All about patterns and sewing school sundresses for girls

Choosing a school uniform is always difficult. You need to look not only strict, but also elegant. Every girl wants to have not a simple school sarafan, but a unique one, so you can sew it yourself. This article presents patterns for school uniforms for girls.

Dress code in a modern school

The modern school dress code for boys involves wearing:

• plain formal suits;
• light shirts (striped or checked);
• sweater over shirt;
• bow tie or dark colored tie;
• formal lace-up shoes;
• socks that match the pants;
• black belt;
• You can wear a watch if you wish.

Items of clothing that are best avoided:

• dirty shirt collar and cuffs;
• unironed items;
• cropped pants with sports socks;
• untucked shirts or underwear into pants;
• a poorly tied tie;
• dirty shoes;
• jeans, T-shirts with patterns or cuts;
• sportswear;
• headphones and other accessories.

Clothes for girls for school:

• a classic suit or sarafan, a knee-length skirt or a black jacket;
• black or grey trousers with creases;
• a light-colored shirt, plain or with a neat geometric pattern;
• knitted turtleneck sweater in delicate tones;
• ballet flats, boots or low-heeled shoes;
• thin nylon tights, or warm winter black ones;
• simple jewelry (watches, earrings, hairpins).

Clothes that are not advisable to wear in an educational institution:

• various jeans with holes and T-shirts with prints;
• leggings;
• short skirts and shorts;
• short T-shirts above the waist;
• bright and thin things;
• leather goods;
• fishnet tights or stockings;
• stiletto heels.

Selecting a model by age

For first-graders, the day when they first enter the school building is very exciting. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the child is dressed formally, but at the same time, strict.

In recent years, fashionable sundresses with a fluffy tulle skirt and a transparent hem have become increasingly popular. Such items are often decorated with a bow at the waist, which adds solemnity to the style.

For middle school girls, sundresses of any model will look great. Middle-aged girls choose what is comfortable to wear. A girl may like the cut or some individual elements of a sundress. But you need to remember that the older the child, the more classic the dress style she will choose. Older teenagers prefer strict and classic sundresses of a fitted and straight cut. The length is usually below the knees, or a little higher, but in no case mini.

When choosing a school uniform, you need to remember the generally accepted guidelines. A school sarafan should be dark in color, without bright or shiny elements. Traditional tones for such clothes will be: gray - this shade is very friendly and combines well with other colors.

It looks good with blue, white, pink or purple shirts. But, unfortunately, a dress of this color will be quite easily soiled. Burgundy is the brightest tone in the permitted color palette for a school uniform. It is advisable to combine it with a light-colored blouse. Therefore, it will be possible to highlight the richness of the product and make the outfit more aesthetically pleasing. Black - this color is quite elegant and classic. It slims and corrects the child's figure well. Such a dress is exquisitely combined with shirts of any shade and will be the most practical. Blue - a sundress in this color palette is well suited for everyday wear. For such a sundress, it is best to take light-colored shirts.

How to choose the material

It is advisable to sew a sundress for school with your own hands from the so-called school material, as well as katon or gabardine. But you can also use other suit materials. From knitted fabrics, you can use diving and jersey. In any case, the sketches of school dresses indicated in this article are suitable for sewing a sundress from any fabric, the difference will only be in the clasp. In addition to the material, you will need sewing equipment, yarn in the same color, a 50 cm long clasp or buttons. It is better, of course, to take a zipper, it will be more convenient for the child.

What material is not suitable?

When choosing material for a school sarafan, you need to rely on the following rules for the fabric: the material should not be prickly, which means that wool should be immediately discarded from the fabrics under consideration.

Although it is natural, it is not suitable for everyday wear. It will be quite rough and unpleasant to the girl's body. Nothing should cling to the material, and therefore velour, velvet and corduroy are not suitable for sundresses. The fabric must be wear-resistant, whether it is knitwear or dress material.

Taking measurements

To make a school dress template and calculate the fabric, you need to measure the girl's height, chest, waist, hips, back width, length from shoulder to chest, as well as the length from shoulder to waist and the size of the finished sundress.

Pattern and sewing of a sarafan for a girl

You can sew a school sarafan for a girl with your own hands using a pattern found on the Internet on the Burda or Postila website. Or you can build it yourself.

Construction of the pattern, step-by-step instructions:

• First, you need to draw a grid. Namely, in accordance with the chest height dimensions, find another horizontal line on which the armhole will be made. It is better to make the scale of the sketch 1:1;
• from one end of the rectangle on the finished line, put aside half the width of the back, and then divide the half-girth of the chest by 4, add 2 cm and put aside this value from the mark drawn earlier. This will create the armhole area, and everything left is half the front part;
• mark the neckline at the top points of the rectangle. For the back part on the side where half the width of the back was marked, for the shelf in the opposite corner;

• The pattern of a school sarafan for a child is different in that there is no need to make darts for the chest. Therefore, it is necessary to construct shoulder seams 5 cm long and make armholes for the sleeves. The final stage is to widen the side seams to the bottom. This depends on the size of the girl's belly.

Technology of sewing a sundress:

1. Make a pattern of the selected model using the prepared measurements. Apply the main lines to it;
2. Mark the dart points on the front and back. Add seam allowances. Leave 7 cm for the fold of the skirt;
3. Connect the finished dots. Draw the places of the zipper, straps or neck. For the zipper, add an allowance of 3 cm. If you need a button fastener, the distance between them should be about 4 cm;
4. A dress with a one-piece cut has one element. In the case of cut-off styles, it is necessary to additionally number each element;
5. Before transferring the design onto the canvas, you need to check all the measurements and its accuracy;
6. Place the paper template on the pre-ironed fabric. Trace with soap and cut out;
7. After cutting, the elements must be sewn together manually. Perform a final fitting;
8. If the product fits well and there are no defects, then you can start working on the machine;
9. Finally, sew in a zipper or buttons;
10. Process the edges and trim off excess threads;
11. Iron the item thoroughly.

In conclusion, it should be noted that it is quite easy to sew a school sarafan with your own hands. You do not need to have special handicraft skills or craftsmanship. For easy work, you can make a one-piece sarafan.