I'm from the 60's and have been sewing 50 plus years . I'm overjoyed when I see young people using their creative talents the Lord gave us . Your an inspiration to your generation and everyone . I make clothes without patterns too but love watching your videos . Keep it up ! You have great talent !
As a prospective art teacher, I NEED this fabric! I've done circle skirts and square-circle skirts, but I haven't tried a rectangle skirt, or done gathers yet. Once I get my hands on that lovely fabric I'm absolutely doing this!
Hey, a man here. Would it be charming to make my wife a nice skirt and surprise her with it? I know style and color contrast pretty well, and I've worked with fabric.
Isaac Yoder That would actually be a very cute and unexpected gift, and mean a lot more since you made it. As a girl myself that would definitely surprise us too. I think you should do it, good luck!
0:38 fabric, tools and materials 1:35 the pattern and the math 2:38 cutting the fabric 3:34 pinning and sewing the panels together 4:11 hemming the bottom of the skirt 5:45 cutting and sewing the waistband and lining 6:47 making bias tape 7:35 finishing the end of the waistband with bias tape 7:57 gathering the skirt 8:45 attaching the waistband 9:38 finishing the waistband with bias tape 10:29 attaching the zipper
One thing about a center zipper. The material will cover the zipper better if you first sew the whole seam shut, sew on the zipper where it's supposed to go, then gently seam -rip the seam back open. Then you'll be sure the pieces meet exactly over the closed zipper.
I just sew this skirt, and it was my first time attempting to sew a skirt and I am so happy with the result and extremly proud of myself :) Thank you for this amazing tutorial! :)
I used to follow you many years ago on Tumblr ans you inspired me to want to sew SO much! I asked my Nana if i could borrow her old machine and she kindly lent me it, i tried to sew even the simplest things but couldnt get the hang of it as everything bunched and balled up and it was crazy upsetting. Looking back, the machine was SUPER old and needed a good service and clean probably. I gave up, but recently i got my own machine and stumbled across this video while looking to make something that would challenge me. I made one successfully first try (finally!) now i have a functional machine, and am making another now. Thank you so much- you're really inspiring and I adore all your historical textiles videos!
This tutorial was very clear verbally even if all your camera angles weren't super up close. A very good balance. Now I know what to do make with the Stained Glass Legend of Zelda fabric I bought forever ago.
Soooooo, based on the context clues you've provided me with, you love this skirt? If so, SAME! Angela did an amazing job, like always! You two ladies, both, are so beyond talented at what you do. I am such a big fan of y'all❤️
I did it! I watched and saved this tutorial about a year ago, seeing as how I live in skirts just like this from Modcloth and Unique Vintage. Well, I finally bit the bullet since I couldn't find any cute St. Patrick's Day skirts and made a shamrock skirt this weekend! It was SO easy, even though I winged it a little on the waist band and did the wrong thing on the zipper...but you'd never know, it's super cute and looks completely professional. Thank you SO much for making it so easy!
This tutorial is exactly what I've been looking for! I made my first successful maxi skirt for a ren faire, which i've been dying to do for like a year! Thank you so much!
I recommend not cutting the video every time you announce a new item we will need, it's a bit disturbing for the eyes. This skirt is incredibly beautiful I am definitely going to make one one day. It suits you super well especially with those heels
Love the video, but I have to admit, I will need to rewatch it multiple times! I have a hard time keeping focus, and was constantly distracted by those enviable nails!!! 💅 the petticoat makes it look SUPER SWEET! I (as a man) have a hard time getting away with wearing skirts to begin with, but I REALLY don't think I could get away with the under-fluff! 😢😥
I made a black version of this skirt during quarantine, it took like a month because I kept stopping and coming back to it, but I think if I did it all at once, including the things I had to fix and redo, it would take me a total of 3-4 days. The skirt looks amazing and is exactly what I wanted, and this tutorial was so easy to follow. I even have a cute floral print bias tape on the inside
ok i think i need to find a tutorial on the terminology and such for clothes making before trying any of this because everything in this video went so far over my head they escaped orbit ;~;
So I'm a longtime fan of yours and actually just finished my first non-ugly skirt yesterday. Went BACK to Jo-Anns today and found this fabric and cleaned them out! All of the Starry Night skirts I found online were not to my liking so finding this fabric along with a coveted McCall's pattern made for a lucky day. I had no idea about this video and I'm tickled pink because I planned on making the same kind of skirt! Yours is amazing, but everything you make is amazing
this is very pretty! sewing is such a difficult task for me, ive sewn a blouse from scratch for a school assignment and even though i had a bunch of templates, teacher guidance, the end product was bad for sure. all the best for your future!
Love this video. I have been sewing for at least 3years but I had never heard of pining the fabric not only by the hem where I am sewing but also a bit further down on the waist band to avoid the skirt from getting caught. Thank you so much.
This has been a favorite skirt style of mine since I began sewing my own clothes in High School in the early 70's. It's perfect for someone with a small waist and fuller hips, like myself. Super simple yet very versatile. TFS! Have to laugh. The skirt fabric is like my "Starry Night" poster I had in my UCDavis dorm room and apartments in '75-'80. I studied textiles and clothing manufacturing and marketing there, so this skirt design would have been too rudimentary for a class project, but great for everyday wearing. BTW, I kept my "Starry Night" poster long after I graduated. :)
I appreciate the ease of understanding in this video and the tips on using extra pins. Hand sewing the gathers is much easier for me, too. Also, I appreciate the bias tape instruction. What a great idea using the bias tape to cover the seams. Thanks.
I finally know what to use some fabric ive been saving on! I found eeever so light blue "marble" patterned lightfast curtains for about 10 dollars, so nice and heavy bodied and lots of length 😁
Thanks you so much! I made a circle skirt a while ago but wasn't impressed with the result. I started to think about a skirt made out of rectangles, googled it and found your tutorial ! This is exactly the kind of voluminous skirt I am looking for
I love how clear you make these steps!!! When i make things, i like to have them perfected (cuz I'm a perfectionist) and you do a great job at making everything matter and perfect
Do you find this easier than circle skirts? Cutting seems much easier, but the gathering is kind of daunting to me as a beginner. I'm not sure I understood what the bias tape is for either.
+Teresa - The point of this style of sewing is not to leave exposed seams. In general, the higher quality your garment, the less you are supposed to see of what is holding it together. Bias tape is used for that here - but you don't really need it for this task; a cleaner, more professional result could have been achieved by attaching the outside of the waistband to the skirt first, tucking the seams inside the waistband cavity, then enclosing them by sewing down the inner waistband ... like any pastime, we learn more ways to do things as we spend more time on them ... There are different ways of gathering too - I found machine gathering to be easier than by hand & after many years, even learned another way to gather recently. You just have to find what works for you, tho. Professor Pincushion do really clear videos for beginners, they might help too. Good luck.
I make tons of both style skirts, and there's pro's and con's to both. Circle skirts are much easier to sew up in my opinion, mostly because you don't have to gather. I've made enough that hemming them doesn't bother me, and if you spend a couple bucks on a rolled hem foot for your sewing machine they are just as easy as sewing any other seam. Gathered skirts are much easier to cut out though, and you aren't limited to fabrics who's pattern will work on a bias. Plus a gathered skirt usually only takes about 2 yards of fabric, where a circle skirt takes at least 3, so gathered skirts are cheaper to make too. Doing a zig-zag stitch over dental floss and using the dental floss to gather is a much easier way to gather (Gertie on RUclips shows how in her rectangle skirt tutorial).
using the bias gives it a most proffesional look, nice I really like it I'm gonna try it but I don't like them so 'puffy'' so I'll just adjust it to what I like
Just finished my first rectangle skirt using your tutorial as a guide and I love how it came out! I’ll be making more in the future. Thanks for taking the time to explain the steps so well.
When you thought circle skirts were the easy and good way out, but then this video appears. Thanks so much for this! Makes making (somewhat accurate) cosplays a whole easier for me lol
thanks for the tips!!! i will try this soon I' am beginner sewer no experieced at all just love to sew my own clothes so i just keep watching youtubes tuturials ..thanks a lot!
Hello, I was trying to make a puffy baby doll dress but all the other videos I watch didn’t help me with the skirt or gave me an idea how to attach the skirt to the top but this really helped me. Thank you so much!!
Very helpful video! I was looking for one like this for almost a year now. Thank you! I will gather courage now to finish the skirt for my sister, I promised to make for her !!!
I have a small tip: when sewing on hook & eyes; or snaps; tie knots at each hole. If some of the threads gives you will not have a problem keeping the garment on until you can fix the issue.
i have seen many videos but this has to be the best video of how to start and finish a design properly. I've been sewing since high school and now i have my own business but it is still good to learn new techniques. but thank you for this. your instructions were precise and it helped out a lot watching these instructions. You are amazing at what you do!! thank you again
Excellent use of a horizontal print as well as bias tape to extend fabric for waistband! This is the correct way to cut & sew directional fabric- not in a circle!
I am trying very hard to understand what you meant when you showed you sewing bias tape at the edge seams of the waistband but I get confused every time since you did show how you folded it, can someone please explain?
You can buy pre-made bias tape. It’s essentially a folded-up strip of fabric thats been folded in half, and then each side is folded inward to touch the inside of the center crease. This allows you to sandwich the raw edges of the fabric in that center seam to keep the garment from fraying.
I made this skirt, and i'm not gonna lie, it was pretty simple. The only thing I found tricky for me, was attaching the zipper. Great tutorial though! It really helped me make a beautiful Easter skirt!
If you use a ruffler foot on your machine, you can make those same gathers in a minute on your Singer Heavy Duty 4322 sewing machine, Angela. It also can be adjusted to make 20's-style pleats in a flash! 😊Thought you might be interested. Love mine! I subscribed to your great channel. You are a perfectionist like me!😇😍👗👚
Thanks for the tutorial. This is great. No pattern needed and all I have to do is decide how long I want my skirt so I know how much fabric to by. I also make costumes for Renn Fairs and my daughter is into cosplay so this will really help. Thanks!
I’ve been watching since the fairy dress tutorial (not on the same account lol) and you have grown so much! It’s amazing how people get better with videos and more comfortable on camera
Just a suggestion - I believe you should always cut away the selvage edges of your fabric. The reason for that is how that edge is a different and tighter "weave" than the rest of your fabric, and, when you wash your garment, the selvage edge is likely to shrink a bit more. Even if you prewash your fabric before making your garment, the selvage edge will possibly still "shrink" a few washes in. So, I would always suggest you cut the selvage off and bind that edge as you do the other edges. TYSM for sharing this video with us - it is very helpful as I was wondering how to make a "full" skirt like this. 😉
This was a great video! I made a skirt a while ago with some very cool fabric, only I used an overly complex printed pattern from the store and it came out way too big and absolutely horrible looking. A total waste of time, materials, and money. I wish I had seen this video beforehand. Next time, I'm using your tutorial. Thanks so much for making it!
I made this skirt for my daughter... Before I saw this video! Patiently waiting for that fabric to come back in stock! (I made a handbag with this fabric too)
I like Starry Night, but The Almond Tree is my favorite. I would love a skirt in that. Beautiful job. It just needs pockets to be perfect, but that's just me, I'm sure.
"Make sure the print has the same orientation on all panels before sewing." Sounds like advice given from experience! (I can guarantee you I wouldn't have thought to check if you hadn't mentioned it. And then I would have been quite annoyed at myself.)
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I'm from the 60's and have been sewing 50 plus years . I'm overjoyed when I see young people using their creative talents the Lord gave us . Your an inspiration to your generation and everyone . I make clothes without patterns too but love watching your videos . Keep it up ! You have great talent !
She does! I started sewing so much after I discovered her. She has proven to me that if someone can do it, I can do it too.
It means a lot to hear from other generations like that. Very sweet!
I started sewing in the 60's too! 💓
ok boomer
(im sorry i couldn't resist the urge, but this comment is so genuine)
This is too cute. Reminds me of my grandma...
As a prospective art teacher, I NEED this fabric! I've done circle skirts and square-circle skirts, but I haven't tried a rectangle skirt, or done gathers yet. Once I get my hands on that lovely fabric I'm absolutely doing this!
Loreli Golden joann fabrics has it!!
You'll be the coolest teacher in school
I got this same fabric at joanns and made a simple gathered skirt. It was super cute
OMG I wish I had teachers like you
Hey, a man here. Would it be charming to make my wife a nice skirt and surprise her with it? I know style and color contrast pretty well, and I've worked with fabric.
Isaac Yoder That would actually be a very cute and unexpected gift, and mean a lot more since you made it. As a girl myself that would definitely surprise us too. I think you should do it, good luck!
Cool, thanks!!
@@@michaely5621 Haha I'm not married, I just like stocking up good ideas for when I will be!
Omg yes! That's the sweetest idea ever.
I'd love it if a guy did that for me, as long as he does know how to sew! It'd be soo cute!
0:38 fabric, tools and materials
1:35 the pattern and the math
2:38 cutting the fabric
3:34 pinning and sewing the panels together
4:11 hemming the bottom of the skirt
5:45 cutting and sewing the waistband and lining
6:47 making bias tape
7:35 finishing the end of the waistband with bias tape
7:57 gathering the skirt
8:45 attaching the waistband
9:38 finishing the waistband with bias tape
10:29 attaching the zipper
I just want to say because of this video it made me the PERFECT Ariana grande drag dress. So THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart. ❤
Jordan Shively id love to see the outcome if you’ve finished!
One thing about a center zipper. The material will cover the zipper better if you first sew the whole seam shut, sew on the zipper where it's supposed to go, then gently seam -rip the seam back open. Then you'll be sure the pieces meet exactly over the closed zipper.
msktomson I've read that trick in bag making tutorials before, it's brilliant and makes so much sense.
Thank you will try that
I just sew this skirt, and it was my first time attempting to sew a skirt and I am so happy with the result and extremly proud of myself :) Thank you for this amazing tutorial! :)
I'm in love with this skirt omg
***** Hahaha you're welcome
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I've made so many circle skirts but this seems to be even easier with a nicer result. Thank you so much for such clear instructions.
I used to follow you many years ago on Tumblr ans you inspired me to want to sew SO much! I asked my Nana if i could borrow her old machine and she kindly lent me it, i tried to sew even the simplest things but couldnt get the hang of it as everything bunched and balled up and it was crazy upsetting. Looking back, the machine was SUPER old and needed a good service and clean probably. I gave up, but recently i got my own machine and stumbled across this video while looking to make something that would challenge me. I made one successfully first try (finally!) now i have a functional machine, and am making another now. Thank you so much- you're really inspiring and I adore all your historical textiles videos!
This tutorial was very clear verbally even if all your camera angles weren't super up close. A very good balance. Now I know what to do make with the Stained Glass Legend of Zelda fabric I bought forever ago.
I love that fabric! Starry Night is my favorite painting. Great tutorial :)
You are so talented. Watching you create is such an inspiration. keep it up.
How to make a simple baby dress
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Soooooo, based on the context clues you've provided me with, you love this skirt? If so, SAME! Angela did an amazing job, like always! You two ladies, both, are so beyond talented at what you do. I am such a big fan of y'all❤️
After watching this video two years ago and making many skirts since then, I finally bought this fabric and am making this skirt!
I did it! I watched and saved this tutorial about a year ago, seeing as how I live in skirts just like this from Modcloth and Unique Vintage. Well, I finally bit the bullet since I couldn't find any cute St. Patrick's Day skirts and made a shamrock skirt this weekend! It was SO easy, even though I winged it a little on the waist band and did the wrong thing on the zipper...but you'd never know, it's super cute and looks completely professional. Thank you SO much for making it so easy!
I love rectangle skirts that are box pleated. SO clean at the waistline when you're plus sized like me.
Love tip about the extra pins when sewing the waist band!
This tutorial is exactly what I've been looking for! I made my first successful maxi skirt for a ren faire, which i've been dying to do for like a year! Thank you so much!
The best skirt tutorial i have seen. She makes it look so easy. She also explains how to make it really well.
I love it when I find projects that only require things I already have on hand!
your tutorials are so calming, i love the soft music and how thoroughly you explain what you're doing.
I recommend not cutting the video every time you announce a new item we will need, it's a bit disturbing for the eyes.
This skirt is incredibly beautiful I am definitely going to make one one day. It suits you super well especially with those heels
I was thinking this too. And every time she took a pin out while sewing.
I think it's actually the "fade" being used. I'm glad someone else noticed it too.
Didn’t get past 1:20 because of this
this tutorial is great, thank you!!
a suggestion though, the black screen edit between each material is a bit motion sickness inducing
Love the video, but I have to admit, I will need to rewatch it multiple times! I have a hard time keeping focus, and was constantly distracted by those enviable nails!!! 💅 the petticoat makes it look SUPER SWEET! I (as a man) have a hard time getting away with wearing skirts to begin with, but I REALLY don't think I could get away with the under-fluff! 😢😥
I made a black version of this skirt during quarantine, it took like a month because I kept stopping and coming back to it, but I think if I did it all at once, including the things I had to fix and redo, it would take me a total of 3-4 days. The skirt looks amazing and is exactly what I wanted, and this tutorial was so easy to follow. I even have a cute floral print bias tape on the inside
ok i think i need to find a tutorial on the terminology and such for clothes making before trying any of this because everything in this video went so far over my head they escaped orbit ;~;
Hime-chan if you haven’t found one yet... withwendy has a good beginners series.
Nice job finishing the gathered edge of the skirt and the waistband. Good, neat work.
So I'm a longtime fan of yours and actually just finished my first non-ugly skirt yesterday. Went BACK to Jo-Anns today and found this fabric and cleaned them out! All of the Starry Night skirts I found online were not to my liking so finding this fabric along with a coveted McCall's pattern made for a lucky day. I had no idea about this video and I'm tickled pink because I planned on making the same kind of skirt! Yours is amazing, but everything you make is amazing
this is very pretty! sewing is such a difficult task for me, ive sewn a blouse from scratch for a school assignment and even though i had a bunch of templates, teacher guidance, the end product was bad for sure. all the best for your future!
Love this video. I have been sewing for at least 3years but I had never heard of pining the fabric not only by the hem where I am sewing but also a bit further down on the waist band to avoid the skirt from getting caught. Thank you so much.
This is the BEST tutorial I’ve seen! I’m a new sewer, so I really thank you for this!
This has been a favorite skirt style of mine since I began sewing my own clothes in High School in the early 70's. It's perfect for someone with a small waist and fuller hips, like myself. Super simple yet very versatile. TFS!
Have to laugh. The skirt fabric is like my "Starry Night" poster I had in my UCDavis dorm room and apartments in '75-'80. I studied textiles and clothing manufacturing and marketing there, so this skirt design would have been too rudimentary for a class project, but great for everyday wearing. BTW, I kept my "Starry Night" poster long after I graduated. :)
I appreciate the ease of understanding in this video and the tips on using extra pins. Hand sewing the gathers is much easier for me, too. Also, I appreciate the bias tape instruction. What a great idea using the bias tape to cover the seams. Thanks.
I finally know what to use some fabric ive been saving on!
I found eeever so light blue "marble" patterned lightfast curtains for about 10 dollars, so nice and heavy bodied and lots of length 😁
Thanks you so much! I made a circle skirt a while ago but wasn't impressed with the result. I started to think about a skirt made out of rectangles, googled it and found your tutorial ! This is exactly the kind of voluminous skirt I am looking for
I love how clear you make these steps!!! When i make things, i like to have them perfected (cuz I'm a perfectionist) and you do a great job at making everything matter and perfect
Do you find this easier than circle skirts? Cutting seems much easier, but the gathering is kind of daunting to me as a beginner. I'm not sure I understood what the bias tape is for either.
Bias tape hides raw edges and gives a cleaner look to the garment
Teresa you can overlock or zig zag the raw edge insted of sewing the bias
+Teresa - The point of this style of sewing is not to leave exposed seams. In general, the higher quality your garment, the less you are supposed to see of what is holding it together. Bias tape is used for that here - but you don't really need it for this task; a cleaner, more professional result could have been achieved by attaching the outside of the waistband to the skirt first, tucking the seams inside the waistband cavity, then enclosing them by sewing down the inner waistband ... like any pastime, we learn more ways to do things as we spend more time on them ... There are different ways of gathering too - I found machine gathering to be easier than by hand & after many years, even learned another way to gather recently. You just have to find what works for you, tho. Professor Pincushion do really clear videos for beginners, they might help too. Good luck.
Teresa the heming is much easer with this skirt
I make tons of both style skirts, and there's pro's and con's to both. Circle skirts are much easier to sew up in my opinion, mostly because you don't have to gather. I've made enough that hemming them doesn't bother me, and if you spend a couple bucks on a rolled hem foot for your sewing machine they are just as easy as sewing any other seam. Gathered skirts are much easier to cut out though, and you aren't limited to fabrics who's pattern will work on a bias. Plus a gathered skirt usually only takes about 2 yards of fabric, where a circle skirt takes at least 3, so gathered skirts are cheaper to make too. Doing a zig-zag stitch over dental floss and using the dental floss to gather is a much easier way to gather (Gertie on RUclips shows how in her rectangle skirt tutorial).
I love the Starry Night Fabric
using the bias gives it a most proffesional look, nice I really like it I'm gonna try it but I don't like them so 'puffy'' so I'll just adjust it to what I like
It's mostly that puffy due to the petticoat she's wearing under it.
I love this! Although, since I'm used to the ultra-modest lengths of classic lolita fashion, this skirt does seems quite short to my mind!
Just finished my first rectangle skirt using your tutorial as a guide and I love how it came out! I’ll be making more in the future. Thanks for taking the time to explain the steps so well.
Very clear and concise. I think I can do this. Not overcomplicated at all!
When you thought circle skirts were the easy and good way out, but then this video appears. Thanks so much for this! Makes making (somewhat accurate) cosplays a whole easier for me lol
I’m here for making a cosplay too!!
@@KylieWiley cosplayers unite in these tiring times of making skirts 😩😂
I finally understood what bias tape is used for! That's ingenious! Thank you so much!
This is great! Thank you for making it. I love how sturdy and durable the finishing is.
I wish you would have shown is without the petty coat
It would look flat. This should be worn with a petticoat... So that's why she wore one.
@@jexikavindictive she said it still looks cute without one. Anamaria is right it would be nice for her to prove this.
Agreed, I have no idea what the skirt would look like without a petticoat and petticoats are NOT cheap
@@pivinne5536 you could try putting horse hair braid in the hem to make it stand out and it's cheap
I've made one (with so much help from my sewist friend) and it sits pretty floofy without a petticoat.
thanks for the tips!!! i will try this soon I' am beginner sewer no experieced at all just love to sew my own clothes so i just keep watching youtubes tuturials ..thanks a lot!
This is the most clear video I ever saw...... everything is clear...... good luck 👍
Hello, I was trying to make a puffy baby doll dress but all the other videos I watch didn’t help me with the skirt or gave me an idea how to attach the skirt to the top but this really helped me. Thank you so much!!
I've made two skirts following this tutorial. Thank you!
This is the most useful tutorial I've watched as a beginner. Thank you so much for all the details.
You are a magnificent tutor. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your work. You are a blessing to a novice seamstress.
This video actually makes sense to me. You have given me the courage to try and make one of my own. Thanks
Thank you for this video- really, this has been the skirt video that has made the most sense to me! Fantastic!
Very helpful video! I was looking for one like this for almost a year now. Thank you! I will gather courage now to finish the skirt for my sister, I promised to make for her !!!
I wish I could find that fabric with Van Gogh's painting on it😍 Im so inlove and it looks amazing made up as a skirt❤
I have a small tip: when sewing on hook & eyes; or snaps; tie knots at each hole. If some of the threads gives you will not have a problem keeping the garment on until you can fix the issue.
Do you think you would ever make a hooded-cloak tutorial? I love how you explain your creative process, it's so easy to follow along! :)
Kenzie Kitten withWendy has one!
i have seen many videos but this has to be the best video of how to start and finish a design properly. I've been sewing since high school and now i have my own business but it is still good to learn new techniques. but thank you for this. your instructions were precise and it helped out a lot watching these instructions. You are amazing at what you do!! thank you again
Excellent use of a horizontal print as well as bias tape to extend fabric for waistband!
This is the correct way to cut & sew directional fabric- not in a circle!
Hi, I think I'm addicted to your videos. Could you do a video on making a petticoat?
I am trying very hard to understand what you meant when you showed you sewing bias tape at the edge seams of the waistband but I get confused every time since you did show how you folded it, can someone please explain?
The bias looks like it is only on the very ends of the waistband.
satunbreeze my best advice would be for you to check other vídeos on how to apply bias
it's really not a necessary step, see my other comment above.
You can just use pinking shears or fold it twice an use a straight stitch
You can buy pre-made bias tape. It’s essentially a folded-up strip of fabric thats been folded in half, and then each side is folded inward to touch the inside of the center crease. This allows you to sandwich the raw edges of the fabric in that center seam to keep the garment from fraying.
I made this skirt, and i'm not gonna lie, it was pretty simple. The only thing I found tricky for me, was attaching the zipper. Great tutorial though! It really helped me make a beautiful Easter skirt!
If you use a ruffler foot on your machine, you can make those same gathers in a minute on your Singer Heavy Duty 4322 sewing machine, Angela. It also can be adjusted to make 20's-style pleats in a flash! 😊Thought you might be interested. Love mine! I subscribed to your great channel. You are a perfectionist like me!😇😍👗👚
This was excellent, thank you :) I've made gathered skirts before but I really like the method you've shown!
I love this skirt and it was very fun to make can’t wait to wear it out. Thankyou for this tutorial
you are so good at sewing, at teaching, at it all!!
The pattern and the shape of the skirt are so pretty good,love your tutorial very much>
The fabric is gorgeous!
The fabric is gorgeous! And I also enjoyed the tutorial - so thorough!
Nice. Clear explanation
I thought this was an excellent tutorial straight to the point and no unnecessary music
This pattern is what I need. Thanks alot for the tutorial from a self taught dress maker😘. You earned a subscriber from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
I adore your choice in fabric. I will be making this skirt starting from today :)
I LOOOOOVE the skirt design 😍 I seriously can't wait to sew. You're such a good teacher!
I am so happy I found your tutorial. All the circle skirts seemed to fall flat and I didn’t want to have to wear a petticoat (itch city).
Thanks for the tutorial. This is great. No pattern needed and all I have to do is decide how long I want my skirt so I know how much fabric to by. I also make costumes for Renn Fairs and my daughter is into cosplay so this will really help. Thanks!
The pattern on the skirt looks great.
I’ve been watching since the fairy dress tutorial (not on the same account lol) and you have grown so much! It’s amazing how people get better with videos and more comfortable on camera
The fabric is gorgeous
I don't know how long you made this video but I love it and am a subscriber
Nice job...You are such a good teacher! I'm going to make this skirt! Thank you.
I loved this tutorial! Made two skirts for school. Thank you for posting. Your channel is fantastic.
This tutorial was by far one of the easiest I've watched to understand. I defintely am going to try this. :D
Just a suggestion - I believe you should always cut away the selvage edges of your fabric. The reason for that is how that edge is a different and tighter "weave" than the rest of your fabric, and, when you wash your garment, the selvage edge is likely to shrink a bit more. Even if you prewash your fabric before making your garment, the selvage edge will possibly still "shrink" a few washes in. So, I would always suggest you cut the selvage off and bind that edge as you do the other edges. TYSM for sharing this video with us - it is very helpful as I was wondering how to make a "full" skirt like this. 😉
This was a great video! I made a skirt a while ago with some very cool fabric, only I used an overly complex printed pattern from the store and it came out way too big and absolutely horrible looking. A total waste of time, materials, and money. I wish I had seen this video beforehand. Next time, I'm using your tutorial. Thanks so much for making it!
I'm happy I subscribed. Your videos are amazing! You are a very talented and gifted young woman!
Great job... Love the binding idea for the waistband... Very professional!!!
I made this skirt for my daughter... Before I saw this video! Patiently waiting for that fabric to come back in stock! (I made a handbag with this fabric too)
I love the fabric design! It's a beautiful skirt ♡
So very pretty. Looks easy. Thank you.
You're perfect! I've been trying to see more and your skirt is super awesome! Im definitely gonna try this
I need to make this in full length for an OUTLANDER event, I'm gonna give it a try!! Wish me luck!
Ann D.H. how did it go???
Thanks for this video! I agree the hand gathers are prettiest.
You made it look so easy! I can’t wait to try this next. And also, the shoes oh my gawwwwd so gorgeous!
Great tutorial! I am totally using it for making my skirts 😍 I hope they turn out as beautiful as yours ❤
I like Starry Night, but The Almond Tree is my favorite. I would love a skirt in that. Beautiful job. It just needs pockets to be perfect, but that's just me, I'm sure.
Annika Victoria has a great tutorial on how to add pockets to anything, including skirts.
"Make sure the print has the same orientation on all panels before sewing."
Sounds like advice given from experience!
(I can guarantee you I wouldn't have thought to check if you hadn't mentioned it. And then I would have been quite annoyed at myself.)
I have made this mistake when making cushion covers 😂
Would this or a circle skirt be easier to make for a beginner? Also would you be able to put the circle skirt waistband onto this skirt?
Very thorough and easy to follow! Great job!
I bougth some fabric and I will try this tutorial. Wish me luck, its my first time doing this!!!