I have
never owned a skirt which covers the knees and is not completely long as I
always thought it shortens the silhouette and does not suit me. And even though
I am a skirt/dress kind of person, the last time I wore a circle skirt was when
I was 10. Under the retro vague I have seen several blogs where even petite
sizes get to wear knee long circle skirts and I actually liked it. So why not
trying?
I was long
hesitating whether to line the skirt or not.
To line:
The skirt
might be electrostatic and get glued to my legs
Not to line:
The circle
skirt would get too much volume
I would
need 2m (!) of the black lining
I did not
come up with a logical way how to attach the lining so that it remains
invisible: either being it slightly shorter than the skirt, but then again, the
electrostatics would not get completely solved or would get even worse, either
sewn directly with the main fabric but with the quantity of material to be used
I could not imagine making sure the lining would not be creasing or making
problems.
I guess my
final decision is quite clear :o)
This time, I
have created my own pattern – only little geometrics needed - and as usually,
had to cut about 10cm of the hem eventually to make sure the skirt finishes at
the knee border. I guess I should start measuring more in the future before
cutting anything.
The fabric
is a very light polyester and I wanted it to be pretty also on the inside. For
the two sides I used a French seam, which is probably larger than needed but
quite nice in the end.
The zip is
invisible, even though the pattern does not match perfectly. I tried to adjust
it, but in vain, the pattern is moving in a very randomly way. It can be seen
around the waist little bit, but as the skirt gets large very quickly, the
fault disappears.
Another
question mark was the hem. I have seen many large skirts with a 5-7cm hemming
but that means adjusting and folding the hem, and in the end adding too much
volume or stiffness. After some googling and consulting, I decided to make the
baby hem. At least I tried another technique, and it turned out to be a fine and appropriate finishing of the circle skirt.
I also realized
it must be more difficult to sew for a larger and taller person, handling more
material and longer hems. Being petite, my fabric
consumption is always lower than the one mentioned in patterns, and I rarely
manipulate pieces of fabric longer than 0,5 meter, meaning that my working area
consists of a part of a dining table (never used for dining, but full of other
mess) and the floor.
The skirt
was ready in two evenings, not counting the pattern preparation and explaining
my cat that rolling in the fabric (with or without needles) is a very bad idea,
as is running close to my scissors. But the only interest of my cat in
heat was the fabric. To pee on the fabric, to be precise, as she managed to do in
the 2 seconds I did not look. So in case I had forgotten to pre-wash
the fabric, I was kindly reminded to do that at this point.
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