Yesterday, I worked on my
pencil skirt until past midnight - but still didn't manage to finish it. Lots and lots of hand work which, even if repetitive, requires some concentration. Here's what I managed to accomplish by the end of the day:
Overcast by hand all the seams of the lining (three in total). To add some spice to the routine, I used red and black thread to overcast the edges.
Experimented with the waistband. Claire Shaeffer writes in her
book that "
only three techniques are used ...in couture for finishing the waist edges of skirts and pants: the self-fabric band, the faced band and the faced edge". For my waistband, I went for a self-fabric band. If you want to make the same one, here are the steps. I did not follow 100% the order and directions from the book, but couture techniques are meant to be improvised:
- I pinned Petersham ribbon around my waist to determine the length of the waistband.
- Using the Petersham ribbon as interfacing, I basted it to the fashion fabric wrong side up.
- Right sides together, I basted the waistband to the skirt. Then I stitched it with my machine (this was the only seam which I machine stitched; all other seams were made by hand).
- I pressed the seam towards the band, folded the raw edge inside and, using fell stitches, sewed the folded edge to the seamline.
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The drawing from the book illustrating the technique which I used |
So far my skirt is unhemmed and I need to finish the waistband by adding hooks and eyes, but I am so proud of the outcome that I can't help sharing it with you!
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Hand-picked zipper from the inside |
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Outside view. Even though the waistband is not completely finished, I am very satisfied with the end result. |
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Fell stitched waistband with remaining basting |
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Right side of the waistband: OMG I love this fabric! |
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Waistband from the front. |
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Still deciding on the length |
Unfortunately this skrit has to wait two more weeks because in just a few hours I am flying to New York and then to Baltimore to join Susan Khalje's French jacket seminar! After the seminar I'll spend a week with a friend from Susan's class who lives in Canada! More to come...
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