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A Skirt That Goes One Better Than New Look
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I took the pattern from a New Look skirt from a charity shop. As lovely as it was, it was starting to get threadbare, so I took it apart and reincarnated it with some lovely eBay fabric!
I did learn one thing from this: never, ever make skirts out of T-shirt fabric. Even taking into account the stretch, I stil have to safety pin it to be sure it’ll stay on.
Material Notes
T-shirt material. It’s a lovely pattern, but don’t use it to make a skirt. Use something less stretchy.
Difficulty
Advanced
Categories
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Skirt
- Style
- Beach, Bohemian, Evening Wear, Goth/Gothic Lolita, Romantic
- Material
- Knits/Jersey
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Apr 10, 2010, 03.26 PMby nidhi
very pretty skirt!
Oct 24, 2009, 12.10 PMby almatinka
I love this skirt and how it twirls! The fabric is excellent! It just needs some kind of a solution for the waist, but even if I had to go with the safety pin, I’d still do it – it’s so beautiful!
Oct 5, 2009, 10.41 AMby dancingqueen
well done, I like how it falls.
Sep 30, 2009, 08.52 PMby scheryka
This is just pretty. I recently bought some fabric from eBay as well. I made a maxi dress. I will post it when ever I get batteries for my cam.
Sep 30, 2009, 07.01 PMby calicocouture
Perhaps some interfacing in the waistband would help prevent the stretch? I like the print a lot, and the shape is very pretty.
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Jan 8, 2010, 03.28 PMby Jenny Wren
Thanks for the tip, although in my experience fusible interfacing doesn’t stick to stretchy fabrics well, and I can’t be bothered to sew it on myself.