figure are noticeably rounded and your favorite clothes either stop buttoning or simply become uncomfortable in it. Of course, you can go to the store and completely update your wardrobe, but it will be much more interesting and much more economical if you arm yourself with a needle and sew clothes for pregnant women with your own hands.
Almost every woman has things that seem to be pretty, but lying somewhere on the far shelf of the closet and waiting in the wings. With the help of imagination and basic skills in owning a needle, you can give these things an author's style, diversify your wardrobe and save your family budget from unexpected expenses.
Redo pants
The main point of altering clothes for the needs of a reshaped body comes down to sewing in comfortable elastic inserts located in the growing abdomen. For these purposes, a well-stretched fabric is best suited: lycra, high-quality knitwear, viscose or cotton with the addition of elastane - these materials will have a good fit and help to avoid sewing in elastic bands.
In order to properly remake trousers, you need to stand in them in front of a mirror and, without zipping or buttons, outline the semicircular contour of the abdomen with tailor's chalk. Next, using scissors, they carefully cut out this fragment together with the belt and in its place, an element of elastic fabric is also carefully sewn in. It is important to remember that when sewing in a new element, the fabric should not be stretched too much. The seam from the inside is processed with an overlock or zigzag.
Another way to alter the trousers is to rip open the side seams and cut the top of the front. The bottom line of the cut should run just above the crotch seam - if the trousers have a zip fastener, then the cut usually goes directly below it.
The cut out part is replaced with a wide strip of elastic fabric. If you plan to wear new trousers throughout pregnancy, then you can take the strip with a margin and collect the excess fabric in beautiful folds on the sides, unstitching them as needed.
Skirt alteration
It is equally easy to remake a skirt, turning it into a fashionable, beautiful and stylish piece of a pregnant woman's wardrobe. For these purposes, flared, loose models are well suited: the skirt is tried on, its upper part is cut off, as a rule, capturing the zipper area, after which a knitted semicircular yoke is sewn in a contrasting color or in harmony with the skirt.
To cut out the yoke, the skirt is tried on in front of the mirror, the contours of the abdomen are outlined with chalk, after which they are transferred to tracing paper and used to cut the details. It is important not to forget that when designing a pattern, it is necessary to leave 0.5-1 cm per seam. From scraps of fabric used for a yoke, you can cut out additional decorative details: edging, bows, tassels, flowers.
