Simple patterns for sewing a beach pareo with your own hands

Without any problems, you can easily and quickly sew a pareo for the beach with your own hands. And then, using a beach scarf as a base, you can make a tunic or a sundress for walks along the river or seashore. If you do the work carefully, such a product can complement any look for going to work in the warm season.

Choice of fabric

Summer versions of airy blouses and dresses for the beach and summer walks should be made of light, breathable fabrics. In some more complex versions, several types of fabrics are combined, which as a result form a wonderful ensemble of colors and textures.

The most popular base materials are the following options:

• plain or multi-colored chiffon;
• natural silk of different colors;
• thin cotton;
• summer knitwear.

It is also worth paying attention to the color of the material. Much depends on where exactly the product will be used. Bright colors with a plot pattern can be used for the beach and walks. For women, it is better to choose plain fabrics.

Tips on cutting and sewing

To make summer clothes, especially for the beach, you don't need to look for complicated patterns and sewing techniques. The best options are basic patterns with a minimum number of seams.

Here are some tips on how to sew a beach pareo with your own hands if you have no experience in cutting and sewing:

• It is necessary to qualitatively finish the fabric edges, if any. Hanging threads from the finished product will be a sign of sloppiness and unfinishedness.
• If it is not possible to process the edges with an overlock, then you can use a satin ribbon or tape. The fabric edge is placed in it and stitched.
• There is no need to make additional cuts or form many seams. It is better to use decorative elements as fasteners and holders.

When choosing tools and materials, you need to stock up on only high-quality devices with sharp blades. The threads should match the color of the main tone of the item.

Step-by-step instructions for sewing the best models

Sewing beach or summer tunics from pareo or light fabric can be reduced to very basic manipulations - forming short seams. You can also sew a beach scarf in advance. The pareo pattern is a square or rectangle, the edges of which require overlocking. Next, the tunic model and the simplest option for sewing it are selected.

Each model has its own sewing pattern. This instruction may have some recommendations and clear directions. If you follow all the recommendations, then making a summer item will not be too difficult.

Silk Pareo Tunic

If you use a silk pareo as a base, you can get a very light and beautiful tunic. You can use such a thing for going to the beach and walking around the city. You can sew such a thing as follows:

1. Fold the top edge along the neckline and iron it. This element is formed according to the principle of a turn-down collar.
2. In the shoulder area, make a seam 10-15 cm long. To make the shoulders more open, 2-3 cm will be enough.
3. You can connect the shoulder seams with large buttons or brooches. Regular pins will do.
4. The location of the side seams needs to be adjusted to the figure, so a fitting is necessary. It is advisable to try on the blank at each stage of forming a new element.
5. On a tunic made of scarves, 10-15 cm may remain free from the edges to the seam. This seam length can be adjusted as desired.
6. The main seam is formed from the armpit to the hips. You can shorten its length by stepping back a few cm from the indicated points. Then the item will be more spacious and light.

In this case, you don’t need any special skills in terms of pattern making or sewing – production is done through basic manipulations with a needle and thread.

Tunic "sun"

The simplest option for sewing a tunic is an elementary pattern like "sun". To work, you need to prepare a piece of fabric, chalk, scissors, a needle and thread. To create such a masterpiece, you should use the following manufacturing scheme:

The finished item can be worn on the beach. If you are interested in decorating the neck area, the tunic can be wonderfully combined with a pencil skirt, classic-cut trousers. It can also be combined with other types of products.

Batwing Tunic

It is quite easy to sew a pareo for plump women with your own hands, but then it can be reconstructed into a unique tunic. Such a thing will be more functional and visually attractive. You can remake a beach scarf into a blouse, which is known as a "bat". As a basis, you can take this pattern:

There is another, more modern option - boho. The main thing here is to stick to a loose cut, which will emphasize the features of the figure in some places. This is the simplest type of sewing pattern:

Here, the spacious silhouette of the entire garment is combined with a framing detail in the form of an elastic band, which can emphasize a lush chest. An adjustable belt can act as such an accessory.

Tunic with spaghetti straps in fine jersey

A regular pareo seems like a too simple option for beachwear. Usually, many problems arise in the process of fixing the beach scarf on the body. It seems that there is a huge variety of fixation options, but there is no maximally convenient one.

To avoid such trouble, it is worth making an improved model of this accessory. You can sew a pareo on straps yourself using a simple pattern:

Usually, thin knitwear is used for this option. In this case, an ordinary pareo turns into a multifunctional sarafan.

You need to cut out a rectangle, the edges of which need to be overlocked. Sew elastic bands in the form of loops on the symmetrical corners. It is important that the diameter of the formed loop is a few cm larger than the circumference of the arm in the shoulder and armpit area.

Cotton tunic without pattern

You can sew an ultra-fashionable and easy-to-make cotton tunic. The material will be pleasant to the touch, the skin will not "burn" in the sun. At the same time, there is absolutely no need to make a complex pattern, a simple diagram is enough:

This model will have a strap, which is the fastening for the whole thing. You need to cut out two rectangles. Sew them together. Fold the fabric on one side, form a tube. Thread the ribbon through this tunnel. As a fastener for such a ribbon, you can use a lush bow created from the ends of the ribbon itself.

Simple tunic made of light chiffon

An elementary pattern can become a wonderful basis for an elegant and graceful tunic. Chiffon always remains a relevant material not only for the beach, but also for everyday wear. This is possible if multi-colored chiffon is used as a base material.

A chiffon beach scarf can be used as a base. This fabric is light and pleasant to the touch, easy to work with. Thanks to the bright colors, it does not require additional decorative finishing.

Tunic made of bright scarves

To make a tunic or a summer sundress for going to the beach, you can use a pareo or light scarves as a base. They can be completely different in color, but fit within the overall concept. The simplest type of thing can be made using this pattern:

It is easy to sew pareo-tunics for the beach if you have a few beach scarves in stock that came with worn-out and discarded swimsuits. In this way, you can get a new thing, get rid of the items that are lying around.

How to wear a pareo

A pareo is a very functional large beach scarf that can be tied in several different ways. There are very simple and well-known options, but some are difficult to implement and require preparation.

From an ordinary scarf you can make not only a skirt, but also a real dress. You can create a "suit" that will repeat the contours of a swimsuit. Some girls use such patterns for tying a pareo not only on the beach.

Every girl, young woman or woman has a light tunic or pareo for going to the beach in her wardrobe. Beach scarves can additionally become a wonderful basis for sewing various summer clothes. It turns out that working with such material will not present many difficulties and will be quite within the power of a novice needlewoman.