It's a wrap!...skirt...
May 27, 2009 at 10:34 Thought y'all might be interested in how ideas for new patterns come about. This one started with
a note from a teacher, looking for an easy wrap skirt project for her year 9 students. Came up with this little mini skirt, which I quite liked. There was just one problem - as with most wrap skirts, a strong breeze and it all unwraps rather quickly!
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Hoping to avoid wardrobe malfunctions, I looked into another wrap skirt style that is a large tube shape (so it can't fly open, exposing your undies!). Round about the same time, I spied these little dresses in British magazine Sew Hip, made from a recycled pillowslip.
Figuring one pillowcase would not accomodate my hips, I started work on a wrap skirt made from a pair of pillowcases. Here's some of the work in progress...;)
Front of Pillowslip skirt ;)
Back of pillowslip skirt Basically, two pillowslips join to make a large tube shape, which you clip into place with press studs, wrap and tie around your waist.
The ties are made from fabric trimmed from the pillowcases. It's simple and fast, as it uses some of the seams and hems already on the pillowslips.
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Reader Comments (3)
Love the little wrap skirt in the top left of the article. Do you happen to have a pattern available for this?
Hi Amanda. I made up a pattern for the little red and green skirt myself, drafting it from my own measurements. It's pretty easy to do and a great introduction to making your own patterns. I'll put writing up a how-to for that on my (long) to-do list!
Meanwhile, you might like to try a free wrap skirt pattern from www.fitzpatterns.com (fabulous site!). (It's a bit different to mine - instead of adding a waistband, I've used bias binding to edge the waist and make the ties.)
What a novel way to reuse a pillow case. The flower patterns would look great during summer. With the myriad of patterns for pillowslips available, you could make numerous skirts to match each season. ☺
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