Skirt-a-Day Sewing: Create 28 Skirts for a Unique Look Every Day

241 Pages·2013·40.911 MB·English

by  Nicole Smith

SKIRT-A-DA Y
SEWING
thursday
Tuesday
sunday
wednesday
Monday
SKIRT-A-DA Y
SEWING
Create
28 Skirts
for a
Unique Look
Every Day
Nicole
Smith
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Peter LaMastro
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saturday
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CO NT E N TS
Introduction 10
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Chapter 1 Gear Up 12
Sewing Tool Kit: Stock up on the essentials 14
Pressing Tool Kit: Key items for precision ironing 18
Patternmaking Tool Kit: What you need to have on hand 20
Chapter 2 Construction Zone 22
Fabric Know-How: Navigating the material world 24
Pressing Matters: Getting the best results from your iron 26
What’s the Deal with Interfacing? The inside story 27
Hand Stitches: For fine touches a machine can’t handle 28
Seams Your Way: Join your pieces with style 30
straight
Adding the Details: Shape your skirts with ease 35
Closing Time: Sew great-looking closures 38
flared
The Bottom Line: Master hems for a pro finish 45
Chapter 3 Draft Your Own Custom Patterns 52
Body Measurements: Great patterns start with accurate
measurements 54
Draft a Customized Skirt Sloper: The building block for
your own designs 56
Basic Sloper Design Variations: Get started with designing 64
Finishing Up: What to add before you start sewing 71
Using Your Sloper: How to make the skirts in this book 73

Index 234
high-waisted
a month of skirts!
sunday monday tuesday
1 2 3
Chapter 4
Wrap Spot On Pocket Spring-
Skirts Wrap Change Loaded Wrap
Patch Pockets and Contoured Center-Front Opening and Ruched Waistband, In-Seam
Draft the Basic Pattern
Waistband Military Bellows Pockets Pockets, and Optional Appliqué
76
80 85 91
8 9 10
Chapter 5
Straight Twiggy Great Scot High Definition
Skirts
Button-Front Closure Knife Pleats Waist Stay and
123 129 Hemline Flare with Vertical
Draft the Basic Pattern Panels and Godets
118 134
15 16 17
Chapter 6
Flared Girlie Show Lone Star Line-by-Line
Skirts
Full Hemline and Sheer Overlay Flared
Gathered Waist and Lining Vertical Panels
Draft the Basic Pattern 166 171 176
162
22 23 24
Chapter 7
High- Jazz Age Coney Island French
Toast
Waisted
Trumpet Silhouette Sailor-Style
Skirts 201 Front Opening Gored Pockets
205
211
Draft the Basic Pattern
198
wednesday thursday friday saturday
4 5 6 7

Double-Time Strong Quick Frill Seeker
Wrap Suit Draw Wrap
Reversible Skirt and Asymmetrical Hemline Tucks and Lining Flounces
Scalloped Hem 102 107 111
98
11 12 13 14

Block Party New Wave Super Fly Velvet Crush
Contrast Panels Asymmetrical Darts Fly Front with Pegged Silhouette and Yoke
138 and Elasticized Back Belt Loops 156
Waistband 147
142
18 19 20 21
Heavy Piece New Twist Violet
Metal Gathering Femme
Twisted Bubble
Hemline
Inverted Box Pleats Ruched Panels and Faced Pleats
181 Faced Waistline 189 193
185
25 26 27 28
Happy Hour Nip and Tuck Hit the Sack Tough Luxe
Button Tab Closure Release Tucks Paper-Bag Waistline Asymmetrical Opening
216 220 and Sash and Welt Pocket
224 228