I picked up this idea from the designer. I've redesigned all my little skirts and I can't be happier
When elegant age comes, you realize that your figure is no longer the same and that excess appears in undesirable places. Clothes appear in your wardrobe that have lost their relevance, but you don’t want to say goodbye to them.
It is worth embroidering and changing the thing, and it will sparkle with new colors.
Any clothing repair is labor-intensive work. It seems like you just have to rip two seams and you're done, but in fact, just for the sake of these two seams, you often have to redo half the product.
Some will say that the game is not worth the candle, but for some it depends. Many people save their family budget on this and purchase a new item. This is worth some trouble.
For example, a tight skirt that does not meet at the waist can be widened without anyone realizing it. I have this half-woolen one with printed embroidery, it looks quite decent, I can’t even believe that a few years ago it fit me just right.
For alteration you will need an additional piece of fabric of a suitable color.
Here's what I did:
I ripped open the back seam and cut off the excess fabric from the vent.
I cut out a strip from another fabric, the width should complement the missing centimeters of the skirt (my increase is 10 cm). Don't forget about allowances.
This strip will have a seam in the middle for the zipper and slit. I inserted the zipper right away.
Next, I prepared two strips of lace and stitched them onto the insert with the straight side facing the middle seam. The openwork edges look in opposite directions.
I sewed this detail into the skirt. The seams were swept and smoothed. The wavy edge of the lace was basted and stitched to the skirt, thereby covering the seams.
Since the skirt is lined, I added lining fabric inside. To do this, I cut out two strips and stitched them to the lining. I placed the lining and skirt right sides together and stitched them together at the waistband.
It happened.
As a result, the size has increased not only at the waist, but also at the hips.
Now the skirt is the right size, I will watch the figure so that I don’t have to alter it again.
