The silhouette of the "bat" was borrowed by Europeans from the traditional Japanese kimono and since then has repeatedly become a fashion hit, but each era has brought something of its own to it. In the modern version, clothes with "bat" sleeves look very feminine, as if flowing through the body. It emphasizes the natural line of the shoulders and effectively conceals the excess fullness of the upper part of the figure. The volume or span of the "wings" of a batwing sleeve can vary from subtle to very wide, creating a beautiful drape.
It is necessary
- - knitted fabric 150 cm wide (2 lengths);
- - graph paper;
- - sewing accessories and a sewing machine.
Instructions
Step 1
To cut out a blouse with "bat" sleeves, draw a simple pattern according to the attached diagram (Fig. 1). To build it, you need to take several measurements: chest girth, hip girth, wrist girth, product length, sleeve width and length (in this case, it is measured from the cut of the slightly widened neck of the “boat”).
Step 2
The back and shelf patterns differ only in the depth of the neckline. In order not to duplicate almost identical patterns on paper, you can draw a deeper line of the front cut of the neck on the pattern of the back and then use this pattern to cut the shelf, but draw a deep cut of the neck of the shelf directly on the fabric.
Step 3
Fold the fabric in half along the lobular line. Pin the back pattern to the fabric and circle it with tailor's chalk. For all cuts, except for the neck cut, add 1 cm to the seams. Along the cut of the neck, make an allowance of 2 cm. Cut out the back part and then cut out the shelf part in the same way.
Step 4
Cut out from the remaining piece of fabric two cuffs (if provided by the model) in the form of rectangles 12 cm wide and equal to the wrist circumference plus 2-4 cm (depending on the desired freedom of fit). The finished cuff is 6 cm wide. Allow 1 cm allowances on all cuts.
Step 5
Fold the back and shelves right-side up and sweep the shoulder and side cuts. Please note that this pattern and sewing pattern is only suitable for knitted fabrics. If you are sewing from inelastic fabric, then you will need to cut out a blouse taking into account the fastener at the neck or along the entire length of the product, or make a swing collar.
Step 6
Stitch seams (see tips) and overlock the cuts. Press the seams through a damp iron or a removable soleplate.
Step 7
Seam the neckline with a closed hem seam: fold the 1 cm allowance twice, baste carefully and sew along the neckline with a double needle. Also, the neck can be processed with a trimming trim (a separate piece, cut out according to the shape of the neck) or with a bias tape. Press the neck down.
Step 8
Duplicate the cuffs with non-woven fabric and grind short sections of each, iron the allowances. Fold each cuff in half with the wrong side inward.
Step 9
Fold the bottom of the sleeves with the cuffs face to face, aligning the cuts. Gather up the excess length of the bottom line of the sleeves, evenly distributing it along the length of the cuffs, and baste the cuffs. Machine stitch, overlock cuts, and press seams up. The sleeves can also be gathered with an elastic band.
