Sewing Tutorial: Retro Chic DIY Circle Skirt!

Impress your friends with a DIY circle skirt! It’s the ideal project for beginners because it’s super easy, but is very tailored looking and wearable. You will need: -Fabric. I aim for 60″ wide fabric, as 45″ would make a skirt too short for my tastes. And then I buy an equal length to the width (so that I end up with a square). -matching thread -a zipper -interfacing (optional: If your fabric is stiff you probably could do without, but I find that in the long run interfacing gives me a much cleaner, more professional look) ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I just accidentally deleted the long detailed description and instructions I was typing. I’m going to bed.
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{ 25 comments }

natalienatalliiee October 20, 2011 at 4:37 am

@estupidoinlove haha! I noticed the giant doggy, too!!! :D Love it :} AND the pattern!

Rubybookify October 20, 2011 at 5:11 am

i just cut out a circle… o.0 i feel so unprofessional without all this math stuff

CCao7k October 20, 2011 at 5:26 am

This is beautiful and very helpful!

iluvpeanutbutter333 October 20, 2011 at 5:36 am

@PerfectPride if you have a scientific calculator its easy.

estupidoinlove October 20, 2011 at 5:54 am

i like how the giant doggy sitting there, ignoring all things

maireilla October 20, 2011 at 6:34 am

Did you add a lining to your skirt? It looks great! :) And can I just extend the radius of the circle to make the skirt longer?

sophiesophia728 October 20, 2011 at 7:02 am

looks great on you!

mnwatson October 20, 2011 at 7:06 am

ita with perfect pride

MissBossLadyTy October 20, 2011 at 8:00 am

lol your so cool butcan i make one with highwaist the then attach a top as i need to make room from growing tummy?

Hattie1994 October 20, 2011 at 8:47 am

I have a circle skirt that i want to shorten but its hard because, well, because its a circle haha.

msraq October 20, 2011 at 9:30 am

thx hon

saeforli October 20, 2011 at 9:58 am

Would the radius of the waist be measured in inches or centimeters?

AlternativeAdele October 20, 2011 at 10:22 am

Thanks! This is really handy, I am making one tomorrow and wasn’t sure about the zip and waist band. I feel much more confident now :D
Living away from my mum sucks, normally she helps me with all my sewing!

Tarty78 October 20, 2011 at 10:57 am

LOVE IT!

PerfectPride October 20, 2011 at 11:07 am

Really cool- but the math trows me off. >.>

kraize4step October 20, 2011 at 11:32 am

@flimsybutterfly, actuallyit is if you make the elastic 2 inches smaller than your waist and can make a casin for the elastic ^_^

flimsybutterfly October 20, 2011 at 12:09 pm

Hi. Is it possible to use 2″ elastic rather than using a bias as a waistband? BTW, your tutorial is great. Thanks.

meoff66 October 20, 2011 at 12:36 pm

What song is this???

tracyblessed13 October 20, 2011 at 1:06 pm

@Evange yeah sorrry inches hahahaha

Evange October 20, 2011 at 1:48 pm

@tracyblessed13 You mean inches, right?

tracyblessed13 October 20, 2011 at 2:02 pm

@Evange 60 yards…i measure it…not enough!

Evange October 20, 2011 at 2:48 pm

@tracyblessed13 How wide is the fabric?

tracyblessed13 October 20, 2011 at 3:37 pm

@Evange Thank You! I only got 4 yards by mistake so i am going to make 3 quaters and make just a little less than a circle skirt; you think it will turn nicely?? =]

Evange October 20, 2011 at 3:51 pm

@tracyblessed13 I like this technique, especially with patterned fabric or flowing-drapey fabric such as chiffon, because it allows me to keep the grain line running up-down fairly consistently.

But the math might be a bit difficult to calculate if you’re not already comfortable making circle skirts.

Evange October 20, 2011 at 4:33 pm

@tracyblessed13 you could also go even narrower, cutting an isosceles triangle with the width of your fabric, and using the same radial technique from the video to curve the bottom. You’d need a protractor to measure the angle at the top, then you’d divide 360 by whatever angle your triangle is, and cut out your pattern X number of times.

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