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This easy-to-assemble Project of the Week is brought to you by Britex Fabrics, a San Francisco landmark and a must-see for designers, sewers, DIYers and anyone seeking sewing inspiration. If you aren’t able to come visit the famous shop in San Francisco— guess what? You can now visit their newly launched online shop for all sorts of fabulous finds!
Have you been hanging on to a piece of gorgeous silk or cotton you just don’t know what to do with? Check out the instructions tab above to make your own 2-tiered skirt— it’s so easy and quick to make! If you’re short on fabric, leave out the top tier. Tip: For the top layer we used the reverse (matte) side of the shiny charmeuse, and the shiny side for the underskirt. Are you loving this chartreuse silk? Check it out here.
Material Notes
2 1/4 yards silk, 1 1/4 inch wide elastic
Difficulty
Intermediate
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Categories
- Season
- Spring, Summer
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Skirt
- Style
- Bohemian, Casual, Classic, Romantic
- Material
- Silk
Credits
- Fabric
- Location
Washington Mews
- Maker
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Dec 27, 2011, 03.33 AMby lyssiemarie16
fabric is quite fun and flirty! love it!
Jun 28, 2011, 09.35 PMby lesyoung
love the colors in the skirt. also, the background of the pictures are wonderful. is the background in new york?
great job of writing and great pictures. can wait for the next article
Jun 2, 2011, 03.20 PMby shelley .
That skirt is really cute :)
May 26, 2011, 06.46 AMby paintedlady89
What a cute fabric. I must put the Britex shop on my list for my next visit to San Fransicso!
May 25, 2011, 09.28 PMby eccentric57
I think it would be really nice for me! Because I am a bigger woman, I will use a dark color for the “apron” of this skirt and then pick up the color when I make the “under” layer…maybe a little disguise of the parts of me I need to keep secret!
May 25, 2011, 09.11 AMby Dee Durrant
This an adorable skirt – so girly and summery! I will try out this pattern!
May 25, 2011, 01.44 AMby leeny
If I’m doing my math right, this will have a waist measurement of twice the wearer’s (60 inches for a 30 inch waist for example). This is a huge amount of fabric around the waist, this pattern is really only practical for a very lightweight fabric.
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May 25, 2011, 03.32 AMby Jamie Lau
Hi,
You can definitely play around with the width of the rectangles. In this example, we wanted to add more volume, hence the doubling of the waist measurement. Just make sure the final with the elastic is not too far off from your waist measurement.
May 24, 2011, 10.29 PMby pearsonas
Just what I am needing for a Sex in the City “Carrie” skirt. Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO much!!!
May 24, 2011, 06.31 PMby dilshadburman
Whee!! I was SO thinking of something like this for some awesome fabric I just bought!! This saves me from having to figure it out from scratch! Thanks!
May 23, 2011, 10.00 PMby Samoha
wow you are soo spring :)
May 23, 2011, 06.12 PMby FabricUiPhoneApp
I love the tiered skirts and floral prints are very on trend. I’d say this could be worn straight into fall with the right cardigans, tights and shoes.
May 23, 2011, 05.08 PMby janul
This is cute and the fabric is very lovely!