Most folks don't know how to properly measure themselves, so I will go into detail about how to get your measurements just perfect. Also, in the calculations we will use to draft our own skirt pattern, you must calculate ease! We will talk about what this is, and how much of it to add into our calcs.
I will start with a set of measurements, results of the calculations we did, and show step-by-step with colored markers how to draw your pattern on paper, and edit it for the different silhouettes.
This is a lapped zipper that you can install in any seam. We use interfacing to sturdy-up the fabric for the zipper to be installed, and seam-tape to stick in on there to prevent basting!
We'll talk about how to cut the facing, although ours will already be cut and the darts sewn. We'll stitch it together at the side, then pin it to the skirt, and stitch it all the way around. We'll press the facing away from the skirt, then topstitch it!
We'll reference our calculation, and talk about why this pattern has to be different from the one for the faced waistline. I'll have a pre-cut waistband, and will show step-by-step how to attach it to your skirt with the zipper already installed.
