What fabrics and models can I use
The most common model is a warm semi-long jacket with a hood. It is called anorak. Long sleeves and hood protect you from the cold, and thanks to the clasp the jacket will be very comfortable. Collar and pockets, this is more like an element of decor, but in some cases a fur collar can serve as an excellent hood replacement. Kulisk, which is stretched along the bottom or adjacent tight sleeves along the edge will help protect the deflecting wind. But if you decide to sew a jacket out of leather, suede or tadrap, it will be superfluous.
With regard to the choice of fabric, it is usually for winter kurtokispolzuyut artificial fabric. Exceptions are suede, leather or natural fur jackets. If you decide to choose synthetic fabrics, then it is best to use membrane fabrics, the basis of which is nylon. A jacket made of this material will not get wet and at the same time will let in air. If we talk about the fillers of a winter jacket, it is recommended to stop your selection on a sintepon or on a heater that looks like it, or on fluff or peres.
How to prepare for sewing
After you decide what fabric to use and is determined with the shape of the winter jacket, the next time comes. Before you begin the sewing process, you should make sure that you have all the necessary materials and tools:
- sewing machine
- tongs and buttons for riveting
- split lightning
- lining
- insulation
- the cloth
- needles and threads
- scissors
- pattern
- additional accessories (depending on the model of the jacket).
If you do not have enough experience in the sewing business, it is better to stop on a simple and practical pattern of a winter jacket. You can use the old clothes, raspory it while at the inner seams. In addition, you can look at various patterns on the Internet or magazines. For example, for beginners, a fairly simple pattern of a double-breasted winter jacket, for a more experienced seamstress, is a short original model.
In the pattern, you should calculate the size, but you can not forget that the jacket will be worn on a winter sweater or sweater. Cut the product best from large parts, namely from the back, shelves, hood and sleeves. And only after that start working with small parts - obtachkov on sleeves, patch pockets and other things.
How to sew a jacket
After the fabric is cut, you can proceed to the connection of the lining and insulation. The process of sewing a jacket on a sintepon is quite simple. You need to start from the front. It is necessary to impose on it a heater and prostrostit horizontally with long stitches. If you have several layers of heat, then they in turn need to be stitched to the lining fabric.
Then comes the succession of patch pockets sewn to the jacket. If you want, then lay a tight edging along the seam, which you make under the hem of the sleeves. Small parts must be handled when the main joints of the jacket have already been completed.
Also, you can sew on the hood valves with metal buttons, which are installed with special forceps as well as with a press. The next step is sewing a zipper on the jacket. In order for the strap and the parts of the fasteners to overlap, it is recommended first to make a marking by hand, and then stitching down from the collar. You can decorate the hood with a fur strip, which can be detachable or stationary. And the final touch is the sewing of the main fabric of the lining fabric.