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Description
This is a skirt I made for my mum using a slightly modified Simplicity pattern.
Cost: £2! I had the linen mix fabric from a lined curtain found in Ikea’s bargain corner.
Zip at the back and hook.
Simple and practical.
Material Notes
linen mix, calico for lining.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
Credits
- Simplicity
Simplicity patterns – retro
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Sep 15, 2012, 11.14 PMby carottesauvage
I keep on thinking; this jacket is so great! What a nice ensemble! so understated chic!
May 8, 2012, 04.21 PMby georgiet
I love that skirt.
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May 8, 2012, 08.06 PMby Irina Schwab
Thank you! I would have never thought someone would comment on such a plain, simple project. You are very kind!
May 7, 2012, 07.03 PMby flowergirl22
really nice,, I am in the middle of making a dress with the same pleat,,
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May 7, 2012, 09.48 PMby Irina Schwab
Thank you. Simplicity call the pattern “fuss free” and I have to admit, it is, indeed. It was a bit difficult ironing that pleat given the heavy curtain fabric, but I managed in the end.