Now you will pin the panels to the waistband before you sew them. After you sew your panels together, you will want to finish your edges on the underside of the skirt and hem the outer edges. Make sure your seams are all facing the same direction on your skirt as you sew. Full skirts will usually use five or more panels. My skirt only used three panels since it only went half way around my body. Then sew the panels together by matching the edges and stitching them together to form a circle or semi-circle, like the picture to the left. You won’t want to add as much/any extra fabric to the panel pattern for the front of the skirt or you will trip all over it. PLEASE NOTE: Only add extra inches of fabric to the panels that you are going to use for the bustle. Remember, always trace an cut patterns length-wise according to the weave of the fabric, just like the picture to the right. I used three enlarged panels to create my steampunk skirt. The fuller you want your bustle, the more fabric you need to add to each panel. Those panels are about 13 inches wide across the top, 34 inches wide across the bottom, and 42 inches long, but I added about 5 more inches on both sides and an extra foot to the length of my panel outline. I traced my panels from a floor-length skirt onto large pieces of butcher paper (ok, so they were old DnD maps, sue me). Now you are done prepping your waistband! You will turn it right-side out later, but for now we will move on to the panels! You will then sew the ends closed on the half inch creases that you ironed earlier, but make sure that the lengthwise half inch seams are sewn in the folded position. This should be folded opposite of the ironed seam that you ironed earlier. These mark your seam allowances and the creases will make the sewing easier.įold the waistband lengthwise, with the interfacing on the outside. Fold it over length-wise and iron it until it holds the crease down the center, then fold half inch folds along each edge of the waistband and iron until they hold creases as well. It’s really easy to buy the wrong stuff, and we all hate the walk of shame back through the fabric store that you left 20 minutes ago.īefore you start sewing, you will want to iron creases into your waistband because it will make things much faster. It will make your life a LOT easier, so ask the store personnel if you are unsure. MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUY IRON-ON INTERFACING. You don’t need heavy duty interfacing, just some regular weight stuff to give the waistband some structural strength. Take your waistband strip and iron some interfacing on the underside of it. Measure and cut a rectangular strip if your fabric, using your adjusted waist measurement as the length and a width of 4 inches. The under corset length is smaller to accommodate the smaller waist size and avoid uncomfortable bunching under the corset. This will end up being the length of your waistband, including seam allowances. If you are going to wear the skirt under a corset subtract one inch from that measurement, otherwise add one inch to the measurement. Measure your TRUE waist, which should be the narrowest part of your torso, a little above your belly button. The first thing you need to figure out is the length of your waistband. (I simplified some steps in this process, but it will end up looking just like my skirt.) Don’t know what that means? That’s ok, keep reading and I will do my best to explain. The skirt is a simple six-panel skirt that is just missing the front three panels. I wanted to create an item that was a steampunk staple, but still hint at the traditional cape that Batgirl is famous for wearing. The bustle skirt was my favorite part of my Steampunk Batgirl costume.
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