At my church we have two weekends a year where we listen/watch a broadcast of our general church leaders from home, and I love it. Growing up we have a tradition of crafting/making/sewing while we listen. So I made a skirt on Saturday.
I've had the idea of this skirt in my head for some time. I was going to make it a gathered skirt with a jersey underneath, but
Miriam convinced me that I make it out of a thinner woven material (that she then gave me). I liked her idea. Then I decided to make it with a real waistband with a zipper and everything. I'm so glad I did.
The tulle that I found (thrifted) is really soft with a very drapey hand. I've not found anything like this except for a floral netting I came across at Joann a while ago (they don't have it listed online, but I've seen it in stores). Does anyone have a good way to describe this kind of fabric?
The pink color is my absolute favorite. So soft and romantic.
I used the same template as I used in my
woven maxi tutorial for the underskirt. I did change the zipper to the back rather than the side. So I measured at the half-point and added a seam allowance and cut the back pieces accordingly. I then gathered about 4x my waist measurement worth of soft tulle (I think this may be classified as a lace more than a tulle?) and attached it to the bottom of the skirt. Then I attached the waistband.
I added extra width in the waistband so I could attach a button (I'm getting much better at sewing button holes!) for the final enclosure. I didn't have a matching invisible zipper on hand, so I used a regular one. This just so happened to match perfectly.
I love the way this skirt flows. It's my new favorite!
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