Štepalica: Mar 3, 2014

Mar 3, 2014

Zlata skirt sewalong: #1 Fabric recommendations

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Stepalica Patterns: Zlata skirt sewalong

Zlata skirt pattern has five box pleats on both front and back panels, that give it a nice volume. It is essential to pick the right kind of fabric for this skirt, the fabric that will hold the structure of the pleats and give your skirt some body. Also, it's important to choose a fabric that will feature the best on the skirt, once it's sewed.

Fabric recommendations

Zlata skirt requires a firm fabric that doesn't drape too much, which has some structure to it and that is woven not knitted. When selecting fabrics for your Zlata skirt think of the following fabrics: stiff cotton, twill, denim, corduroy linen, shantung silk, taffeta, tweed, suiting, and similar fabrics. Avoid light and drapey fabrics.

Fabric print recommendations

Zlata skirt pattern is suitable for both plain and printed fabrics, it's also a great pattern for color blocking and print blocking.

If you're thinking of making the skirt in printed fabric, my recommendation is to choose those with floral, paisley or abstract prints, with no defined shapes that need to be matched.

The pattern is not suitable for striped or plaid fabrics. You see, the hemline of the skirt has a curved shape and the pleats are laid on an angle, meaning that the pleats would "break" and shift all the horizontal and vertical stripes of the fabric, and the skirt would not have a smooth flow of the pattern. Of course, if you like this effect, discard my advice and follow your own style preferences.

Zlata skirt sewalong: #1 Fabric recommendations

Styling suggestions

Zlata skirt pattern can be styled in various ways. You can combine fabrics in contrasting colors and prints, and here are some of the suggestions that might inspire you.

Combine plain and printed fabrics.

With a slight pattern alteration you can get this nautical skirt.

Or you can make an ombre skirt, by using fabrics in a palette of different shades of the same color. Also you can put all your fabric remnants to a good use by making a colorful skirt with this pattern variation. The remnants should be at least 1.4 m wide and 0.5 m long.

I found on the internet several interesting skirts you can make using the Zlata pattern:

Šivenje Zlata suknje: #1 Izbor mateirjala

Along with these suggestions, you can trim your skirt using the piping, sew on ribbons, by making a tie belt in a matching or contrasting color, etc.

Along with the skirt, you can make a tulle underskirt that can be a bit longer than the over skirt and with rich voluminous ruffles that would give the skirt some additional volume. The styling options are endless!

And for the very end, a giveaway!

I have a nice surprise for you. You see, few days ago I received a parcel from Sew News where instead of a usual copy I found four copies of the magazine! I guess I got one of them for each of my garments that were featured in this issue - two dresses, a blouse and a jacket. I really don't need more than one copy of the magazine, so I'll give away the remaining three. Post a comment to this post to apply for the magazine, and I'll announce the winners next Monday, on March the 10th.

Zlata Sewalong

How to buy the pattern

Zlata skirt pattern costs $11.98,and it can be bought via my Etsy shop.
I use 2Checkout as a payment collector - it is an equivalent to PayPal - which accepts the following payment methods:

* PayPal via 2checkout (www.2co.com)
* Credit / Debit cards via 2checkout : Visa, Dina Card, Master Card, American Express, Discover

PayPal doesn't support selling option for my country yet, so I use 2Checkout payment collector instead.

When making a purchase order, select "Other" in the payment options. I have to manually issue an invoice for you, via 2Checkout system. The invoice contains a link where you can complete the purchase - it's a page on 2Checkout's website. Once you fill in your billing information, you can chose to pay either by using PayPal account or your credit card. You don't have to register to 2checkout and you won't be charged any additional fees. It's simple, fast and secure. Once the payment is completed, I will enable the pattern download on my Etsy store. I monitor the state of my Etsy store several times a day, and I get instant emails whenever any change is made, so the purchase is usually completed within the same day. Sometimes, due to my daily duties and a time zone differences, it takes more than a day to complete the purchase.

For any additional information about the pattern or the purchase, feel free to email me at: anajan.stepalica [at] gmail [dot] com.

Šivenje Zlata suknje: #1 Izbor mateirjala

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Zlata kroj za suknju ima po pet falti na prednjem i zadnjem delu, koje joj daju lep volumen. Kako bi falte držale formu i dale suknji adekvatan oblik, potrebno je izabrati odgovarajući materijal. Takođe, bitno je odabrati tkakninu koja će, jednom kada je skrojena, suknju prikazati u najboljem mogućem svetlu, i istaći na njoj ono najlepše.

Izbor vrste materijala

Zlata suknja zahteva čvrst materijal, koji se ne drapira, dobro drži formu, i koji se dobro prepeglava. Tkanina može biti tanka, letnja, ili pak debela, zimska, ali je bitno da bude čvrsta, i da bude tkana, a ne štrikana. Ako birate materijal za svoju Zlata suknju, uzmite sledeće tkanine u obzir: čvršći pamuk, keper, rips, teksas, sitan somot, lan, šantung svila, taft, trevira, tvid, štof za odelo, i slične tkanine. Izbegavajte mlitave i previše lagane materijale.

Izbor dezena

Zlata kroj za suknju je pogodan za jednobojne i šarene tkanine, kao i za kombinovanje tkanina u različitim bojama i dezenima.

Ukoliko želite da napravite suknju od dezeniranog materijala, moja preporuka je da birate tkanine sa cvetnim ili apstraktnim dezenom, bez jasnih oblika i šara koje je neophodno uklopiti.

Međutim, kroj nije prikladan za tkanine sa prugama niti za karirane materijale, pa se trudite da izbegavate ove dezene. Naime, donja ivica panela za suknju nije ravna horizontalna linija, već ima zaobljen oblik, a falte su postavljene pod uglom, tj. ukoso. To znači da bi se ravne vertikalne i horizontalne pruge izlomile i ispomerale jednom kada bi se falte oblikovale i suknja sašila, pa suknja ne bi imala gladak tok pruga i dezena.

Moram da napomenem, postoji način da se i ovaj problem reši, i da se koriste i prugasti i karirani materijali, ali o tome ću više pričati tokom zajedničkog šivenja suknje.

Predlozi za stilizovanje

Zlata kroj za suknju se može stilizovati na različite načine. Možete kombinovati tkanine u različitim bojama i dezenima, a ja vam dajem par predloga koji vas mogu inspirisati.

Kombinovanje dezeniranog i jednobojnog materijala.

Uz malu izmenu kroja, možete dobiti prugastu suknju u mornarskom stilu.

Ili možete napraviti suknju sa efektom gradijenta, koriščenjem materijala u istoj boji ali različitom tonalitetu nijansi. Takođe, sa ovakvom izmenom kroja možete iskoristiti ostatke materijala od ranije sašivenih stvari i napraviti veselu šarenu prugastu suknju. Bitno je da imate tkaninu koja je minimum 1.40 m široka i bar 0.50 m duga, kako biste imali dovoljno materijala za prednji i zadnji panel.

Na internetu sam našla još nekoliko zanimljivih suknjica koje možete napraviti koristeći Zlata kroj:

Pored pomenutih predloga, suknju možete ukrasiti i paspulom u šavu, prišivanjem ukrasnih traka, možete sašiti jednostavan kaiš na vezivanje u istoj ili kontrastnoj boji i slično.

Uz suknju možete napraviti i podsuknju od tila, koja može biti malo duža od suknje i sa bogatim karnerima, tako da faltama da još veći volumen. Mogućnosti su beskrajne!

I na kraju, nagradna igra!

Imam i jedno lepo iznenađenje za vas. Naime, pre neki dan sam dobila paket od Sew News, u kom sam umesto uobičajene jedne kopije magazina zatekla čak četiri! Verujem da sam dobila po jednu kopiju za svaku stvar koju sam im poslala, a u ovom broju je bilo četiri moje stvarčice - dve haljine, košulja i jakna. Zaista mi ne treba više od jednog primerka magazina, te ću preostala tri da podelim čitaocima. Da biste učestvovali, ostavite komentar na ovaj post, a srećne dobitnike ću izvući sledećeg ponedeljka, tj. 10. Marta.

Šivenje Zlata suknje - članci

U sutrašnjem postu ćemo odštampati kroj i sastaviti krojne listove.

Kupovina kroja

Zlata kroj za suknju košta $11.98, ali kupci iz Srbije ovaj šnit mogu kupiti za upola manje novca, tj. za 500 RSD.

Kroj se može kupiti u dolarskoj valuti preko moje onlajn prodavnice na Etsy sajtu, ili uplatom novca u dinarskoj valuti na moj žiro račun.

Napominjem da dinarske cene ne važe ukoliko kupujete preko Etsy prodavnice.

Za sve dodatne informacije o kupovini, molim vas šaljite mi email na adresu: anajan.stepalica [at] gmail [dot] com.

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