From a jacket to make a vest

click fraud protection
Contents:
  • Jacket remodeling - method 1
  • Sew a new waistcoat - method 2
  • Are there any other options?

Almost every family has an old men's suit, which is dusty in the closet. He's out of fashion or worn out, or just bored. But men's suits, as a rule, sew from quality, sound fabrics. Throw a pity, but as a home-made clothes, it does not suit. To do this, it is better to take a pajamas or a cotton jacket, which is easily washed. But the suit is quite suitable for alteration. What can you sew from a man's jacket? In skilled women's hands, he can still get a second life in the form of a women's vest. Of course, you can not do without a sewing machine and some skill. To sew a stylish waistcoat you will need an old suit that has long been gathering dust in the closet and 30 minutes of free time. Well, let's start work to make a jacket out of a jacket.

to the contents ↑

Dress rework - method 1

Very often I want to have a new, original thing, but you can not find a suitable option in any way and there is only one way - to sew yourself. In this situation, you will need to perform the following work:

  • We take the finished jacket and cut off the sleeves on the seam. Do this carefully so as not to spoil the lining.
  • Then cut the armhole arm, as it should be more deep in the waistcoat.
  • Now these armholes need to be processed. There will also fit skin and skin bands, or some tape. Act on your taste.

Important! In fact, everything is ready, it remains only to make the decor to refine it. You can add epaulettes or a fur collar. Suited to him and a stylish narrow belt.

to the contents ↑

Sew a new vest - method 2

If you want a zippered vest, then:

  1. You need to turn all the buttons off the suit.
  2. To its sides sew a long zipper.

Important! You can choose a place and attach two short parallel zippers. Then your waistcoat will look even steeper and more interesting.

to the contents ↑

Are there any other options?

What the craftsmen will not come up with! It turns out that old man's unnecessary items of the wardrobe can be sewn absolutely amazing things, for example, a dress-suit or blouse-jumper.

Do not be afraid to experiment, and then you will have new stylish things in your wardrobe, or, in extreme cases, all the old ones that took up a lot of free space will end.