Apr. 22nd, 2008
the mermaid skirt.
Apr. 22nd, 2008 07:50 pmSo I decided to give it a go. Cut out my fabric, - sewed the main panels together. Cut out the inserts, sewed those into place. Too big around the middle. Took it in.
Discovered something important. It is too short. Here I thought I cut it on the long side - plus I was planning on a two inch waist band. The length is not too bad in the front but... in order to reach the ground in the back... I'm going to need a waistband of 4 or more inches or have some major butt cleavage showing.
The next dilemma is how to solve this problem exactly. I could.... Add a four inch waistband all the way around and then gather it down in the front? .. I could... create a waistband that is wider in the back and narrower in the front from the start? I could just finish it off (for a shortie) and give it to one of my students. or I could sleep on it and think it over...
I'm glad the fabric was cheap. 3 m is enough to do the skirt & insert panels, (and still have enough for a top & gauntlets and a little left yet.)
Edit to add: I'm winging this without a pattern - just stuff I've read on the net. I also read a recommendation for Simplicity pattern 4401. - So if this really doesn't work I may go pick that up.
Discovered something important. It is too short. Here I thought I cut it on the long side - plus I was planning on a two inch waist band. The length is not too bad in the front but... in order to reach the ground in the back... I'm going to need a waistband of 4 or more inches or have some major butt cleavage showing.
The next dilemma is how to solve this problem exactly. I could.... Add a four inch waistband all the way around and then gather it down in the front? .. I could... create a waistband that is wider in the back and narrower in the front from the start? I could just finish it off (for a shortie) and give it to one of my students. or I could sleep on it and think it over...
I'm glad the fabric was cheap. 3 m is enough to do the skirt & insert panels, (and still have enough for a top & gauntlets and a little left yet.)
Edit to add: I'm winging this without a pattern - just stuff I've read on the net. I also read a recommendation for Simplicity pattern 4401. - So if this really doesn't work I may go pick that up.