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This skirt was made as part of a Circle Skirt Sew-Along I hosted recently. We went through how to take measurements, draft a custom pattern, sew it up and finish it.
Inspired by a vintage skirt I saw on Etsy (but the waist size was of course an issue!), I just fell in love with the fanciful bees dancing across the skirt, and decided to recreate my own version. It took me a couple weeks of embroidery (spread out over evenings and weekends) to finish all these bees, and then another couple days to add sequins and beads. But all the work was well worth it! To protect the back of the embroidery I added a layer of tulle to underline the skirt. (Worked perfectly because it’s lightweight and moves with the blue cotton broadcloth.) The hem I decided to scallop and am not entirely pleased with that choice—mostly because it proved to be quite fiddly and add weight to the skirt with a facing. If I had to do it again, I’d just keep it a plain hem. But it’s still a really cute, novelty-style skirt!Material Notes
cotton, broadcloth, embroidery, beads, sequins
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Nov 9, 2011, 06.16 AMby Milena Kyoseva
Много оригинално!
Nov 8, 2011, 03.37 AMby pie-83
This is BEAUTIFUL! The bees are delightful.
Nov 7, 2011, 10.56 PMby alisondahl
Ooh la la, I love it, and the shoes and all of the styling! Props all around :)
Nov 7, 2011, 06.33 PMby rochelle49
Your skirt is just beautiful and showcases your sewing talents! Brava!
Nov 6, 2011, 02.53 AMby designerroya
Wow! I first saw this on your blog and I’ve been following that for quite some time so congratulations! I love your blog and soon will be making a circle skirt from a tutorial I got from MADE. Here it is:http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-circle-skirt.html
Nov 6, 2011, 01.11 AMby bingohalle
Very beautiful woman in very nice skirt. You have such a high effort and never give up easily. Wow, really I’d like to clap my hands for you.
Nov 4, 2011, 11.12 PMby lizajane09
Gorgeous! I love this.
Nov 4, 2011, 09.32 PMby robynemde
Wow. Wow. Wow. I’m so impressed!
Nov 4, 2011, 04.40 PMby baka-pepica
really amazing, color beas and scalop!
Oct 13, 2011, 01.29 PMby tirrs
lovely
Oct 12, 2011, 06.47 AMby loulourosa
Wow, what a skirt! and all those bees have been handmade,… so well done!
Oct 11, 2011, 09.29 PMby BlancheOfArts
It looks perfect, love the bees! :)
Oct 11, 2011, 09.37 AMby anna agyekum
beautiful! really beautiful my transfer pen arrived today let the embroidery commence :)
Oct 11, 2011, 06.25 AMby Mixypixyg
I realllly reallllllly love this piece! :)
Oct 11, 2011, 03.29 AMby Testosterone
It’s delightful perfection!
Oct 11, 2011, 02.38 AMby runningwithscissors1
Love the bees! Nice skirt.
Oct 11, 2011, 01.28 AMby Timea Schmidt
Oh my, you hand embroidered all the bees!! You really put some effort into your pieces. Such a lovely skirt!