Blouse bat with your hands

Blouses and sweaters "bat" today at the peak of popularity - look stylish, cover the flaws of the figure, comfortable to wear, do not constrain movements, and sew it with your ownhands can be without having special skills.

Such a blouse - tselnokrenenye sleeves, narrowed to the bottom. Without a shoulder seam, they have a wide armhole and are cut at a right angle. Kroy creates an interesting free silhouette, where the sleeves are very reminiscent of the wings of the bat. So, the blouse "bat" with their own hands - we'll consider the option of tailoring step by step.

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Excursion to the history of

Cover the "bat" came to us from antiquity. Due to its simplicity, it was used for tailoring folk costumes in different countries around the world. Suffice it to recall the Japanese kimono, the Mongolian del or the traditional Armenian costume.

If we talk about the European fashion, cut the blouse "bat" became popular at the beginning of the last century, when there was a keen interest in Eastern culture.

The next round of increased attention to this tailoring was fixed in the 50's in the form of silk dresses with a low armhole. They fought in the form of a rectangle. Accessories for these clothes were turbaned and wide belts. The image looked very exotic, which can be confirmed in foreign films of that time.

The peak of popularity of the unusual, and at the same time - a simple cut occurred in the 80-90s of the last century. Even then, every self-respecting fashionista knew how to sew a sweater "bat" with her own hands. Clothes with such sleeves were worn even for work.

Young girls wore sweaters "bat", reminiscent of tunics, with leggings and high-heeled shoes. This Look does not lose its relevance today.

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Cut "bat" in a modern wardrobe

The silhouette of "bat" is found everywhere: on the catwalks, in glossy magazines and everyday life. And, in this style, not only sweaters, dresses or blouses are sewn, so to the likelihood:

• Jackets from jersey;
• Pullovers;
• Coat;
• Cape and poncho;
• Folk blouses;
• Knitted jackets;
• Jumpers in the national style.

Important! Dresses or blouses "bat" look good in combination with various interesting accessories: wide belts or belts, bright shoes, large pendants and stylish jewelry.

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What to combine with?

Before you sew a "bat" blouse with your own hands, think about what you will wear it:

• With blouses of short length, both wide and narrow skirts of different length look great.
• Also suitable and trousers of different styles, depending on the type of figure.
• With jackets, you can more truly wear narrow mini skirts, shorts, skinny jeans or leggings. To the latter add shoes or ankle boots with high heels.
• To the sports blouse "bat" pick a pleated mini-skirt.
• If you are short - give preference to short sweatshirts "bat".The length should not completely cover the hips.
• The elongated blouses look great on the tall girls, emphasizing the legs and wrists.

Important! Blouse "bat" helps to hide the flaws of the figure. But at the same time - and her dignity will also not be visible to others. When choosing this style, we recommend using a belt or a stylish strap to mark the waist line. Especially for this advice is to listen to the low women who have extra pounds. The combination with accessories will allow to mask the "weak" places, and thus the complete set will not look baggy.

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About bat models

If in your plans - to sew a blouse "bat" with your own hands, check out its variations.

There is no need to speak about a large variety of models of "bat" models. All of them have a free style and wide sleeves of full length or ¾ with cuffs.

Important! Some models have a slight narrowing in the waist. If you have a pear-shaped figure or an hourglass, we recommend that you pay attention to them.

Differences are in the collar or cut. The latter can be:

• V-shaped;
• In the form of a boat;
• Round;
• On the back.

Collars are also found in different types:

• Collar;
• Clamp;
• Standing-Turned.

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We choose the material

We decided to sew the sweatshirt "bat" with our own hands? We go to the store for a cloth:

• For summer light options, chiffon is perfect.
• Stylishly look blouses from satin and silk, as these materials beautifully lie, creating a flowing silhouette.
• If practicality is important - pay attention to jersey, linen and cotton.
• Also do not forget about lace, which gives the image incredible femininity and romance.
• In colder weather, as a material for a sweatshirt or blouse, a bat recommends tight jersey, wool, angora, velor, cashmere.

Important! Sometimes the fabric solves a lot, if not all:

• Blouse made of cotton is designed only for everyday wear.
• A variant of satin, silk or lace in combination with stylish trousers or a skirt can be worn on a gala evening.

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Blouse bat with your own hands: step by step instruction

Before you make a pattern of blouses with your own hands, you need to remove the basic measurements. You will need:

• The length of the product in the middle of the back;
• Sleeve and Shoulder Length;
• Circumference of wrist;
• Circumference of thighs.

Pattern number 1: with a solid-hose sleeve

For sewing, we recommend choosing a knitted fabric, which is easy to work with. In addition, the jersey provides a good drapery and lays on the hips.

Important! Take a piece of cloth 150 cm wide and 2 lengths of the model that you decided to sew.10 cm add for processing the bottom of the product.

Layout plan:

1. Place the fabric so that the top is the wrong side. Then carefully fold again, so that the edges coincide perfectly. Fold is the center of the future product.
2. In the middle measure the required number of centimeters, equal to the length. On the shoulder line, set aside 9 cm and add to this figure the length of the shoulder and sleeve.
3. Then work with the hip line - count ¼ of its circumference on it and draw a line from this point to the wrist in a semicircle. The sleeve turned out.

Important! If cuffs are planned on the sleeves, make a pair of trapezoids at a height equal to the length of the cuff. The width will be the volume of the wrist.

1. On the lower part of the whole product and sleeves, allowances for seams will take approximately 3.5-4 cm. The remaining seams should be from 1 to 1.5 cm.
2. Make a preliminary groove for the cut which can then be corrected during the fitting.

The first part of the work is finished. You can start sewing.

Important! This pattern is suitable if you decide to make a "bat" blouse with your own hands using threads and knitting needles. Unusually it will look like a variant crocheted. In the process of mating, we recommend attaching the blouse to the pattern and decreasing / adding loops along the way.

Stitching the product

To sew the sweater "bat" with your own hands, use a zigzag or an elastic stitch:

1. While pulling a little, treat the neck with an oblique bake if it has an oval shape. Cut about 5 mm, twist the neck and sew a seam.
2. Other variants of the neckline are treated with the help of obtachka. Make on its shape a pattern of the element, the width of which will vary from 4.5 to 5 cm. The product and the obtacle fold to each other and are spread out. The remains should be cut off, leaving an allowance of 5 cm in width. Then remove the obtachku, iron iron and along the edge sew the neck.
3. Fold the product over the shoulders, stitch the side seams and sleeves, and then - overtake.
4. The cuffs, if they are, pritotite to the sleeves and sew over the entire length.
5. Fold the allowance 2 times and stitch the bottom of the sleeves and blouse.
6. The product is ready. Just do not forget to iron it.

Pattern # 2: with a detachable sleeve

For patterning a "bat" blouse with your own hands with a detachable sleeve, we are guided by the following dimensions:

• Sleeve length - 61 cm;
• Circumference of hips - 106 cm;
• Breast circumference - 100 cm

Layout plan:

1. Make two patterns of hoses and strips for their processing 15 * 4 cm, prepare the back and front of the product.
2. Since the seam allowances at the bottom of the sleeves and the blouse itself are already laid out in length, add them to the remaining seams.

Stitching the product

As with the blouse with a one-piece sleeve, choose a zigzag or elastic seam when sewing:

1. Iron out the allowances in the neck area from the wrong side and sew.
2. Connect and stitch the product in the shoulders. The allowance at the neck is sewn by hand, without the help of a typewriter.
3. Attach the sleeves.
4. Sew the sleeves of the sleeves and the side seams.
5. Bend on the underside of the allowance on the bottom of the blouse and its sleeves, sew.
6. Make a line 3 cm from the seam on the sleeve, comparing it with the marks on the pattern. Pull the stitch up to 12 cm, fix with a knot.
7. Fold out the strips of knit fabric twice and stitch, stepping back from the edge of 5 mm. Turn out and iron.
8. Attach the strips to the sleeves.

Important! On the basis of this pattern, you can sew a "bat" blouse with your own hands with sleeves of different lengths, as well as a dress or tunic, adding a few dozen centimeters of fabric.

Pattern # 3: with a belt

We examined the basic options for sewing a sweatshirt or blouse bat. These patterns are suitable for this option.

If you want to make a model more interesting, for example, add a belt to it, you will need 1.7 m of fabric with a hip size of 100 cm. With a smaller girth, 1.5 meters will be enough.

As you can see, it's not difficult to sew a bat with a bat. Therefore, feel free to tackle the matter and expand your wardrobe. Do not forget about accessories: rhinestones, sequins, patch pockets, applications. They will give the product a twist and will be able to highlight your personality.