Vikisews Nikki sweatshirt sewing pattern, US sizes 2 - 20 / EU 34 - 52 / UK 6 - 24

WOMEN SIZING

For women garments with separate distinct sizes:

Choosing a size for a protruding tummy

For women: to choose the right size for bottom garments, use the hip measurement plus the tummy protrusion

To sew this sweatshirt, choose knit fabrics with the following properties:

- soft, breathable, non-stretch or with little stretch, medium weight;

- the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, cotton), artificial (viscose), blends (wool + polyester, cotton + polyester, cotton + elastane, etc.) and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane);

- the following fabrics are recommended: sweatshirt fleece, thick French terry.

Attention! We do not recommend lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).

Additionally, we recommend using rib knit material for the neckband.

The sweatshirt in the photos is made from sweatshirt fleece. The fabric is soft, durable, with little stretch. The fiber content is 50% cotton and 50% polyester. The neckband is made from ribbing.

1. Main fabric, 160cm wide, in meters:

Main fabric, 180cm wide, in meters:

2. Additional material (ribbing), 120cm wide, for all sizes and heights - 6cm.

IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.

3. Matching thread - 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine and 4 spools for the overlocker).

- sewing machine for construction;

- overlocker for construction and for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2-3mm, stitch length 2.5mm);

- coverstitch or coverlock machine for flatlocking seams and finishing the bottom hem and sleeve hems. If you don’t have a coverstitch machine, it can be replaced with a twin needle on any regular sewing machine capable of sewing a zigzag stitch.

Important! We recommend using specialty needles when working with knit fabrics (for example, STRETCH, SUPER STRETCH, JERSEY, etc.). These are ballpoint needles, so they part the threads of the fabric you are stitching rather than piercing them.

Once the order is paid, within 1 minute you will receive an email with the details of the order and a link to your personal account, where the following will be available for download: 

1. the pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900mm width. Note that for height categories 3 and 4, the plotter pattern comes on 2 pages. 

Note that this pattern is not multi-size (sizes are not nested on one pattern sheet, but different sizes are on different sheets). Other Vikisews patterns are multi-size, all the sizes are nested on one pattern sheet.

2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).

If you have any questions, please let us know at info@vikisews.com