GENERAL INFORMATION 

Clothing not only protects the child from cold or heat, rain or snow, and also helps to raise a child's artistic taste. It is therefore very important to choose the right fabric for products, harmoniously combining the details of the clothes in color, choose the style of the product in accordance with the age of the child.
If the child gets accustomed to the carelessness and slovenliness in dress, the new dress he feels insecure, stressed and unnatural. Clean and beautiful clothing causes in children the desire to preserve it in good shape that in some degree disciplinarum them.
Clothing should not interfere with the movements of the child. In winter, you should not coddle the child. Is a very warm heavy clothing better for the child to wear several thin products that do not interfere with him to move and retain heat well.
For children under the age of 1 year distinguishing characteristics of clothing boys and girls no. Most often children of this age and linen dress with straps or a bra, do not tighten the waist.
With age children's changing figure, so there are distinctive features in clothing for girls and boys. Best clothes for boys is a suit consisting of shirt and pants, with bib or without, with straps or snap-on to the shirt, etc. For girls recommended dresses on the yoke, with skirts cutting above or below the waist, straight or flared, etc. most Often dresses for girls is decorated with braid, embroidery, etc.
Children older than 1 year is very active, so their clothes should prevail simple lines, without the clutter of detail and finish. Styles should be simple in design and easy to handle.
Of great importance for children's clothes is the color. Each child are only certain colors and color combinations depending on its age, shape, color of hair, eyes, face.
The choice of color in some way affects the time of year. Suitable for winter calm, soft colors, and summer - all the light shades.

RECOMMENDED FABRICS

Fabric for children's underwear and dresses, especially for infants, should be inexpensive, soft, elastic and lightweight. Linen fabric needs well and easy to fade and to withstand the boiling. The same qualities of a fabric, intended for children over 1 year, when children begin to get used to the independent movement.
For children recommended fabric bright solid colors or with colorful small pattern that enlivens children's clothing and gives it an attractive appearance.

MEASUREMENTS

To construct a drawing of the parts and cut them, first according to the age of the child to choose the style of the product, and then take measurements. Taking measurements is one of the most important stages of the work when sewing clothes. The correct sizing depends on the correct construction of the drawing.
For infants, measurements are not removed, however, for drawing patterns using three dimensions: length, width and circumference.
Measurement values correspond to the three age periods;

For children up to 3 months.
""" 3 - 7 months.
""" 7 - 12

For children up to 3 months. the following size measurements in cm:

Length vests.......... 29
Width " ........... 26
Sleeve length ................ 18

For children 3 to 7 months. to each width measurement add 1 cm to each length measurement and 2 cm For children 7 - 12 months. to measure the width adds 2 cm to the length measurement at 4 cm.
For children 1 - 3 years in making drawings of patterns use the table of standards, the value of which varies depending on the age of the child and the type of product.
For example, jacket length - 28 cm, length 35 cm. Other measurements are the same for the jacket and the dress in cm:

Back width .................... 20
The circumference of the chest ................ 56
Waist circumference ................ 50
The circumference of their hips ............... 56
Neck circumference .................. 30
Sleeve length (short) .... 12
"" (long) ..... 20
Hand circumference ................. 20
Circumference brush ................ 12

All of these measurements obtained from the measurement of the figure of the child. The difference between the values measured for children 2 and 3 years old is 2 cm, with the exception of the measurements of a circle, the difference between them is 4 cm.
To build a variety of drawings should use the above measurements and measurements. Sometimes there are slight variations.

PRODUCT DRAWING 

In the drawing you must have a tape measure, pencil, erasers, ruler and large sheets of paper.
The drawing is a graphical representation of certain details of the product. As a rule, circumference measurements (neck, chest, waist, etc.) and backrest width are recording in half-size, and measurements of length.
For withdrawn standards, build drawing the right side of the product. When you construct a drawing to standards add allowances (in cm) on the free fit. The amount of the allowances depends on style and type of product.
When creating drawings first, draw a rectangle or square and then put the auxiliary lines.
For the most accurate orientation when creating drawings use the letter designations in alphabetical order.
Vertical lines essentially represent the length of the part, and the horizontal width.
Children's fancy dresses are decorated with various colored finishes (wood stains, edging, braid, Funcom, soutache), used for the finishing of lace, frills, ruffles, simple applique, simple embroidery, smocking, etc. the Line of seam lines and all kinds of finishes of products noted with a dotted line directly on the fabric. When cutting fabric you should strictly observe all the lines shown on the drawing pattern.
Patterns are made on completed drawings, superimposing them on the paper and tracing the outlines of each part separately.

PREPARING FABRIC TO CUTTING

Fabrics intended for different baby products have different properties and behave differently when wet and ironed, give different shrinkage after washing. So, before I reveal the product, you must know how to prepare a particular fabric to cutting.
First, the tissue must be aligned, i.e. to cut it in the longitudinal direction of the filaments to the cutting no distortion of the fabric. Then the fabric is subjected to deleteroute (steam or water). To do this at home fabric is moistened and dried without tension. Dekatirovka protects the fabric from excessive shrinkage during sewing and wear.
Each tissue type requires a certain way of decamerone. So, for example, cotton and linen cloth dipped in warm water, dry it and iron from the wrong side in shared direction. Almost all the fabrics from natural silk does not shrink after wetting, so they are not wet, but just produisait using a damp cloth. Wool and wool blend fabric wrap in a dampened and wrung the sheet for 8 - 10 hours, then produisait from the inside using a dry cloth.
In recent years, while sewing clothing widely used fabric from artificial and synthetic fibers that possess special properties. For example, fabrics made of artificial fibers strongly seated, but when Ironing, the length is restored. If such fabric is to iron too hot iron, it will change its color. In any case can not be ironed with a hot iron the fabric from synthetic fibers (kapron, nylon, etc.), hot iron melts the fabric filaments. Products of synthetic fibers it is recommended to iron through a damp cloth with a warm iron.
Corduroy, velvet and plush are not subjected to decamerone. When the Ironing of these fabrics the pile is jammed, such fabric has to be ironed on weight. Jam pile stripped. Under the action of a pair of fibers are raised, and the fabric takes the former view.
When sewing products redaktirovanie tissue is necessary to increase the seam.

THE LAYOUT PATTERN ON FABRIC AND CUTTING 

When cutting, except for fabric and patterns, you must have a tape measure, scissors, chalk, pins and needles. The fabric is laid out on a large table. To be folded in two the fabric has not shifted, its shear pins.
With the layout of patterns is necessary to pay special attention to pattern, color variation and fabric. On fabric with a pattern directed to one side of the pattern pieces is placed so that in the finished product, the picture had the same direction on all parts. On fabric with shade variations, all pattern pieces are laid out in the same direction. The product of woolen fabrics with a pile, the pile must be directed downwards, and the product of corduroy and velvet - from the bottom up.
When cutting fabrics with stripes or checkered, you need to follow a symmetrical layout and juxtaposition of the stripes and cells at the details.
First of all, on the cloth lay a large pattern pieces, and between them small. Parts are arranged in an equity or transverse threads of cloth depending on the style of the product. The seam mark on the fabric with a dotted line, which cut the fabric. The layout of the parts patterns on the fabric make for more economical use of tissues and more precise and correct cutting.

SEWING
 

 
In addition to sewing machines, when sewing children's clothing need to have scissors, thimble, measuring tape, pins, needles.
Sewing products start with the line marking the middle on the details of the product, builds, grinding parts, machining slices, podseleniya edges blind stitch hidden stitches, etc.
 

 
After marking start connecting the individual parts of the product. First details metiaut (Fig. 1), then grind. Flatlock seams done by hand or machine. Details connect bridging (Fig. 2), lapped (Fig. 3), double (Fig. 4) or patch (Fig. 5) seam.
 

 
Lapped and double stitched seams are usually used in the manufacture of products that are subject to frequent washing (linen, blouses, jackets, dresses, etc.). Bridging and slip joints are used for sewing articles of woolen and heavy fabrics (jackets, pants, etc.).

HAIR STRAIGHTENER PRODUCTS

One of the important operations in the process of sewing products is the hair straightener, which gives the product a good appearance and shape.
With proper and careful Ironing, you can easily fix minor defects, and improper and careless Ironing, in contrast, can deform well made product.
In addition, Flatiron is a disinfecting agent. It is therefore recommended that all baby clothes, especially newborn linen, Ironing as often as possible and carefully.
The product must be ironed in the direction of the longitudinal threads of the fabric. Seams and Darts iron on the reverse side of the product. Tuck iron from the narrow end to the wide. Front and rear iron Darts towards the middle. Side tuck rautureau on two sides or iron depending on style. To degree which did not work imprint on the front side of the product, the stitches enclose a blank paper.
If ironed on the front of the unit there is a sheen, this should be removed with steam. For this you need to moisten and wring out a linen cloth, put it on the shiny place and lightly hold the hot iron.
Pressed product, it is necessary to hang for a few hours to dry. Only then it will fully retain its shape.
In accordance with these recommendations, you can say that your efforts and efforts will not be wasted.