More of my seasonal sewing exploits ... here are 2 skirts I drafted and made from 2 metres of lovely 100% wool suiting fabric. It was an absolute dream to work with, but very difficult to photograph when one is on one's own! Because it's wool, the fabric can be pre-shrunk by steaming it with the steam iron. Steaming after completion can also help with making the darts nice and smooth so that they are barely visible on the finished garment.
The first is just a regular pencil skirt, on the knee so that it's compatible with my boots, and with a split on each side. This skirt is an exceptionally easy adaptation of the basic skirt block and as you can see, gives a lovely 'tailored' look. I love it, and it took only a few hours to run up. It isn't lined which is a mistake as with certain tights (and not others, curiously), it does ride embarrassingly up the legs while walking so i am going to have to make a slip to go underneath it.
The second skirt isn't very clear from this picture .. it's a semi fitted/semi flared 2 part skirt which joins together with an inverted 'V' at the front and back. This was actually a mistake! I meant to put the "V" on the side, but completely forgot about the rules of symmetry when drafting the pattern, and by the time I'd realised the error of my ways, I'd cut the fabric out! I know! .. Well in my defense, it was near Christmas, I had probably had one sherry too many or something ...
Now bear with me while I try to figure out how to draw a clear and concise diagram on Illustrator, so that I can show you the skirt block and how to make it ... or maybe the best thing is just do draw it and photograph the drawing!! I will be working on that over the next few days.
