Do you need a nice and comfortable apron for the kitchen? With our own hands, sew it together!

There are not many kitchen aprons.Every woman agrees with this statement. The summoning of an apron is to help the hostess to protect the body and clothing from contamination during cooking. Therefore this kitchen accessory should be sewn so that as much as possible to cover a trunk. Not all aprons of industrial production meet this requirement. But it does not matter. Each hostess can sew an apron for the kitchen with her own hands. We'll tell you how to do it correctly in this article.

Preparatory stage

To independently sew an apron for the kitchen, you need a preliminary preparation, which includes the selection of materials and tools. For work you will need:

• fabric (cotton, linen, thin plashevka);
• the braid is wide;
• thread;
• centimeter;
• pins;
• a piece of chalk;
• sewing machine;
• scissors.

We take measurements and cut out a pattern

Before you start to cut and sew an apron for the kitchen with your own hands, you need to correctly take measurements and perform a templar. For this you need to go through the following steps.

1. Measure the width of the hips, determine the desired length of the product from the top to the belt line and from the last to the bottom.
2. In accordance with the obtained dimensions, a rectangular pattern of apron for the kitchen is made: the hips volume + 5 cm per fold, the total length of the product is + 10 cm (5 cm above and below on the bend).
3. Rectangular cut fabric fold in half in length and determine for yourself where the top of the product will be, and where the bottom.
4. Select the belt line.To do this, from the side edge, draw a perpendicular line to the top and measure the length of the product to the waist in a bend. Add another 5 cm, put a mark in the pencil. The length of the upper edge is divided in half and also noted. Connect these two points together. Pin the fabric along the length of the line.
5. Cut the fabric along the fold lines and unfold the product. Cut off parts can be used for sewing pockets.

Sewing products

For those who only master the sewing technology,we recommend that you first make all the connections manually with stitches. Fit the braid over your shoulders, align its ends so that they lie on your chest. Attach a pattern of apron to the body and attach the braid to the pin in the right places. Further all is simple: sew a border on edges of a product. Its long ends will serve as ties.

Pocket the kitchen apron with your ownhands. To do this from the pieces of fabric make a pattern of one or two parts of the desired shape and size, bend the edges and sew on the product. Now stitch all the stitches. You can decorate the product with embroidery, applique from the fabric.

We sew an apron for the kitchen by own hands: all pluses

Things handmade - it's always original andExclusively. Aprons handmade are no exception and have a lot of advantages. Firstly, you can make such a kitchen accessory exactly according to your size in the color scheme you want. The length of the product you can also adjust yourself. Secondly, sewing an apron yourself will be much cheaper than buying in the market or in the store. As for its manufacture it is possible to use old things (dresses, dressing gowns, shirts). Well, and thirdly, handicraft always brings calm, satisfaction and positive emotions, and this is so important for your health and well-being. Create with pleasure, good results to you!