These instructions are for a knit skirt. I fell in love with this ruffled grey knit. I had seen similar fabrics in ugly colors. I have also seen this fabric in really ugly print made up into shirts. I bought a yard of the fabric. I have enough left to make a top.
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Cut fabric to desired length. This fabric has the added benefit of having a line knit into it. That makes it really easy to cut a straight line. The fact that the ruffle will cover the raw edge means that I don't have to hem this skirt. |
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I measured the fabric around my hips being sure to include a bit extra for ease. I held that spot on the fabric with my fingers, folded the fabric until that point, alligned it and then cut along the raw edge. |
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I folded my skirt width in 1/4, with both raw edges and the skirt center on the left. Here I show a thick strand of yarn where I will cut a hip curve. You can figure out the difference between waist and hip both in width as well as the distance between waist and maximum hip width or just use a finished skirt that fits as your guide line for the curve.The yarn is more or less in the shape that I will cut.
Then I sew up the back seam and the two hip curves.
For a waistband: I sewed a 2 inch elastic in a circle, quarter marked it and then sewed it to the outside of the skirt matching seam lines to quarter marks. I then turned the elastic to the inside and top stitched. |
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Here is the completed skirt. it took more time to explain how to make the skirt than it took to actually make it. |
We have a party to go to on Saturday night. I may just wear this skirt. The top is one I had in my drawer. Clearly this will look good with any number of jackets, belts or variations of jewelery.
Sarah - I LOVE this skirt!
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LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful ! Thanks for taking the time to show us your design method :)
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ReplyDeletewhen I have more oxygen I'll be able to understand it...I love it!
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