Three! Three skirts!

[cupcake_goth]

This is the standard knee-length, flouncy, be-ruffled skirt that I always make. I've used the pattern (that I drafted all by myself, ha!) with heavy-weight cotton, cotton knits, poly knits, taffeta, and poly satin, and it works wonderfully every time. Eventually I'll get to where I want to actually *hem* the skirt ruffles, instead of serging the edges of them, but for now, I'm perfectly happy with serged edges. But they've got proper waistbands and zippers and everything!

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[javagoth.livejournal.com]

All very nifty! Go you!!

[missmorte.livejournal.com]

do you sell your patterns? I want to make pretty ruffly skirts!

[victorianrose23.livejournal.com]

Pretties!!!!!

[cass404.livejournal.com]

Who cares, you maded skirts!

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I'll trade you bath salts for skirts...

I will even come over to make a pattern for them as an adaptation of your pattern, if you like. :D

[reddheart.livejournal.com]

Much shiny :D

And do not be ashamed of serged hems. There are ways to make them purdy, I'm lead to understand.

The other option, if you are feeling particularly creative, is to add some form of trim on the ruffles before you put them on the dress..lace or something similar. That'd be my route of business because hemming ruffles = BLAH.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

If I end up making one of these skirts out of the cupcake pink stretch velvet I've got (lurking in a box somewhere, and it's the GOOD stuff - non-panne, 4-way stretch velvet), I will probably edge the ruffles in narrow black flat lace. But first I have to find the fabric again.

[mineke.livejournal.com]

Are you using a ruffler foot? I'm asking Sandy Claws to buy me one!!

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Nope, no ruffler foot. Just very, um, punk rock method of scrunching up the ruffle fabric as I sew it to the skirt. The way I figure it, hardly anyone is going to examine my masses of ruffles to see if they're gathered exactly evenly. :)

I get the black and white striped...

[maiaarts.livejournal.com]

where did the other colors come from?

I love the plum color. Is it just a fabric store item?

And is that really a red and white stripe? I can hardly tell the way I have made my screen dark. Very pirate like.

Do these skirt match pre-existing outfits or will you make new outfits around them?

I am really loving my own new skirt wardrobe. I love having new colors and adding more cool stuff to my wardrobe "pallet"

I can't wait to see you in them. Please take photos!

And I am not worthy. I could never do that. *I bow to you in awe*

Spectacular!

Just a thought - will you be adding any patches to these? Like a skull or something? Or a bat?

Re: I get the black and white striped...

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I've slowly been working more red/burgundy back into my wardrobe (much to Pete's liking). So when I found the red & white striped satin on clearance at the local Joann's, I pounced on it.

The skirts don't exactly *match* pre-existing outfits, but they'll go just fine with assorted black jackets I have.

I'm thinking of adding a black velvet heart patch onto the red & white striped skirt. I may pin one on tomorrow night and see how I like it.

[lisatheriveter.livejournal.com]

You go girl! Those are awesome :)

[calligrafiti.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! I especially like the red and white stripe.

[krypt-kitten.livejournal.com]

Very lovely! You are one multi-talented lady!

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

Oh, I *love* these! So pretty!

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Really fabulous!! Great work!

I doubt I'll ever get over doing a rolled hem edge on my serger for ruffles! It's so fast, and I'm so impatient!

[kambriel.livejournal.com]

So cute ~ very circus-y!

[fiorituranotte.livejournal.com]

Those are wonderful! If you bought them somewhere, I'd be asking you where I could get one.

[aimeejmc.livejournal.com]

Nifty!! Did you use a particular pattern? Those look like they'd work for me for my Susan Sto Helit costume...

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I used a variant of the Victorian skirt tutorial pattern on the Steamfashion community: http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/791377.html

[morseren.livejournal.com]

Hello:)

I have admired your SFDs for a long time and love the diy sewing that you show in your journal. May I ask, did you teach yourself to sew? You do an amazing job! I am trying to teach myself using books, with limited success. Do you have any tips of diy sewing techniques?

Thanks,
Rebecca

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I did indeed teach myself to sew. (Well, I took Home Ec long ago, but that doesn't really count.) The best advice I have is 1) ALWAYS clean & oil your sewing machine (that took me a while to learn), and 2) don't be afraid to screw up and tear out seams. Oh, and practice altering items you find at thrift stores before you start working with the really good fabric. :)

[stroppy-baggage.livejournal.com]

I think you're forgetting one piece of advice; buy a good sewing machine or surger (sp?). Without a good quality tool, the job will be significantly harder.

[sepulchrave.livejournal.com]

I totally want one.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

pretty!!!

have you seen this Swatch? It made me think of you... http://shopping.msn.com/specs/swatch-real-punk-watch/itemid1064013988/?itemtext=itemname:swatch-real-punk-watch