4/6/2023 0 Comments Broomstick skirt![]() (When you buy your fabric, you need to buy a little more than twice your desired skirt length plus 4 inches. Before you start, you need to know four things: how long you want your finished skirt to be, your fullest hip measurement, your fashion fabric width and how many panels you want your skirt to have. You will be drafting one pattern piece, which you will use to cut every one of the skirt panels. Please note, if your fabric has a noticeable nap or a one-way design, this method of cutting is inappropriate. As you will see, this pattern also halves your cutting time. The following method utilizes the fabric effectively, leaving very little scrap. (I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want that area from my waist to my knees appearing any bigger than it is!) Everyone should have their own individual pattern that is tailor-made to their size, desired skirt length and the width of their fashion fabric. This version of the skirt diminishes that "barrel" look that we see so often in the tiered variety. This is for everyone who has asked me for my broomstick skirt pattern. I'm transcribing her instructions verbatim with the help of scans. Keep in mind that she's an engineer by training and career, so that means there will be math. She has also given me permission to share. But Leslie is the only one I personally know who's done it and written it up for my ASG chapter. I'm sure my friend Leslie is not the only person to have come up with this idea. If I were making it today, it would be shorter but still calf length. ![]() For reference, I was working with a 3-1/2 yard piece of 58" wide fabric. The broomstick pleating draws up the skirt considerably, but the pleats relax a bit with wearing. This is a view of the skirt, stretched out so you can see the actual shape better. I made this one in 2006, using some Carole Little rayon that I had on hand. This is my favorite way to make a broomstick skirt-a more flattering silhouette and it uses less fabric. ![]() ann I am found an error in the formula for X. It looks great with gold tank and sandals.Corrected 4/18/09. It has gold beads and embroidery at the hem and looks much more expensive. Then I will see if a better quality broomstick skirt would look better.įound a really pretty black one at Ross for 10.99. I will wait for the sales though in late summer. (under $20)No fear of spending $99 there but then maybe if I would spend $99 I would find a skirt that looked better on me. Oh yes the Ross ones were very inexpensive and 100% cotton. I guess broomstick skirts look good on tall slim women not medium short women like me who carry their weight around the mid-section.īut you are right they would be great for casual night on a cruise and easy to pack and no worry about wrinkles. Infact at my 5' 4" height I kept stepping on the hem-another reason for not buying them I guess. I won't be buying them.īut they were long. ![]() I may be a size 8-10 now instead of a 12-14 but I still looked short and dumpy in them and I would have thought by looking at myself in those skirts that I was a size 18. Before they were never a good look but I found they still are not a good look. I decided to try a couple on since I lost weight.
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