Burda Style For people who sew

One thing I found when making my Danger! Curves Ahead Pencil Skirt from the Jenny Pattern from Burda Style is that the back had a slit and not a vent or kick pleat. I have strong feelings about slits. Slits, for skirts, belong in the front along one leg, if they belong anywhere at all. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I really feel that adding a back vent or even a kick pleat (kick pleats are closed back vents) adds real value and durability to a garment. Slits are much more likely to tear or distort over time from wear. You might also be surprised that though this little tutorial brings your skirt up a notch, its very easy to do. Weird huh? Usually things that look better on garments are much harder to do. I mean don't you find it a relief to know that this is easy peasy? Come now, let's cheer! OK enough silliness, down to brass tacks. So, this is a tutorial for a pencil skirt that has a slit that you want to convert to a back vent (or front vent, or side or whatever). I used the Jenny Skirt, but this tutorial will work for any skirt or dress pattern that has a slit.