If you have a boring coat made from good material, it can be altered. Taper your shoulders, give your sleeves a more up-to-date cut, or even turn your coat into a jacket or jacket. You can also think about converting an adult thing into a nursery. For the experiment to succeed, make the right pattern and take your time - drape, tweed or cashmere require careful and careful processing.
It is necessary
- - patterns;
- - tailor's meter;
- - threads matching the color;
- - fur;
- - sewing machine;
- - scissors;
- - fittings and butt.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide what you are not comfortable with in the coat. Perhaps it is small or large for you? Or is the style somewhat outdated? It is possible that you are simply tired of the thing. If you do not plan to part with it, but just want to refresh it a little, limit yourself to altering the collar, changing the length and changing accessories - buckles, locks, buttons.
Step 2
To make the coat shorter, push back the backing and steam the garment with an iron or a special steamer. Try on your coat and choose the length you want. Measure it with a tailor's meter and chalk, making sure the line is straight. Don't forget to leave some reserve for the underfill. Use sharp scissors to cut off any unwanted fabric. Try it on again, make sure everything is done correctly. Baste the underfloor, strip it off and sew it on your hands with a blind seam or stitch it on a typewriter.
Step 3
If you need to lengthen the coat or its sleeves, reinforce the hem, steam the fabric. Choose a strip of material that matches the color and texture, measure the desired width and length and stitch the fabric to the hem. Iron the fold line carefully through the cheesecloth. Tuck the underside of the lining and sew with a blind stitch. The sleeves are lengthened in the same way.
Step 4
A worn light coat darkens at the folds. To camouflage the stripes on the sleeves, use natural or faux fur decorative cuffs. Make a paper pattern by first measuring the desired length and width of the cuff. Use a razor blade or a utility knife to carve out the inside of the fur. Baste the finished cuffs to the edge of the sleeve, hem on the other side and sew on the cuffs with small stitches by hand.
Step 5
Do you want to narrow your coat? To do this, it is not enough just to rearrange the buttons - the floors of the coat will be skewed. To make the item fit and look neat, you will have to reduce the size of the shelves and back. At the same time, keep in mind that changing them by more than one size is risky - darts and armholes can distort the proportions.
Step 6
Strip the coat at all seams, strip the parts and lay them on a flat surface. Draw the outlines of the side seams, backing one centimeter. Cut off excess fabric and sweep over parts. Don't forget to reduce the lining as well. Try on a thing - if the size suits you, sew the details on a typewriter.
Step 7
If the style is hopelessly outdated, the coat can be turned into a jacket, a tight skirt or a piece of children's clothing. Make a pattern for the model you need. Open the coat, carefully iron the details through cheesecloth. Spread them out on a flat surface and cut out the fabric. Observe the direction of the common thread.
