How To Draft A Basic Skirt Pattern.

Hello. In this post, we will learn how to draw a basic flare skirt pattern.

This is a sewing pattern I recommend for beginners. Start by drawing the pattern and practicing with woven fabric. Once you create a basic skirt pattern based on your body measurements, you’ll be able to design and make any new style that fits perfectly.

Before that, let me explain the abbreviations used when drawing a skirt.

When drawing clothing patterns, we need to draw them according to your body size, so we need body sizes. The sizes used here are waist and hip circumferences.

Waist and hip circumferences are measured using the front numbers, w and h. Check the formula in the drawing below.

W : Waist circumference

H : Hip circumference

How to draft the basic skirt pattern step-by-step

Let's start the calculation from the corner of the paper. Calculate 3.14 for the waist circumference. Check the two places where you calculated the value.

If you measure the value calculated from Moriri, you will be able to draw the waist circumference of the curved skirt.

I will start measuring again from the end of the drawn curve. I will calculate the hip circumference because you will need to put your hips in when you wear the skirt. Divide the hip circumference by 4 and mark that value on the curve. You can give 1-2cm of margin. The place you just marked will be the side seam of the skirt.

I will draw a straight line from the marked place. (Please draw a straight line so that it is perpendicular to the curve.)

You can draw this line as long as the skirt. The basic length of the skirt is 60cm~70cm, but you can make it any length you want.

Cut out the created skirt pattern, place it on the fabric folded in half, and cut the skirt fabric.

All seam allowances should be 1cm, but the bottom of the skirt should be 3cm.

Have a happy sewing day~