Sew a 5+ Gore Skirt - PEP BB textile.straw.sew.5+unlined

Here is my submission for the Textiles - Straw - Weave a Strap BB.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
- the material(s) you're using - My fabric is made from silk ties
- the skirt in progress with your pattern or sewing technique visible
- the finished skirt on a body

Nice skirt Opalyn!

If I make a dress with that skirt (I think 6 gores), does that count for the BB? I mean then I won't add a waist band or elastic, but a bodice on top of the skirt.

I just realized we don't have a badge bit for making a dress. In that case, I think making a 6 gore dress would work for this BB. Just make sure it has pockets!

Nicole Alderman wrote:I just realized we don't have a badge bit for making a dress. In that case, I think making a 6 gore dress would work for this BB. Just make sure it has pockets!

Thanks Nicole. Yes, with pockets!

This post explains why a gored skirt drapes beautifully, especially for longer length. https://sewingplums.com/2013/06/22/6-gore-skirt-pattern/
Opalyn's skirt also reminds me of Dolce &Gabbana's "patchwork of Sicily", so artsy!

Howdy!
I had read about someone trying this as a "fashion experiment" for something having to do with restyling a band's image. I have no idea what it was or why I read it - it was in the early days when I read everything I could find about sewing.
I managed to luck into a stash of men's silk (or close enough) ties. Lots of them, so gave it a try. I couldn't make it work.  It was either too heavy for the elastic, or there were gaps in odd places or ... I was a newbie to sewing and it was, at best, a concept in ideas and skill. I could, and did, sew many things. Most of them stayed together and did what they were supposed to do.
The "Tie Skirt" didn't.

I am impressed and highly approve of your skirt. It is amazing and every bit what I had been hoping for in those early days - goes with anything, can be dressed up or down, and has an impressive "twirl factor", the best part of wearing skirts, really.
Kudos!
And, congratulations!

Finally my dress with 6-gore skirt is ready (and photographed)!
It is longer than knee-length and has two pockets, but no lining. I don't know if I'll get 1 more point for making it a dress ... You who'll approve it can decide


Materials. This yellow cotton with flowers I found in the thrift-store, looked like it was a bed-sheet. I made my paper pattern to fit me. The little note book I use to write and draw my creative ideas.


All parts cut


The skirt sewn and ironed


Trying out how to put the two parts (skirt and bodice) together


It fits perfectly. I can put it on and off over my head, no zip or other way to open and close it needed! And the pockets on the right spots.

This skirt is made from brown linen. It's part of my whole renaissance fair costume. I'm an apothecary, with a booth this year! I used a sewing machiene, scissors, iron, pins and thread. There are 6 skirt pieces

I bought this 100% cotton back in January of 2020, but with disruptions from COVID didn't make the skirt out of it until 2023. Here's the finished piece! Sewed on a 1940's singer with details done by hand, including installing twill tape around the pocket, the buttonholes, and the strip that fastens the top fabric button. The pocket has a suspension strap to distribute the weight of things in it onto the waistband.

All the thread is cotton, and the buttons are vintage shell and fabric.