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So I made another half-circle skirt, identical to v.1, but in Luxury Crepe Black Dress Fabric (100% polyester). To pair with my Vogue V1869, asymmetric top. Are we seeing the vision? The plan is to create a flexible collection of fancy occasion separates, that can be mixed and matched. And few things are as versatile as a simple black skirt.

Last Friday I went to Dublin Frocktails 2025, my first Frocktails. I, uh, didn't get any photos, because I'm bad at this. So you'll have to imagine how the two pieces went together. (The skirt is shorter than the lowest point of the top, and the crepe had an amazing lustre under the venue lighting.) It was a fun event, and was great to see so much creativity, and skill, and excellent taste in patterns and fabrics. I hope to be not so exhausted next time, and maybe even get to socialise a bit.

Finished, front
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I'm back to self-drafting skirts again. I haven't been completely satisfied with the instructions given in the Sew What Skirts book, so I did a bunch of research around the internet and came up with my own process that works for my brain.

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Finished, front
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Things have been getting complicated around here, I thought to myself. How about making something fast, and fun, to cleanse the palette? Well, I continued thinking to myself, I do have that tricky fabric that I haven't figured out yet. I wonder what can be done with it?

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Updated waistband, front
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McCall's M8479, woven short skirt pattern with faux-wrap options. I previously made the 'base' skirt, without any of the wrap options; v.1. Now it's time to wrap.

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McCall's M8479, view b, finished, front view with wrap closed
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McCall's M8479 is a woven short skirt pattern with faux-wrap options. I was having a hard time understanding how all the pieces went together, so I made a 'base' version of the skirt with the most common pieces and without any of the wrap choices, which isn't technically an option provided. It is closest to View A, but without the over-wrap half skirt (read on for explanation of this).

But first, why a skirt pattern? Well, simply, I need basic/versatile skirt options to fill a gap in my wardrobe. And this skirt pattern has a fly front zipper, which I haven't tried before. Skirts use less material even than shorts, so it's a lower stakes way to practice. And I really couldn't figure out what they were doing, without examining the pattern pieces closely. Curiosity, basically.

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McCall's M8479, finished, front view
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The Hazel Skirt is a hi-lo full skirt, with different length and waist options. I went with the high-waist, without the straps, with the shorter length skirt. I toiled the waistband, in size Mushroom, and then cut out a size Diamond.

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Hazel skirt, finished, front view, in black pvc
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After making the Aberdeen t-shirt I still have plenty of that Spoonflower fabric left over, so I figured I'd try something more suitable to its weight, like a skirt for layering.

I don't actually have a skater skirt pattern. Or instructions for how to draft a flared knit skirt. So taking inspiration from the many I've worn over the years I attempted to draft my own skater skirt.

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Skater skirt, finished, front view
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Seamwork's Christina is that wardrobe staple; the pencil skirt. This one is a little different with a curved hem, faced back split, and invisible centre-back zip. The Bonus pattern is a more conventional pencil skirt, with pockets. I took the side pockets and added them to the base skirt. This is a non-stretch woven, close-fitting skirt. So first things first.

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Seamwork's Christina straight skirt, fitted, finished, front view
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I made a modified Seamwork's Pauline skirt previously. And it worked out so well that I want to iterate on it. So how about I change the front seams into zips, and use the same black stretch lamé (96% Polyester, 4% Elastane) as in my v2 Margo skirt?

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Modified Seamwork Pauline in stretch pvc, finished, back view
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Seamwork's Pauline is a midi-length straight skirt with a split to the front on a princess seam along the knee. I said 'MOAR', and mirrored the split on the other side to get two splits. I straightened the top of the front-side panels a smidge, and took 16cm off the length, to just about knee-length. With the Margo sizing still in my mind I made this one on a base pattern of size 16, with a size 20 at the waist. The back is plain, with double waist darts on each side. This was only a first version so I didn't bother adding pockets or anything.

I made it up in this plain cotton twill, in black, (100% cotton), 240 g/m2. 9" invisible zips apparently don't exist any more, so I used an 11"/ 28cm invisible zip, in black, in the side seam, and closed with a hook and eye, also in black. (This pattern actually calls for the use of a hook and eye, this is a sensible pattern.) I once again skipped the interfacing.

This little skirt might not look like much, but it is a fantastic fit. The slight narrowing under the hips is very flattering. And as a basic black skirt will go with anything in my wardrobe. This is up there for the best thing I've ever made. I do want to look into ways to stop damage to the tops of splits / vents like this though, as that's the weakest part of this kind of skirt.

Seamwork's Pauline straight skirt, slightly modded, finished, front view
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Entries tagged with skirts

Self-drafted Half-Circle skirt, v.2

Self-drafted Half-Circle skirt

Short and Sassy square skirt, v.2

McCall's M8479 (2024), view b, v.2

McCall's M8479 (2024), base skirt

Legend Sisters The Hazel Skirt

Self-drafted short skater skirt

Seamwork Christina skirt

Seamwork Pauline skirt alteration, v2

Seamwork Pauline skirt

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