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A practical collection about sewing skirts, from choosing a pattern and fabric to shaping, fitting and finishing the garment. Browse tutorials and ideas for different silhouettes and levels of sewing experience.
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IntermediateFreeA step-by-step master class for sewing an elastic-waist satin midi skirt: choosing lightweight fabric, bias cutting with the Grasser pattern, steam-shrinking the waistline, sewing an enclosed seam without a serger, adding a double elastic waistband, and finishing the hem with a baby hem.
Beginner40 minFreeA step-by-step tutorial for drafting a three-tier skirt pattern: take the main measurements — hip circumference and garment length, split into three tiers — plus extra height measurements from the waistline to the floor at the front, side, and back; calculate the first tier's width, adjust it using the reference points, and calculate the second and third tiers' widths using a gathering coefficient.
Transform your old jeans into a trendy skirt with this easy step-by-step tutorial. Learn how to rip, reshape, and sew your own custom denim piece at home.
BeginnerFreeThis school skirt is knit from the top down in the round on long circular needles. The sample calculation is for a 6–7-year-old girl: the waistband begins with 360 stitches in double knitting, and the skirt is widened by increasing at the central purl stitches of the pleats.
Transform your old office skirts into stylish everyday pieces! Discover five creative ways to upcycle a classic black skirt with lace, embroidery, beads, and more.
BeginnerFreeThe source presents a textured, reversible pleated pattern for a knitted skirt or dress. The fabric is worked in knit and purl stitches, with the pleats formed in garter stitch. It gives the Sahara yarn composition, a cast-on rule for 2.5 cm-wide pleats, and a written sequence for the first three rows; however, the pattern repeat notation needs to be checked on a swatch.
BeginnerFreeThe source shows how to sew a petticoat for a dressy child’s dress or a flared skirt. The top cotton tier serves as a yoke, with two tiers of stiff tulle sewn below it. It gives materials, formulas for strip lengths, elastic width, and the assembly sequence, but the author intentionally does not specify the heights of the pieces or the elastic length; determine these for the particular garment.
BeginnerFreeTurn a wide scarf or stole into a pattern-free wrap skirt with no complicated finishing. You need just one body measurement—the hip circumference—and the waist is finished with a knit waistband and wide elastic.
BeginnerFreeStep by step, turn old trousers into a skirt: cut off the top for the yoke, cut strips from the legs, form inverted pleats, attach the lower panel, and finish the hem.
Beginner1 hrFreeA step-by-step tutorial for sewing summer skirt-pants without a pattern: fold two identical fabric panels, mark the line using your own well-fitting jeans, shape the lower edge into a curve, sew the pieces together, finish the raw edge, sew darts at the waist, and attach long waistband ties — the finished skirt-pants are two separate panels that wrap around the body and tie in front and back.
Back in the '50s and '60s, pleated and accordion-pleated skirts were at the height of fashion. But fashion is cyclical. And these days, that kind of outfit looks very modern and stylish. I came up with the idea of sew...
Create a romantic and sophisticated midi skirt with this step-by-step tutorial. Includes ready-made patterns for sizes 52, 62, and 70, plus detailed instructions for sewing pleats and ties.