Velvet long skirt

 

I decided because I liked my bias cut skirt so much I would make a second version. This is also bias cut which was quite difficult on my small table and with this velvet fabric but I think its reasonably on the bias. It seems to hang ok anyway.

I also decided my first bias skirt, while being very pretty, and definitely it belongs in my wardrobe, but its not really warm enough for winter. I will probably wear it between Christmas and New Year, but not to go out in. Even in doors in the warm, I will need leggings or tights underneath that skirt, so I want a second versio I can wear out and about and not totally freeze whe I do that. I think this will also still need warm undergarments/layers but it should be much warmer than the snakeskin silky version.

The fabric is just about the worst quality cheapo velvet you can ever get hold of. I bought it from Pound-a-Metre (UK) and was completely ripped off because it was described as being dancewear fabric. In fact Paypal gave me the money back and I ended up just keeping this fabric. So ultimately this is a free skirt -other than time making and thread to sew it up.  I have not ever (nor will I ever in the future) bought anything from Pound-a-Metre since then because this was not the first time they ripped me off. It was just the time I decided enough is enough and fought back. Keeping the fabric is a bonus - just to clarify they told me to keep it.

Nowadays I buy from Pound Fabrics - not much is actually £1 ( though actually neither was this fabric I am using for this skirt) but it is exactly as they describe it. It arrives fast ( Pound-a-Metre used to take 3 weeks to send it out let alone for me to receive it) and its always perfectly cut - so far. So I am very much a fan of this Pound Fabrics company and no, I do not get anything for saying this. Its just what I feel. 

Anyway this fabric and a second colour of this as well is still hanging round in my stash and its time to use it and I think for this project it should work ok. Also because its such a low quality and I only want this skirt for the holidays this year it does not matter too much if it just goes totally out of shape. It has zero lycra and virtually no recovery as well as being a  knit which stretches loads so I have very little hope of this lasting long but it seems criminal not to make something from the fabric. So long as I get to wear it a couple of times that will be worth the time and effort to make the skirt. Especially since I already traced the pattern.

So I used the same pattern as for the previous snakeskin version and made it 93cm long. Thats a bit too long really. It was supposed to hit just above the ankle bone! 

Its cut on bias despite its a knit, which in this case was easy since I have a full 3m of this fabric.

 

It was not actually that easy to sew but maybe its down to being a knit cut on bias? Once sewn its actually quite a nice skirt and I will be wearing it. Well when you see a fabric like this piece to be honest, even if it works, its not defiite it will be worn, but yes I like what I made from it.

Its worn with the "Favourite Jumper" I made a couple of days ago and yes I think it will be a favourite jumper despite my dislike of the actual pattern I used to make it.

Take care and have a great weekend

Bracken