Loops are designed to hold the belt in place. Loops are attached both to the belt itself and to clothing and can be made of different materials. Loops are a must-have attribute of trousers or skirts in a classic style, but they are also necessary for a denim jacket with a belt!
This master class will help you, with the help of a photo and a detailed description, sew belt loops and sew them to the product in two ways.
Loops: manufacturing nuances
How to sew belt loops with your own hands? You need to determine how many loops will be enough for your model. Most often, five belt loops are made, but there may be more. For example, you can sew two of them on each place for an additional decorative effect.The width of each belt loop depends on the model, and on average it is one centimeter, but it can be either more or less. The width of the strip of fabric for work should be 4 times greater than the width of the belt loop in finished form. The length of the fabric is calculated based on the number of loops multiplied by the width of the belt. You also need to add allowances of 2 centimeters for each loop.
According to the method of making the loops, there are folded and made from a tucked cord. Both methods have their pros and cons. When folding, it is necessary to iron thin strips several times, and when making a lanyard, turn a narrow long strip inside out. The method of execution is chosen depending on the thickness of the fabric and the width of the belt loop.
We recommend making test samples from your working fabric to determine the most convenient method for your particular case. We will show you how to sew on belt loops, while sewing on a belt or anywhere else. You can also attach the loops manually, with a hidden seam. In this case, it is necessary to use threads as close as possible to the color of the fabric.
So, let's sew belt loops out of fabric!
Making belt loops
- Belt loop strips (single strip or multiple pieces)
- Main part
- Threads and scissors
Folded and stitched belt loops
Wrap the loop part inward, on the wrong side, with the long sides towards the middle. Iron on.
Topstitch along both long sides. If you are making belt loops from one long strip, cut it into the required number of pieces.
Draw cord
Fold the strip of fabric in half right side in. Sew.
Turn the strip right side out. Place the seam in the middle and iron.
Topstitch along both long sides. The photo is a side view. If you are making belt loops from one long strip, cut it into the required number of pieces.
How to attach loops
Loops sewn into the edge of the belt.
Carry out the necessary operations up to the stage of sewing in the belt. Iron about 1cm on one end of the belt loop. Pin the other end to the edge of the product, folding them right sides together.
Pin the belt over the main piece and the belt loop, right side down.
Bend the waistband to the wrong side and bast the folded edge to the seam allowances.
Sew along the right side close to the seam. Pull up the belt loop and pin the ironed end to the top edge of the waistband. 
Belt loops sewn to the edge
Tuck about 6 mm around the edges of each belt loop and iron.
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Woman's way
What can replace the special loops (loops) for threading a belt on clothes. We will show you how to quickly make loops for threading a belt from safety pins.
We use belts and belts in everyday life for many purposes.
Mainly to support or fasten certain parts of our clothing. Also in order to emphasize the harmony and beauty of our figure. Last but not least, we use it as a design element in order to decorate one or another type of clothing with an additional detail (coat, raincoat, trousers, dress, cardigan, sweater, etc.).
To hold, fasten our belt or belt in the place we need - special loops or strings help, more often this element is called a belt loop, specially sewn to our clothes.
Typically, a clothing designer (fashion designer) decides in advance whether his model will be supplemented with a belt or a belt and where exactly this decorative element will be located. On the waist, or on the hips, evenly or with a slight asymmetry, slightly obliquely. To such clothes, special loops (beechki) are sewn in advance. But in some cases, such a detail is not provided. This does not mean at all that we will refuse to wear a beautiful belt or belt with our favorite dress or coat. The only question is how to sew (fix) a loop (loop) fixing the belt. Our method, perhaps, is not entirely from the field of sewing; rather, it replaces the need to sew special eyelets.
We will make temporary fasteners from a safety pin that will replace our missing belt loops.
We need some ordinary safety pins.
We decide on the place of fastening of our belt (we mark exactly where we would like to see our belt on the waist or on the hips).
Then we turn our thing inside out and pin the pin on the inside at the intended place
As a result, from the outside, we get this picture
A neat loop (loop) in the right place for us.
Our belt mount is ready. It remains to thread it into improvised loops.
If you want to remove an additional detail, you simply unfasten the pins and there is not even a trace left on the clothes.
This method makes it possible to temporarily fix any piece of clothing in the right place: a belt, a belt, a scarf, a scarf.
This mount can also be used on the shoulder. This will make it possible to fix a scarf or scarf and beautifully lay out the decor element on the clothes. A scarf, scarf or any other detail will not slip and fall off the shoulder.
On trousers, jeans, skirts in the waist area there are back and front loops. They are designed for threading a belt. People do not think about their name, but sometimes it becomes necessary to somehow designate this small detail. What are these loops called, where the belt is inserted?
To keep trousers in a strictly defined place for them, people use belts that are held by narrow strips of fabric. Such pieces are sewn around the belt of clothing. They are called loops, which in German means "non-tightening loop."
Such small details are necessary for the right fit of dress pants. Loops can be found not only in the style of jeans or skirts, but also in dresses. They can be made from the same material as the clothing, or be in contrast to it. At the waist of a slender woman, there are usually 5 belt loops: two pairs in front, behind and one loop in the back in the center. There are 6 belt loops in men's trousers: one more at the waist in the back of the belt.
Important! Different styles can vary the number of belt loops upwards, and their number also increases with increasing clothing size.
Types of belt loops
Loops to hold the belt are made of two layers of fabric. Their standard width for men's clothing is about 1 cm. In other products, they may be narrower. Depending on the material used, different belt loop processing technologies are used.:
The stitched belt loops are intended for trousers, jeans, skirts. For women's trousers made of lightweight fabrics, loops are provided with the least number of lines or without them at all; on some products, loops are used that are woven in a special way from ordinary threads in a tone, or sewn on pieces of a thin cord.
Belt loops are small pieces of fabric shaped into two-layer strips that are sewn onto trousers or a skirt either at the waist or at the waist. They are used to fix belts and belts, and sometimes serve as decoration.
Usually belt loops are made from the same material as the base, but can also be contrasting in color and texture.
Such a small but very important detail in men's and women's clothing was originally part of the attire of ancient warriors who wore special belts with loops for weapons. Many centuries passed before belt loops lost their original purpose.
Now almost every finished product with a yoke or waist line has belt loops. For many beginner seamstresses, the question of how to sew belt loops on a skirt or trousers with your own hands is very relevant. The caution with which this case is approached is quite appropriate, since such small stripes can modify the entire appearance of the product, distort or, conversely, embellish the model.
If you have already made trousers or bought new ones without belt clips and want to supplement them with belt loops, then it is not recommended to immediately make them from the main fabric. Look for contrasting pieces to develop the skill - perhaps with their help you will be able to diversify the style, emphasizing your style.
In addition to aesthetic nuances, belt loops are often performed using additional lining fabric or interfaces. This is necessary so that each retainer keeps its shape, does not fray and lasts much longer than one thin layer of plain fabric.
How to make belt loops, in what size and how many will be required for one product
To determine the number of parts needed, you can compare with the finished model or try to mark them yourself. Typically, about five retainers are formed on trousers, but there may be more. There is also the option of placing two pieces on each side for better fixation or as decorative elements.
The width of the belt loops varies, but most often does not exceed 1 cm. When sewing, please note that the width and length of the strip of material for work should be 3-4 times greater than the planned parameters of the finished latches. It is important for each belt loop to add about 2 cm in length for seam allowances.
If you are doing ordinary folded belt loops, then when forming the edges, you need to iron the ends several times so that the strip is as even and smooth as possible.
Loops can be sewn in different ways: manually, with a blind seam and with the help of special equipment. In any case, for trousers, select threads of exactly the same shade as the main material.
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Sewing belt loops
To understand how to sew belt loops and fully master the principle of working with them, first of all, you should stock up on the necessary tools for comfortable work.
Materials and tools
- Extra strips of fabric or a whole piece purchased.
- Scissors.
- Iron.
- Sewing machine.
- Overlock.
- Threads and needles.
- French pins.
- Stencil or small pattern for cutting.
If the style does not need to model additional fragments for belt loops, then fabric pieces for this element can be drawn according to a pattern resembling a simple rectangle 5-6 cm wide. It is better to determine the length by the formula: belt height + 2 cm for allowances + 1-2 cm for freedom, especially if you plan to wear a leather belt with the product.
Loops on trousers are sewn in different ways. Therefore, prepare three additional pieces to try all the methods and find the one that suits you.
- Draw a few stripes according to the drawing or stencil. Try to cut straight lines so that there are no unnecessary bends and inconsistencies after ironing.
- Leave one fragment open, and process the other two with an overlock or manually.
- Start with the first snippet. It must be folded in half with the wrong side out and sew the joint along with a straight stitch, retreating from the fold about 1-2 cm (depending on the intended width).
- After stitching, turn the loop right side out. It is quite simple to do this with a regular needle, pin or tweezers. And if the latch is wide, then manually.
- Bend the second fragment with double processing inward and iron towards the center. Fold the third part 1/3 of the width from the wrong side and also iron.
- The first fragment is ironed out after you have turned it on the front side. Straighten the inner ends, and align the central seam clearly in the middle of the belt loop. The second fragment will not require additional manipulations, and on the third sample, fold the joints of the open and processed edges and sew at a distance of about 1 mm from the edge.
- Next, you sew all three pieces with a straight stitch along the edges to complete the side work.
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All three options can be used to fix the belt on trousers. For beginners who do not have an overlocker, the first method is best suited.
For the correct location of the latches on the belt, you can make the usual markings with chalk or soap along the upper edge of the waist line of the trousers.
Loops are sewn or sewn in several ways. The easiest way is to sew them along the markup over the belt.
Progress
- Bend the top of the belt loop 1 cm and attach with the right side to the edge of the belt. Secure with a pin and sew it on with a sewing machine or by hand.
- Then sew the bottom edge of the belt loop to the bottom of the waistband under the waist seam. Sew from the wrong side of the product.
- Iron all fasteners and cut off excess threads.
To prevent the fabric from moving under the sewing machine foot, move it a few millimeters from the mark before the foot “fits” the fabric.
