Pleated skirt

I wanted to make a pleated skirt. It's a skirt that works for every occasion. Cosplay, going out, everyday use. It all depends on the fabric you use.

Here I used a grey and blue tartan fabric which is just lovely! I bought 2 metres (2.2 yards) of it, It was too much but 2 metres length was just right. You can buy less but I think it's easier to make it in one piece without sowing a couple of pieces together.

How to make it:

1. measure your hips at the widest point. This will be the length of the fabric for the top band of the skirt.

2. Cut out the length of the band and a height of 20 cm (7.9").

3. Now measure how long you want the skirt to be. You can make it as long as you want. Remember: You can always make it shorter, never longer!

4. Now cut out 2metres x height of the skirt.

5. pin the bottom part to the top part with pleats in it. Make sure the bottom part in the end is as long as the top part.

6. Sow the two parts together. Don't close the skirt yet!

7. Now pin the bottom half on either side together so you get a circle. Start at the middle seam.

8. Sow all the way along the pins. Just the bottom part of the skirt.

9. Now I used a zipper for my skirt. I pinned it between the two halves of the top part. So make sure your zipper is as long as the top half.

10. Sow the zipper into the skirt.

11. Now just do the edges by turning them over and sowing over them with a zig-zag stitch.

12. In the end I had to take in some fabric so it would fit me more around the hips.

If you have any questions, just ask me :)