One of the first item of clothing my mum ever taught me to draft and sew was a gathered skirt. However, I don't think I've made another gathered skirt since. I don't know what took me such a long time. After drooling over over Veronica Darling's and Megan Nielsen's (link to tutorial) skirts, I decided to make my own using a pillowcase.
Just playing with img manipulation. Texture by bittboxThe great thing about making your own gathered skirt is that you can have the waistband sit exactly where you like it to. I like my waist bands to sit just an inch or two below my natural waist. Of course, the length of the skirt is perfect too. More often than not, when I try on skirts at the store, if the waistband fits and sits correctly, the hem of the skirt hits on the thickest part of my claf. Very unflattering.
However, my favorite thing about this project is how little fabric goes to waste. Only the excess from the waistband is not used in the making of this skirt.
1 comments:
Awesome!! I'm syill scared to make clothes for myself - too many curves to worry about.
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