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bauhausfrau's post today inspired me to post anyway.
I tweaked my basic not-quite-straight skirt pattern again, putting the CB on the fold and moving the zipper to the side seam. I also moved the back darts a bit closer to CB, so they are more centered, and shortened them. Then I completed a prototype skirt (which I am wearing right now) before moving on.
It fits nicely, even though it took a couple hours of wear for those back darts to really curve to my shape. So I cut out three more skirts with the same pattern. All are linen or linen/other natural fiber blends. One has a border print which I had no idea how to work with/around until I just decided not to. I cut the skirt as if the fabric were plain and now I have an asymmetrically placed border print running up the left front. The other two will have contrast trim made of cotton prints. I also cut out a skirt in cotton twill from a commercial pattern I used a few weeks ago.
I should really be sewing with wool right now, but layered, these linen and cotton skirts work for winter, as long as I don't have to walk more than a block outside. And it's just so nice to be able to machine wash your everyday clothes when you get so messy with chores, etc. all the time.
bauhausfrau's post today inspired me to post anyway.I tweaked my basic not-quite-straight skirt pattern again, putting the CB on the fold and moving the zipper to the side seam. I also moved the back darts a bit closer to CB, so they are more centered, and shortened them. Then I completed a prototype skirt (which I am wearing right now) before moving on.
It fits nicely, even though it took a couple hours of wear for those back darts to really curve to my shape. So I cut out three more skirts with the same pattern. All are linen or linen/other natural fiber blends. One has a border print which I had no idea how to work with/around until I just decided not to. I cut the skirt as if the fabric were plain and now I have an asymmetrically placed border print running up the left front. The other two will have contrast trim made of cotton prints. I also cut out a skirt in cotton twill from a commercial pattern I used a few weeks ago.
I should really be sewing with wool right now, but layered, these linen and cotton skirts work for winter, as long as I don't have to walk more than a block outside. And it's just so nice to be able to machine wash your everyday clothes when you get so messy with chores, etc. all the time.
