Burda Style For people who sew

Description

I started work on this lace skirt just before we left for France, when I was finally over my post-March wardrobe exhaustion and finally ready to get stuck in on some more complex and fiddly projects. So I got all the layers cut out and basted together before I left, so this I only had the fun stuff left to do last week! Hooray for me!

The luscious purple lace is all dark purple on one side, but with added chenille texture and lighter, printed flowers on the other side. It’s from Ditto fabrics, bought by Pip as part of my Christmas gift, and I made good use of my 1m!

Since it’s lace and more sheer than I’d like for a skirt, I underlined this with some fabric I bought on Karen’s big Walthamstow meetup – it’s a poly stretch woven, with a bengaline-feel on the light purple side, and a wine-coloured, satin reverse. The purple side matched my lace perfectly and the satin reverse just meant I didn’t have to line it because it’s already slippery inside! Score!

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Material Notes

Stretch lace from Ditto Fabrics and stretch poly crepe satin from Walthamstow market

Difficulty

Novice

Categories

Season

Fall, Winter

For

Women

Garment Type

Skirt

Style

Classic, Romantic

Material

Lace/Sequins

Credits

Pattern

Burda magazine 01/2011 #111