I made this skirt before also in burn out velvet. Its meant to match
the top I made a few days ago and like the original outfit I intend to wear them together as an actual outfit. Its not something I do very often but it works for this look so I decided to make a second version of this skirt outfit which is from the Burda style 09/2014 issue and has a high low hemline. Its not something I would probably ever consider buying because it would be expensive but making my clothing myself means I can have whatever I want. Even the impractical magical stuff I cannot justify spending money on because this skirt, well whole outfit cost just £6 and I have a small amount of fabric over for another top or other small item.
The skirt has lots of movement without being too bulky due to the shape with the two long front darts and the very soft drapey fabric.
Unfortunately you can see my imperfect hemline on my top here:
But despite the hems I still love this.
Like to top this was a pig to sew but I did expect that.
When I originally made it I made the elastic in the waist too long and its so hard to sew I seriously considered leaving this as a hipster skirt but that would have meant I needed to also shorted it so in the end I bit the bullet and unpicked my sewn in elastic without mishap. So maybe I am just worrying more than I should about sewing this stuff up. I did though put on my reading glasses which I rarely need to unpick this. But no holes or rips later I sewed it back up and it fits. So that was worth the extra effort. Mind you I cheated. I only unpicked the back of the skirt so the front lies flat and the back has more gathers. It works well though.
The lighting seems really weird on these photos. No idea why. Maybe just its winter and was dusk when they were taken.
Anyway that's it from me for now but I wish you a very happy weekend,
Take care
Bracken
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