Lolita Skirt Tutorial

A tutorial on how I make a half elastic waist lolita skirt.

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Howto & Style

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• Skirt
• lolita
• tutorial
• sewing
• how to

[Ilumiae]

I forgot to ask, do you hem the body of the skirt (the large rectangle part) before adding the ruffles at the bottom of it?

[Bunnyko]

@Ilumiae you can if you want, but you'd have to finish the edge of the ruffle before you attach it as well. Or you can just finish the edge after they're sewn together like i did in the video at 14.45.

[Ilumiae]

@Bunnyko but can you fold both of the hemlines separately and just sew the two together at once?

[Bunnyko]

@Ilumiae yes you can. I cant get my ruffler foot to ruffle over a folded hem well. I have ruffled below a folded hem, but its a lot of extra fabric to use that way. I've never tried to finish the hem after ruffling though. But, that's just what Ive found. You might have better luck than me! Also, if you have a serger, you could just serge the 2 together, or serge them separately and then sew them together.

[LadyEvalon]

the ruffle pieces are they 5 x 16 ?

[Bunnyko]

@LadyEvalon nope! its 5 x 45 (or whatever the length on the bolt is). the fabric is (however many yards i bought) X (bolt length, 45") the 45" part is folded in half (how it comes on the bolt). Hope that helps!

[pathologiq]

Thanks so much for not skipping over the "dumb parts" (:

That was super helpful for a noobaloob like me :D

[Bunnyko]

@Ilumiae someone else had mentioned this, the height is what you want it to be (what you measure to cut) and the width (length i'm guessing you are referring to) is that of the fabric on the bolt (45", 55", 65", whatever it happens to be) so you end up with 2 16"x45" rectangles that you sew together into a tube on the 16" side. I hope that helps!

[Ilumiae]

@Bunnyko

Oh my GOD! Thank you so much for clarifying that in the nick of time! I was just about to cut it 15 inches short as we speak!!!!

[Ilumiae]

Hey, Bunnyko! One major problemo, when I was trying to cut the fabric! You didn't specify the legnth the fabric is supposed to be cut. So even if I cut 16 inches, the 36 inches worth of fabric I bought is still falling to the floor because it's still too long lengthwise!

[Bunnyko]

@pillzez It's called a T-square. I got it at the art store. It's handy cause i can line up my fabric on my cutting mat, and then butt the t-square up against the bottom of the cutting mat, and know for a fact that as long as the fabric doesn't move, I'm cutting a straight line. Interior designers and architecture students use them alot, and anyone that needs to draw straight lines.