How To Draft a Fitted Skirt Pattern For Beginners (Tips applicable to Plus size / curvy figures)
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- In this video, you will learn how to draft a fitted skirt pattern. This pattern will accentuate your shape and bring out your curves while ensuring that there are no bulges or wrinkles on your skirt. #fittedskirt #curvedskirt #fittedskirtdiy #howto #pencilskirttutorial
The obectives of this tutorial are to achieve:
- Flat zipper
- Flat centre front
- Curved buttocks
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I tried the skirt last week and it fits like a glove. Perfect! I am a beginner and struggled with the lining so it took me a little longer to sew but it came out very nice! I will definitely make it again but without attaching the lining to the hem.
I’m happy to hear this, especially from a beginner. This proves that my tutorials are beginner-friendly!💃
You did a good job 👏 . Lining takes more time and skills but of course, with consistent practise, you’ll master it in no time. And yes, you do not have to attach them at the hem if you don’t want it all closed up. In fact, that’s easier. Just ensure that the length of the lining is at least 3” shorter than the main length of your skirt.
Thanks for the review
Thank you! One more question. Can I combine this skirt with your bodice tutorial to make a dress? Should I eliminate the step where you depress the waist by 1/2 inch in the front when doing a dress?
She’s indeed a good teacher ❤
@@raquelm8655 No. When joining the bodice to the skirt, don’t skip that step. You still have to depress the waist of the skirt. However, you may need to adjust your darts so that they’ll align.
Great video. Guys listen to her, follow all her steps and directions. My skirt came out perfectly. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much for coming back to mention this. I really appreciate you 🙏🏿. This will motivate others to watch❤️
....and yes, I’m glad that your skirt came out great💃
@@GraceyStitches mama if I tell you I can even start doing with u do how do you learn to draw paper you know how long I trying but like my brain don't understand it simple videos can I learn learn please
@@peacheshill1950 Hi sis.
Learning takes time
Practise practise and practise
Use paper to draw patterns
Buy cheap cotton fabric to try sewing first
Take your time to listen to all the instructions one by one
If possible, watch the video first then practise it as each instruction is given
And if you have any questions, drop them and I’ll definitely respond to you
I wish I could upload a picture here so you could see the skirt I made from watching this video 😭😭❤️❤️❤️it fits so perfectly,it didn't require any alterations,it's so beautiful,the zip falls so well at the back,thank you a million times!! ❤️❤️❤️💓❣️❣️❣️😭😭😭
I am so happy that you loved the outcome and thanks for giving us a feedback💃❤
You can tag me on facebook or send the picture to my inbox. Here's the link to my facebook account
facebook.com/gracey.stitches.7
Thank you ma'am, you are a good teacher. I just discovered you today. And I like what I watched
Thank you!
I just made this skirt and it is amazing, what a fabulous video. Be super carefully when sewing the correct zip allowance and seam allowance! Thank you Gracey, this has made my week.
I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for trying it and giving a feedback. It means a lot ❤️❤️
This is the MOST helpful sewing tutorial on CZcams! Thank you! I love getting clothes fitted and made in the DRC, because really the understanding of feminine body is much better there. Now I can make my own! Thank you, thank you!
I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thank you. Please stay tuned for more exciting tutorial.
This is the most perfect skirt tutorial I have watched, I give u 💯.percent This is exactly how we sew skirt in Bénin Republic. Most tutorial hide hints but u didn't , bravo!!! I will subscribe to your channel for this reason
Wow, thank you!
💖💖💖💖💖💕 Your tutorial is so comprehensive! This is the first skirt tutorial I've seen that did not leave out any information. You are a diamond 💎! Thanks again I appreciate your teaching! 💖💖💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖🙂
Awwwnnnn
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Fantastic tutorial even 3 years later. Well done and thank you! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! God bless you! I have searched for how to make a fitted skirt curved at the buttocks but nothing. This is a treasure to me!!!!
I am glad that you found this content. Thanks for the feedback. Watch out for more content this year
I like how you spoke about the fit....many ppl just draft skirts for one body type...well done...new subscriber
I try as much as I can to explain everything I know about what I'm making and that's why most times, my videos are long especially the sewing tutorials.
Thanks so much for the compliment 🙏and for subscribing❤
Genial tutorial! I have never thinked about a skirt pattern this way! You gave me So much motivation and positive energy, thank you Very much, greetings from czech Republic ❤️
Thank you so much ❤️
This is really good. Well done. Please keep this standard of tutorials. Please do not change. The details and information was very enjoyable. Even the waterfall jacket. I loved it as well. Thank you. Waiting for me videos from you Sis.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your kind words and motivation.
Please feel free to share my channel link with your friends.
...and stay tuned for more😄❤
Omg... This video is a life changer for me. I've been looking for ways to get my skirts flat on my tummy and back. Thank you so much for this video!
You are great. Am sure going to give it a try. Nothing is annoying as the wrinkles you see on your dress after all the stress of making a cloth.
Thank you for this tutorial
Thank you for giving me such a beautiful comment on a Wednesday morning. It’ll sure go a long way with me🌹
I’m glad you like the tutorial and I’m sure that the outcome will be perfect💯. Please try it.
I did this and it worked perfectly for the client. Weldone
I don't know how to thank you enough ... . I did mine today and it came out perfect .. ❤️💜
The fit i got after following yr tutorial is just amazing 🥰 God bless you
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Great Tutorial Gracey, I took notes of your important points and will be trying out this way of making a skirt. Thank you.
Thank you❤️
Yes please try it out. I’m certain that the outcome will be great.
You're a good teacher, you've gained a new subscriber 🥰
This means a lot. Thank you so much❤.
Great tips. You are an excellent teacher. God bless you.
Thank you
God bless you too🌹
Thank you so much for this video! I used to have so much trouble with fitting over the buttocks. With 27.5" waist and 39" hips, I can't wait to try your tutorial. Thank you!!
Oh! You'll love the outcome!
Thank you very much for the video.l always wonder how to get that perfect fit.
Please how did you get the hip depth again... the 7.5?
Love your tutorial. This is the most detailed video i have ever watched on skirt. God bless you.
Thank you
Great Great video only person to show a draft for a heavy seated person excellent much thanks
Thank you so much Sisi. Made mine and it’s a perfect fit 👌🏽
So glad!
This makes so much sense....may have to watch a few times. Thanks so much for sharing
You are so welcome!
Great job. You are a teacher indeed. Keep it up and God bless you
Thanks a lot
PERFECT FIT: omg I followed your instructions and got the fit.you are an genius. I have so many muslins lying around drafted with so many tutorials. I almost gave up.You saved me. Thanks. Can you please make a basic bodice video for stretchy and non stretchy fabric for bigger bust sizes(48-52) who have smaller upper bust(43-45) and waist(38-40)?
You are so welcome! I,m glad I could help
Regarding your request, please give this tutorial a try czcams.com/video/Seqhhr3IevE/video.html
You are simply amazing! Thank you for this detailed video on skirt measurements and fittings.
You are so welcome!
Well detailed and explained..thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Wow. Awesome video. I took my time to read through all the comments and your responses I must say I have learnt a lot.
Thank you so much.
❤️❤️
Excellent video with tested results. U r blessed Ma. Thanks for sharing all these secrets
I’m glad you found it useful
You’re welcome
You are a great teacher and you just gained a subscriber 💃💃💃💃💃
I have been waiting for someone to tell me that...and you just did💃💃💃. It means a lot to me and it will go long way.
Thank you❤
Gracey Stitches I will be anticipating more videos. Keep it up 👍
Wow... This tutorial is awesome. Very understable. I wish I can like it 10 times. I give this video a 5 star. God bless you. More wisdom. 😍😘😘
Hi Gracey you are a wonderful teacher, God bless all your present and future projects with success
Thank you so much for your kind words. God bless you too
Wow ! You are a great teacher ! I understood every bit of your explanation. Keep it up.
Thank you 😊
Really appreciate the effort you made in making this video very detailed and well explanatory even to a beginner like me.
Thanks a million times.
Would love to see how you draft your bustier patterns, it would be very helpful if you can, I have tried a few, I have a feeling yours will be what I need. Thanks
It's on the way.... stay tuned.✌
Thank you for trusting what I do.❤
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I am looking forward to it
I just made a short pencil skirt using this tutorial video as a guide... Omoooo!
It's sooooo good! Fits so well and looks unbelievable on my body.
Thank you so much for this.💕❤️
Please drop a trouser tutorial🥺
Wonderful!
Heya!!! Great content and video. You teach really well and i had to subscribe. I was searching for a way to make a ruched skirt and your video came up as part of the results. i love your tutorials. However, i would like you to do a video showing us how you attach a zipper to a skirt or dress especially bcos of the the back and buttock curve you in had in your draft. Thanks and KUDOS to you.
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing.❤
Okay, so I'm currently working on a project. It's actually a dress that has a skirt part. I think I'll just film how I fixed the zipper. I have received a lot of questions regarding how to fix the zipper.
The tutorial will be out before the end of this month.✌
Worked perfectly for me, thank you for your wonderful teaching and God bless.
You're welcome!
Wow, just love your step-by-step tutorials 🤝👏
I always find your tutorials so so mesmerising 😍. Welcome ma your the bomb 💣
This skirt fits like a dream! Can you make a video for making slacks or trousers for wide hips and a narrow waist?
I am happy that your skirt fits! Your request is noted.
Excellent tutorial. Will try this out. That means this method could also apply to the bodice because of the bust. Can you do a tutorial on that as well.
Hello. I'm glad you like the skirt tutorial. Please try it out.
Regarding the bodice, I do not allocate more to the front than the back. All we need for the front bodice is an adequate 'cup' to accommodate the bust and luckily, the front has 2 darts FROM DIFFERRENT DIRECTIONS to help us achieve that cup effect (waist & bust dart)...although we can add up to 2 darts on the skirt to get the bum effect as well...
I recently started a series on how to draft different bodice pattern.
You can start from here czcams.com/video/Seqhhr3IevE/video.html for the bodice pattern or here czcams.com/video/_aU3faW8F9k/video.html if you want to know more about measurements too.
Thanks so much for this. Just what I was looking for. God bless you
Amen. Thank you
You might want to check these too👇
Here, I explained the cutting and sewing of the skirt on fabric.
czcams.com/video/9Dcfpt8ohNE/video.html
czcams.com/video/RNH3Joo-YvY/video.html
Great tutorial! Cant wait to cut into my fabric!
Wonderful!
Good explanation ma.
Thank you for the information at the right time.happy to have new ideas 🌹🌹
Wow beautiful I have made mine, the outcome is so beautiful thank you dear
You are welcome 😊
Yo are so good @gracey stitches but just haven’t been consistent
You would have been one of the best here on CZcams. Cos you tutor so well.
Hope all is well? Please continue posting ma
All is well. Thank you😍
@@GraceyStitchesThank God all is well, you just got a new subscriber pls keep uploading more tutorials I thought I have seen the best until i came across your channel. Well done
Your video is self explanatory
Thanks so much,being looking for how to eliminate those front buldges
much for a clear video.
I’ll start calling you Aunty okay?
lol thanks for the tutorial God bless you
Oh no! Hahahahaha🤣🤣🤣. Please don’t 🙈
As much as I try to reduce it, I find myself saying it. Honestly, I am trying. I think it’s the ‘teacher spirit’ in me that’s always at work. I always want to ensure everyone understands what I am saying.
Please just take me as I am🤣🙈
Thanks so much, I tried it and it came out perfect
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You’re welcome
im grateful i just learnt this and for free thanks
Thanks for watching.
Please share with others❤️
Thanks for sharing ma ,May God bless you well detailed I will give it a try 👌👌👌👌💯💯
You are welcome 😊
This is so on time. Thank you!
Very clear teaching. Wow. Loved this one very much.
Thank you 🙏🏿
Could you please show how to cut and sew the skirt with zip and waist band. Thank you.
@@maryakweyu7632 okay 👌
Wow! detailed teaching and well constructed. I'm not new to skirt making but honestly this is fantastic. Subscribed already and looking forward to more tutorials. 🤗
Yipee!!! Thank you.
I’m glad that you found it useful.
Wow this is an excellent tutorial. Thank you so much. I'm definitely staying 😌 🙂
I’m glad you like it
Thanks for staying💃💃💃💃
You just solved a mystery for me, thanks
Thank u ma...dis is d video I ve been searching for
Welcome 😊
Wow! This was really helpful. You just got a new subscriber. God bless.
Awesome! Thank you!
I love this, very clear
I m blown away, thank you👌
Wooow!!!. Great job Gracey
Thank you for the tutorial will definitely try it
Thank you so much. It was indeed helpful
Very clear tutorial. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Thank you so much ❤️ May God abundantly bless you💕
Amen
Thank you❤️❤️
This tutorial is a life saver.... I am about to work with a hip 50 and waist 34.... Pls how many inches dart should I use. Also before joining the sides together, do I make the front hip 1 inch smaller than the back? Or do I divide the measurement equally?
A 1.5” dart (0.75”) will be okay.
Yes, always allocate more to the back hips than the front
Learned alot
I tried it!! And it came out beautifully thaaaaank youuuu😊
I was wondering though, can these tips be applied when drafting a trouser pattern?
I’m glad you love your skirt😀
You know that normally, the back pattern of a trouser is bigger than the front. So it’s about the same thing.
You are a darling God bless you, very explicit thanks 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰
You’re very welcome 😊. Thank you for watching
Im here because I followed someone else's tutorial and now my pencil skirt has horizontal lines/ wrinkled at the tummy area. I am size 16 with flat stomach. I want to make a second skirt but using your pattern. And if it all works out I will then go back and try to modify the first skirt from someone else's tutorial.
Thank you so much🙏🏾🙏🏾🥰 God bless you
Thank you!
Thanks so much for taking your time to explain this video.
You've just remove a burden from me now.
My question is each time I draft a skirt for a person with big Buttocks the back length is always shorter.
What can I do to eliminate that.?
Thanks as I await your response
Hello. When the skirt is shorter at the back, this means the bum size is more than average and it needs more room. So, what we do is this: slash and spread at the back hip line. This increases the length of the back and also gives a nice fit.
Thank you very much ma'am. God bless you. Please can it be fused to a top basic bodice to make a gown?
@@OjoAdewumi absolutely!! It’ll make the perfect gown.
☺️ you’re welcome
@@GraceyStitches thank you ma'am
Please do you have tutorial on how to draft yoked bustier with sweetheart neckline?
Lovely tutorial.
When cutting the front you said to get a pencil skirt all we need do is deduct 1 inch from the hip measurement and mark at the hem of the skirt at the side. My question is for the back pattern do we deduct the same one inch at the side or center back
Hello. deduct the 1" at the side
Great content.... I'm subscribing right away...
Thanks for the tutorials, they are very detailed.may Yu pliz give us a tutorial on how to draft a school blazer.regards
I have listen to skirt illustrations but this is a wow... And please what is the slit distance at the back.. Does the slit varies from person to person or size to size? Thank you.
Hi
The slit varies per individual if you’re making a custom wear. I like mine about 6” above my knee while some like theirs even higher or covered.
But on the average, 5” above knee is okay
This is great. Do you have a detailed video for trousers? Taking into acc whether the person has a flat bottom or a curvy one? I'm still trying to figure out crotch measurement.
Unfortunately, I do not have a video on trousers at the moment. However, your best bet for measuring the crotch is to first find your natural waist and tie a rope or tape around it then
option 1 - sit on a hard surface chair and measure from your side waist down the chair OR
option 2 - stand up straight and measure from your front waist line through your crotch to the back waist line - divide the answer by 2, subtract 1.5" to get the front crotch and add 1.5" to get the back crotch.
@@GraceyStitches Thank you! I have tried both but didn't know how to use those numbers. I didn't know about the 1.5" bit. Will certainly try again with that.❤️
@@glittergwyn yes, please do.
Awesome tutorial! Thank you
You’re welcome
I love your tutorials. Keep it up
Thank you so much🙏🙏
Hello Gracey thanks for the video. Please did you take the dart from the paper because of the skirt I did not notice the dart line ?
Please watch from 10:20 and 18:00 respectively
Thank you for this detailed tutorial been having issues with my skirt. Please I'd like to ask if the tips you mentioned here can be applied when making a fitted/pencil trouser?
You're welcome. I wouldn't use this method for trouser.
I love this video thanks so much. Pls how much ease do you add so you can sit down without it being tight?
For me, I add 0.25" ease allowance when on fold (making 1" in total). As long as your measurements were not taking tightly (but firmly) , 1" ease allowance (in total) is perfect.
Thanks for watching..
@@GraceyStitches thanks so much for your help. Can this technique also be use to do a dress?
I'm an extreme beginner to sewing and am a bit confused. For both drafts, you did half of the full measurements so did you cut out four parts of fabric in total? If so, how did the pattern in the front come out so seamless?
The front pattern would be cut on fold while the back pattern will have 2 pieces.
Thanks for sharing, very well appreciated
Glad you enjoyed it💃
God bless you dear. You are the bestest 😁
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Mehn, just subscribed I have been looking for this kind of details
Thank you. I'm glad that it was useful and you liked it.
Hello ma, thanks for this tutorial. Can we use this method when making the “skirt part” of a gown?
Definitely ! Please go ahead. Your result will be perfect.
As long as the dress has a fitted skirt part, this is what I use.
Even for A-line skirts, I use this pattern. I just transfer the darts to make it wider at the hem
🥰 Hii... I’m your new subscriber. Great Healing 🙏 I really learnt lot of detailed Mam. Thank you 🙏Keep Safe .
thank you for subscribing. i really appreciate you
Very nice one sis.....but please mind the number of ""okays'' you"re applying too.... in case of your order videos bcos it was a big distraction. Thks.
Thanks so much for the observation. It’s well noted.
Wow i love this video 👍u are the best
Thank you❤️
I have subscribed. Thank you
@@ogundareanthonia4048 thank you
Lovely video.. Thank you.. Can you please do a video on how to draft a blouse too.. A blouse with zipper.. Each time I try to fix a zip on a blouse, it comes out puffy..
Sure 😊. Oh I have pattern tutorial on how to draft a basic bodice pattern on my channel already. But then, I am starting a series this week on the various bodice pattern. Please stay tuned. It's going to be comprehensive.
@@GraceyStitches oh! Thank you.. I will check the video out.. I'm looking forward to the series 😊