How to make children clothing at home?

When it comes to kids clothing, you want to do your best to have the best clothes with low cost and high quality for your children. One option is going to a shop physically or buying clothes online. Other option which many people like is handmade children's clothing.

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Making children clothes at your home is often cheaper, have better quality fabrics and can be made to fit each individual child. It is like bringing physically what is on your mind. It is time consuming, but many people find it interesting and like to sew clothes for their beloved juniors. For some people it is a free-time spending activity and for some it’s a hobby. Whatever, the main thing is that people like doing it. For each garment that you make, there is a wide range of fabric to choose from.

Keep the use of the garment, comfort of the child and the safety in mind for your next project. Children grow quickly and go through clothing rapidly. Most of the kids have a favorite type of clothing they like to wear again and again. Making clothes for your children at home gives you the ability to recreate a favorite garment in a different color, size or style. One other benefit of making clothes for your children at home is that, kids can be involved in the process by selecting the fabric they want. There are few phases of making clothes for kids at home:

Selecting the right fabric

It is not only the first step, but also the most important step. When selecting a fabric, consider the comfort as well as the choice of your children.

Engineering part

Taking measurements correctly is essential to fit the clothing to your children. Measure the child around the arms, chest, shoulders, waist, hips, thighs, inseam and length.

Creating a pattern

Children change size often, so buying a mannequin would be too costly. Lay a garment on top of a large paper and trace around the line of stitching of each piece of the garment. Once the pattern pieces are made, you can then make any adjustments required. If a pair of pants is too long make the pattern shorter. You can add width to the legs of a pant’s pattern to make wide leg pant. The waist of a pants pattern can be used and skirt panels can be drawn on the bottom of the pattern. Add ¼” to the edges of the patterns after patterns are completed. Add 1” to the bottom of the pattern for a hem.

Making the actual clothing

Cut fabric from the patterns you have created. Then cut the fabric for all the items at once, if you are making multiple items. Stitch the garment together by placing the right sides of the fabric towards each other. Once the garment is turned right side out, the seams will be on the inside of the garment. Stitch the seams together with an over-lock machine to ensure the fabric will not fray.

Some trimming at the end

Add innovative trim to the bottom of a garment for a different look. Have fun with your project and consider your child participation important.

Involving kids not only increases children’s interest, but also their knowledge about the color and fabric to choose and not to forget the effort that is required to make kids clothing.