Kate Muller wrote:My sister makes skirts out of round 100% cotton table cloths.
Kate Muller wrote:I don't have photos handy of my sister in one of her skirts. There are a couple of different ways to make these skirts. My sister makes them by adding a zipper and waist band to keep them as long a possible. They can also be made with an elastic waste band. Here are 3 tutorials on how to make them.
This is with an elastic waist band.
http://bethannecreates.blogspot.com/2011/07/twirly-whirly-skirt-from-round.html
Here are 2 with methods with zippers.
http://www.mysocalledcraftylife.com/2015/06/02/diy-style-vintage-tablecloth-circle-skirt/
http://www.retrovert.co.uk/blog/how-to-turn-a-vintage-tablecloth-into-a-circle-skirt
Kate Muller wrote:My sister makes skirts out of round 100% cotton table cloths. They make a great circle skirt that is between knee and ankle length for less than $20. She cuts the center out and adds a zipper and a waist band. She can put one together in about a half hour. She uses round table cloths and prefers a nice cotton twill. She uses blanket binding tape for the waist band because she likes how soft it is. Making it with an elastic waist band would be even easier.
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Mick Fisch wrote: ... I went with suspenders with my pants for a while and found they were WAY more comfortable than belts. Unfortunately I ended up going back to the belts because I had pants that didn't have the required buttons on the inside of the waist and I would need to wear those pants and no time to sew on the button at that moment and I got out of the habit. Maybe I need to revisit that. Suspenders were also warmer in cold weather because the loose waist allowed heat from my upper and lower body to move around.
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r ranson wrote:I don't' really understand what they have in the fabric store. It's Fabric Land and I usually get overwhelmed by the chemical smell and find it difficult to find their non-synthetic cloth. The staff are... um... well, they aren't used to people asking "where do you keep your natural cloth?"
If I knew what I was doing, I would love to invest in some yardage from Maiwa. but I don't know enough about how to sew this stuff because I don't know what fabric to get to practice sewing a skirt. I'm lost in a loop.
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