The Vintage Pocket Skirt
In The Vintage Pocket Skirt, Shaerie Mead gives you step-by-step instructions for making a simple, yet stylish skirt.
Shaerie, of Sew L.A., has been teaching people how to sew since 2005. In this class, she’ll show you how to make one of her most popular garments. You’ll learn about:
- Reading and preparing the paper pattern
- Sewing pockets and the skirt body
- Interfacing, sewing, and attaching the waistband
- Finishing and hemming the skirt
Even if you have never sewn before, you’ll be able to follow along. Shaerie will explain sewing basics and she’ll help you make sense of the paper patterns that are part and parcel of garment-making.
Impress people with a handmade skirt that looks complicated but is actually pretty easy to construct with tips from The Vintage Pocket Skirt with Shaerie Mead.
Impress people with a handmade skirt that looks complicated but is actually pretty easy to construct with tips from The Vintage Pocket Skirt with Shaerie Mead.
Lessons
Introduction & Overview of SkillsetPattern Envelope Overview
Measuring Your Body
Cutting out the Pattern
Understanding Fabric Anatomy
Cutting out the Fabric
Fusing the Interfacing
Sewing the Pockets
Sewing the Skirt Body
Preparing the Waistband
Attach the Waistband to the Skirt
Creating the Casing & Inserting Elastic
Finishing the Waistband
Hemming the Skirt
Modeling the Skirt