Before the start of each season, mothers conduct an audit of their child’s wardrobe in order to have time to prepare things for wear and make the necessary repairs.

How to remake a jacket or coat.

The simplest solution is lengthen the bottom of the jacket and sleeves. You can sew cuffs, and to the hem - a fur trim or a strip of fabric that is similar in tone or, conversely, contrasts with the main fabric.

But there is a more elegant solution to this issue: a jacket or coat can grow by insert or strip. A jacket or coat can be completely ripped open, the parts washed, and then recut taking into account the inserts. You can also open only the side seams to the armhole, cut the material under the armhole approximately along the chest line, stitch the cut out inserts, and then stitch the sides.

Similarly, you can decorate with inserts and, at the same time, increasing the size of a jacket or coat in any part of it, you only need to show a little imagination. You can increase the width of a coat or jacket using the fastener bar; you can lengthen the sleeves not only with fabric cuffs, but also with the help of knitted cuffs or decorative elastic bands.

A collar that has become narrow can be expanded by spreading, using the fabric of the belt, or by cutting out a new one. And you can deepen the armhole by using a new sleeve line, shortening the side seam, while maintaining the profile of the armhole. A jacket or coat can be decorated with decorative pockets and a collar made of finishing fabric.

Don't forget about the lining. It can be made from new material if the old one has become unusable. To complete the set, you can sew a cap, beret or handbag from finishing material.

How trousers “grow”

Taking into account the fashion for combining fabrics in clothes, solving this issue is not at all difficult.

Combining basic material with denim, corduroy or just brightly colored fabric, you can turn old trousers into fashion model. Pants, like a jacket, can be ripped apart, washed and recut, or even cut at the insertion points. For example, on the knees, where the material is rubbed the most. The width of the cut insert should be equal to the width of the trouser part, the height is determined by the size of the required extension.

Inserts can be decorated finishing lines, flaps or zippers. If the trousers have insulation, then an insulating pad and lining must be sewn to the insert material.

You can lengthen your trousers or jeans with even less effort: sew a strip of contrasting fabric at the bottom, braid or fringe (in jeans, you can simply rip the hem of the bottom and, by pulling out the threads, make a fringe from the fabric of the jeans themselves, securing it in advance at a certain height with a stitch).

If there are problems with top part trousers, you can expand the belt: make it double or triple. Undo the old belt. From the new material, cut out a strip equal in length to the old belt. The width for a single belt is 10 cm (finished 5 cm), for a double belt 16 cm (8 cm), for a triple belt 18 cm (9 cm). Seam allowances 1-1.5 cm.