Patchwork dresses

Patchwork dresses are gaining popularity. Today these are not only national or stage costumes - such outfits are popular even on the catwalk. The last weeks of high fashion in different parts of the world are proof of this.

The patchwork technique is as old as the world. It was successfully used in clothes by our great-grandmothers. A piece made of scraps allows each craftswoman to show her imagination, artistic taste and design talent. Connecting individual pieces of fabric is called patchwork. Clothes in the style of patchwork always look original, bright and catchy. In the patchwork technique, outfits in the Slavic and romantic style look perfect. To create a model does not require large financial costs, the product can be sewn from pieces of fabric available from the needlewoman in stock.

Today, the patchwork style is experiencing its new birth, clothes and products made from patches are in demand and popular among millions of fans to emphasize their individuality, show a sense of style, and stand out from the crowd. Dresses look especially impressive and bright. The patchwork technique allows you to create original clothes in the Russian style.

A patchwork dress should have a simple cut and cut, not overloaded with unnecessary details and elements. The main "highlight" of such a dress is the harmonious combination of pieces of fabric of different shades and colors.

There are some basic rules for how and with what to wear patchwork clothes.

• There is no need to overload the overall impression with several patchwork-style things at the same time; there should be one such thing in the image (dress, skirt or blouse). Solid trousers are ideal for a patchwork blouse, a light blouse to match a bright skirt.
• You shouldn't add bright accessories, they will “argue” with the patchwork, overload the image, make it “flashy”.
• Clothes, accessories, footwear should be as simple as possible in style and cut, best of all in a distinctive ethnic style.
• The patchwork technique is ideal for boho style, ethnicity, national dress.
• The style assumes shoes without heels, with thin soles. Light open sandals, sandals, slippers with drawstrings around the ankle, and ballet flats are perfect here.

A patchwork dress is the perfect option to show the world your individuality, sense of style and taste. You can make a patchwork dress with your own hands and you cannot buy such a thing in any store. This will be your creation!

In order to sew a spectacular patchwork dress, you need to have the materials and tools necessary for this.

• Material for the future dress, according to the style and creative idea. It can be a piece of fabric, shreds, a ready-made plain dress as a cover. Many specialty stores sell ready-made patchwork kits, matched to a color palette with similar prints. They can be used as decoration or sew the main fabric of the dress from them.
• Threads of appropriate thickness to match the main color scheme of the future product.
• Tailor's needles for piercing parts.
• Sewing machine, suitable sewing needles.
• Scissors, a bar of dry soap, or a sharp chalk for marking fabrics.

The work on making a dress can be broken down into several stages.

1. Create a sketch of the future dress, imagine how it should be, where and how bright patchwork accents will be located (if the basis of the product is monochromatic).
2. Make a pattern, mark on it the joints of individual pieces of fabric, observing the harmony of the color palette.
3. Beginner needlewomen can limit sewing using the patchwork technique by adding separate multi-colored elements to an already finished dress. In this case, you need to work with each piece of fabric separately. More experienced craftswomen can break the pattern of the product into separate fragments and use them to carve out the multi-colored details of the future dress.
4. After cutting out, start sewing the individual elements into a single piece. If the dress is with sleeves, then the sleeve detail is sewn separately and then attached to the top of the product. Accordingly, the shelf, back and lower part of the product must be sewn in the same way, according to the scheme.

Thus, the main details of the future dress are formed from separate multi-colored pieces of fabric. After that, they need to be connected together. In the process of sewing together individual elements, it is necessary to process the places where they are sewn on an overlock and be sure to iron all the seams. Then the thing will look neat.

Combining fabrics using the patchwork technique is better than one type, but the style also allows more daring and ambitious needlewomen to “play around”.

For information on how to sew a dress using the patchwork technique, see the next video.

We have selected some good examples for your inspiration.

• It is better to combine clothes in the style of a patchwork technique with monochromatic laconic things in basic colors.

• An image in such a dress can look anything you like: bohemian, relaxed, romantic, eclectic, bright, extravagant.

• In the patchwork technique, clothes are created not only from light fabrics. Winter dresses made of dense materials, knitwear, wool look great.

• Pieces of fabric can be quite large or very small. Feel free to combine and create.

• The dress in ethnic style using the patchwork technique fits well into the everyday look.

• Such dresses will help you look truly luxurious and expensive, like any individually created thing. They also help to visually correct the figure, smoothing the proportions and divert attention from the "problem" areas.