Pillowcase with ears: features and sewing technology

The modern rhythm of life takes more and more free time. Career growth, family and occasional outings with friends. What can we say about a hobby or business for the soul. All the things that are only necessary for life are available on the shelves, and if they are not there, then online stores can always help out.

But even in stores, not everything can be liked. For example, take bed linen. Wrong color or wrong material. Or you just need one extra pillowcase. How, then, to proceed in this case? It's simple - you need to sew the pillowcase you need with your own hands. This will be an easy and quick way to solve the problem.

Many remember how they came to their grandmother in the village and slept all summer on large pillows, the size of which was almost the full length of the body. These were pillows measuring 70 by 70 cm - a common size in Soviet space. In every house, in every apartment there were such pillows. Someone still has them. It is this size that has become a kind of standard for pillowcases that go in bedding sets for double and single beds.

With the European influences, oblong rectangular pillows for sleeping became in demand. For some, this option is the most convenient, with sizes 50 by 70 cm for adults and 40 by 60 cm for children. These pillows began to conquer more and more space on the bed. Pillowcases for pillows 50 by 70 cm are divided into several types:

• with a scent on top;
• with a scent on the side;
• With ears;
• With a smell and with ears;
• With ears and back zip.

Pillowcase with ears is a more popular name. But not many people know that in fact they are correctly called "Oxford". These are simple rectangular pillowcases measuring 50 x 70 cm and with a border around the edging. This border has a decorative character. The pillow is inserted from the back. It is not known for certain where the fashion for these pillowcases came from. According to historians, they were used in ancient Egypt.

Simple pillowcases have never carried any excesses and riches. They were easy to use and too boring. That is why such "Oxford" pillowcases were invented, with seams outward, with lace and borders. The width of the border depends on what functions the pillow will perform: decorative or it will be a pillow for sleeping. Usually their width does not exceed 15 cm.

If the pillow is intended for sleeping, then the edging should be flat, without frills and trim, for the convenience of sleeping. The decorative pillowcase can be wavy, with appliqué or trimmed with lace. Due to the fact that the border completely bends around the pillowcase, hiding all the cushion slots behind it, the hole is made in the back for convenience. This will prevent the edging from rubbing or deforming.

Before you sew something yourself, you always need to pick up the material first. The choice of fabric comes first.

Of course, you should give preference to those fabrics that are easy to use or just like you. For example, silk.Soft and delicate silk is very pleasant to the body, has the unique property of not "collecting" dust. It is strong because it consists of natural fibers. There is a claim that silk has beneficial properties. Its downside is that silk is very wrinkled and belongs to a number of expensive fabrics.

An inexpensive option would be chintz, which itself, at its cost, is the most budgetary option. It is a lightweight and soft fabric. It is suitable for sewing and sewing bed linen on your own, since the edges do not crumble during work, and does not stretch to weave. One of the disadvantages is that chintz is not a durable fabric, after ten washes the fabric will begin to lose color, and after subsequent washes it will become less durable and may begin to tear.

Satin is no less in demand among the selection of fabrics for sewing. Durable, natural, soft and delicate fabric. For its external qualities, this material can be attributed to expensive types of fabric and they are often replaced by silk underwear, since this option is cheaper in cost. It lasts a long time during operation, it is not afraid of a large number of washes.

There are two ways to sew a pillowcase with ears - with and without a wrap. The wraparound pillowcase itself is more complex and time consuming and will take much more time and fabric. But such a pillowcase will look great in a sleeping place. The odorless pillowcase is simpler to design, but it also does not lose its charm. To sew it, you will need to correctly calculate the required amount of fabric.

The calculations for pillowcases with and without a smell will be slightly different, since you need to leave a certain amount of fabric for the smell, you do not need to leave anything on an odorless pillowcase. Consider the option of sewing on a standard pillow measuring 50 by 70 cm.First, it is worth deciding what the width of the ears will be and what character the pillow will have (decorative or pillow for sleeping). For sleep, a border from 5 to 7 cm is usually chosen.

Seam seams + eyelet + pillow width + eyelet + seam seizures equal the width to be marked on the fabric. For length, the formula is exactly the same, except that the length will be used instead of the width. After all the calculations, you can start sewing.

Next, having marked all the necessary dimensions on the fabric, cut out a rectangle with the desired width and length. In order to insert the pillow, we choose from two canvases what will be the back, and make a cut at the required height. We process it with an overlock, then sew in a zipper. We fasten the two canvases with safety pins and iron the edges, but not strongly. After the edges have been ironed, turn the fabric right side out. And again we pin the edges with pins, and then we sweep the canvases to each other.

On the resulting version, we measure the size of our pillow - 50 by 70 cm, and the remaining length "goes" to the ears. Sew the resulting markup on a typewriter. The pillowcase is ready. It remains only to insert the pillow. The difference between a pillowcase with a smell is that the ears will be either only on three sides, or a small piece of fabric will be sewn on the fourth ruche, which will be the smell. The border itself will need to be sewn not to the base of the pillowcase, but to the smell.

For information on how to sew pillowcases with ears with your own hands, see the next video.