Sew a dress for fat

To be beautiful, fashionable and stylish can not only thin girls of model appearance, but also puffy beauties. If desired, absolutely every woman, regardless of her parameters, can wear such an outfit that favorably emphasizes her figure. One of these is the dress, and skillfully selected accessories will only complete the whole image. Unfortunately, the choice of plus size clothing in stores is quite limited, and such things are quite expensive. Therefore, having behind you small skills in cutting and sewing, you can sew a dress for the full yourself.

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Basic styles of dresses for overweight ladies

When choosing a particular style, women with curvaceous forms should be guided by those models that emphasize the advantages of the figure and hide its shortcomings. These include:

• Sundress on the floor with high waist. This is an ideal option for the spring-summer season. Such a model will ideally hide the fullness, and colored ornaments and a bodice made in the Greek style will add an image of lightness and a touch of sexuality.
• Evening dresses. These things should be done in muted colors. Try to avoid dark tones, as well as various prints.
• An ideal option would be dresses made of chiffon fabric. They will look pretty stylish and dignified.
• Slightly flared models with a floor length and high waist will also visually make the figure more embossed. The sleeves in this case should be длиной long or even thin straps are acceptable.

Important! You can diversify this style with the help of asymmetric solutions.

• Knitted dresses. They are best chosen for the autumn-winter period. The fabric should be dense, and the knit should not fit the body.

Important! Try to avoid outfits with cuffs, as they make the whole image heavier.

• An ideal option for the full - this is a dress in the Empire style or a case, since such styles perfectly emphasize the figure.

And if you are still in doubt and decide which model of dress is best for you, we offer the basic rules that you should rely on when choosing a style:

• Try to avoid the model two sizes larger or one size smaller, since such a solution will not solve your problem, but will only make it even more obvious.
• Choose a style that will emphasize your advantages, and hide problem areas.
• The best length is midi. But if you are the owner of beautiful and slender legs, you can allow you to wear things just above the knee.
• Avoid dresses with a narrower skirt.

Important! Avoid styles with a detachable skirt. The dress should be concise and no frills.

• The fabric must be dense and matte so that it can hold its shape well.

Important! In order to adjust your figure and give it feminine bends, it is best to wear corrective underwear under the dress.

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Workshops on tailoring dresses for obese women

We bring to your attention several step-by-step lessons that will help you in creating and updating your wardrobe.

How to sew the dress itself on the floor for overweight women?

This version of the dress is the best fit for full-bodied girls, especially with a small stature. Such a style will visually lengthen and make the owner of this outfit more slim.

Before you begin to work, you need to prepare all the necessary tools and materials. You will need:

• Flap tissue (dimensions are determined solely on the basis of your physical parameters);

Important! To sew this outfit, you should choose light knit fabric, chiffon or silk.

• Sewing machine;
• Threads in color;
• Tape measure;
• Tailor marker or remnant;
• Paper for building patterns;
• A simple pencil;
• Needles.

The progress of work consists of the following stages:

• On paper, based on your parameters, build a pattern. For cutting you will need these elements:
  1. 4 bodice details;
  2. 2 details of the skirt from the back;
  3. 1 detail of the skirt from the front.

Important! Also, you can download a ready-made pattern from the Internet, thereby significantly saving yourself time.

• Along the edges of the armhole and neck, lay the finishing stitches with a sewing machine.
• Turn the workpiece of the bodice to the front side, straighten the ties and mark.
• Make notches at the seams around the slices of the bodice and grind along the convex places.
• Between the elements of the bodice, attach the ties to the slice and grind a narrow slice.
• Fold both parts of the bodice facing each other. Stitch them from the side of the armhole and neck along the cut.
• Handle the ties. To do this, sew all the longitudinal and transverse wide sections. Fold the stitching along the middle with the wrong side inward. Handle the second tie in the same way.
• Transfer the pattern elements to the fabric and cut them out.
• In the area of ​​the chest tucks, pull two threads at the same time. Thus, the bodice will take on the form that will already be in the finished product.
• Take the elements of the skirt from the back, sew them manually.
• Thread the elastic band into the bobbin of the sewing machine, adjust the stitch.
• Sweep the upper edge of the workpiece from the back side, having previously made a double bend.
• Stitch the top edge on the front side.
• From the top of the back to the waist line, lay the stitches at a distance of 1.2-1.5 centimeters, thereby forming a “rubberized” section of the back.
• Connect the back and front of the skirt, first sweeping, and then laying the finishing stitches.
• Connect the bodice to the skirt. To do this, first sweep both of these parts and try on the product. Make all the necessary adjustments and sew the slices with a sewing machine.

That's all, the outfit is ready!

Short dress for full for every day

We offer you a great option that will be the perfect solution for going to work, shopping or for a walk. To make such a product you will need:

• A flap of fabric;
• Threads in color;
• Sewing machine;
• Needles;
• Tape measure;
• Tailor's marker;
• Tailor pins;
• Old t-shirt.

The work sequence consists of the following actions:

1. Iron the flap thoroughly with an iron with steam function.
2. Fold the fabric in half and attach a T-shirt to it.
3. From the top, measure the length of the future product, make an appropriate mark on the fabric.
4. Cut out the elements of the future product, taking into account allowances of about 2 centimeters.
5. Cut the armhole, as well as the bevels of the sleeves, using a T-shirt for these purposes.
6. Cut a 5-centimeter-wide neckline.
7. Fasten the stitch using tailor pins to the neck, align and sew with a sewing machine.
8. Pin the shoulder seams of both parts to each other and sweep them.
9. Cut out the elements of the sleeves and sweep them to the main workpiece. Stitch up the sleeves.
10. Sew the sides of the product.
11. Trim the bottom of the dress with a double hem and sew.

That's all, your new dress for every day is ready!

Important! For sewing such a dress, you can use both knitted plain and with a variety of fabric ornaments.

We sew a light dress without building a pattern

This style is ideal for the beach or pool. To sew such clothes for full do-it-yourselfers, you only need the right size cloth flap and decorative braid for straps.

The course of action is as follows:

• Align the fabric flap so that you have a rectangle.
• Edge overcast with a double hem.

Important! Pay attention to the fact that the length of the short edge of the rectangle is equal to the length of the finished product.

• Sew a loop in the form of loops to the upper corners so that it is convenient for you to put your hands through them.

That's it, the beach dress is done! If desired, on the bottom it can be decorated with a decorative shuttlecock from the same fabric.

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Absolutely every girl can be beautiful, fashionable and attractive, regardless of her physiological parameters. And even if you do not have slender legs or a wasp waist, you still remain an attractive woman who must always stay in shape. Our recommendations and master classes will help you update your wardrobe with quality and stylish things. The most important thing is to approach the process creatively and with pleasure. Only in this case you can surpass even the most written beauties of model appearance!